The Waterproofing

We primed the outside of the wall and footing with Polyguard LT, some nasty smelling, strangely sticky, pink goo. It went on with a paint roller. If the wall was too wet, the primer would pull off in strings, reminiscent of an even more unwholesome version of cotton candy.

Once the primer cured, we adhered sheets of Polyguard waterproofing membrane. First we applied a strip to the base of the footing, folding it up toward the wall. Next we cut a much longer sheet. With one person on the roof and one on the ground, we positioned the rolled sheet of Polyguard. The roof-person held the top edge and let the roll fall. The ground-person lined the bottom of the edge and lifted the sheet to allow the backing to be peeled off. The roof-person began peeling off the backing and pass it to the ground-person. Then both would smooth and press the sheet onto the wall. The top of the sheets wrapped six inches or so onto the plywood of the roof.

Money Spent: $736

$   72 2 gallons everclear

$ 664 waterproofing for walls