1. When it rains south side basement wall (poured concrete) of my house (16 years old)leaks @ about four feet above the floor level. It seems to me it is a very fine crack because the leak is vey slow.
2. How do I get rid of moisture in double glazed thermal window. One time you told someone on your show to make holes
Answer:
You'll have to excavate on the exterior and repair it with a fast-drying masonry patch. After it is repaired, you can apply a fibreglass autobody repair patch to it and then backfill.
2 In some cases windows have lost their thermal seals. If there are certain gasses in a particular unit and the seal has been gone for some time, streaks may be quite permanent. If, on the other hand, the seal depends on a vacuum, it can often be corrected without having to replace the complete unit. Rather, by removing the window and drilling 3/16” holes along the top down through the frame and metal spacer between the sheets of glass. Now turn the window over and do the same thing along the bottom. The holes are 3 to 4 inches in from the ends. You can then re-install the window and drill the same sized holes in the frame horizontally from the outside to meet the vertical ones. The latter should be sloped slightly upward and all you have to do from there is fill them with non-corroding steel wool. This will permit air to pass but insects won’t get in.
