My basement is a walkout located in mid indiana.
Sealing basement floor cracks radon.
Diy crack repair kits repair and block water leaks through cracks in foundation walls and basement floors.
Radonseal concrete sealer permanently seals basement walls concrete blocks and floors against moisture.
As a general rule of thumb we caulk accessible areas where the floor and wall meet and cracks big enough to slide a credit card into.
Ok so my 1st test was 6 2 being 72 hrs long.
Radonseal concrete sealer the 1 concrete sealer for waterproofing damp proofing radon mitigation and strengthening concrete.
Anything wider than inch however should be sealed to keep moisture soil smells or even soil borne gases see section on radon gas below from seeping through the basement floor.
Here are a few reasons for this.
Ideally if you are trying sealing alone to reduce your radon level we see the best results in unfinished basements.
It does not change the surface of the concrete.
Lastiseal concrete stain sealer.
I do not have a sump pump.
I was advised by a mitigator to seal my cracks in floor with silicone.
Sealing is not consider to be a good stand alone technique for radon abatement.
I did and also went to the perimeter where slab meets the poured wall and sealed that seam as best as could.
Radonseal is the only basement sealer backed by a lifetime money back guarantee against radon.
Keep in mind though that the acrylic and other soak in sealers marketed as radon mitigation systems are untested solutions.
Sealing the basement floor can help but just sealing the cracks is unlikely to reduce your radon levels in the long term.
Commonly used for sealing poured concrete basement walls and floors concrete blocks garage slabs and outdoor concrete.
Sealing all cracks and applying non porous thick epoxy coatings would be a better step.
New cracks can occur as the basement ages.
Seal your concrete before painting it or installing flooring to avoid trapping moisture.
Sealing the basement floor can help reduce the amount of radon entering the home.
But just sealing the cracks would be unlikely to reduce those amounts in the long term.
Do it yourself basement waterproofing methods and solutions.
Sealing all cracks and applying non porous thick epoxy coatings over 10 mils dry film thickness would be a better step.