The Crackman Podcast

That Crackman has colorfully covered numerous basement water problems over the years. In this episode, he tells the story of a video posted to his blog that shows water bubbling up out of the floor.

A1 Foundation Crack Repair is known for saving real estate deals that are on the brink of disaster due to unexpected basement water leaks. The Crackman recounts a recent event where he saved a deal for a grateful Homeowner and real estate agent.

Most basement water leaks occur when it rains a lot and the ground saturates. So, why would a basement wall crack still be leaking when it’s dry outside? The Crack Daddy, Adam Tracy, explains.

As you are prepping your house for sale, you notice a hairline crack in your basement wall. It's just a thin, tiny crack. How big of an issue is it, really?

Adam Tracy, aka The CrackDaddy, aka The Engineer on staff, is here with us to share some more of his engineering wisdom with us. In this episode, Adam explains why foundations bow inward and what can be done about it?

Holy moley! Imagine you're a homeowner with a basement water leak and you spend 10s of thousands of dollars to fix it and it still leaks! You would be scorching mad to have spent so much money on a failed fix action that could’ve been repaired properly for a fraction of the cost. Here’s why you should get a 2nd opinion.

In our last episode, the CrackDaddy, Adam Tracy, regaled us with a DIY horror story about a homeowner who attempted to stop basement water leaks from his stone foundation using DryLok as a paint and waterproofing method. It’s episode 274 and definitely worth a few minutes to listen to. So, is it a good idea for homeowners to go the DIY route first before calling in a pro?

In this episode, the Engineer, Adam Tracy, aka The CrackDaddy is here to share his vast wisdom with us. You may have perused the aisles of Lowes and seen an abundance of DryLok and maybe you've wondered if using a product like this to paint a foundation wall for beautification and waterproofing purposes is a good idea. Tune in for this wealth of important info.

Invariably, when maintenance workers are on a call, the customer has a “while you’re here” task for them. So, it's kind of an add-on to the original job. The Crackman is no different and in this episode, he shares a “while you’re here” story.

This episode comes with a picture on the blog post at https://www.a1foundationcrackrepair.com/foundation-crack-repair-basement-waterproofing-blog. It shows a home that was devastated by a Nor'easter. The foundation was ripped from the bottom of the house. The damage is massive! The Crackman explains.

One can imagine a homeowner’s chagrin when they go down to their beautiful, flawless basement and suddenly find cracks in their basement walls and foundation. In this episode, The Crackman explains why a pristine foundation would suddenly start to crack.

Let’s say I have a crack leaking in my basement but a neighboring crack is not. If I only fix the leaking crack, would the other one start to leak? Kinda like the boy and the dike story...would I start to run out of fingers after a while?

Installing a perimeter drain in the basement is not an inexpensive venture, so if you have a basement water problem, when do you know it’s time to install a perimeter drain versus just fixing the water leak? The Crack Daddy, Adam Tracy, explains.

Modern homes are pretty well built and one can imagine how disconcerting it is to suddenly find a leak in the basement after never having had a leak before. The homeowner goes through a wide range of emotions and questions...the biggest one being, why is my foundation leaking?

The Crackman receives a lot of interesting pics of basement problems. In this episode, Rich explains a picture that shows a pair of pants that are spread across the seam between the floor and wall and they’re wet.

Accompanying this blog post is a picture that looks like a bunch of white fluffy powder on a basement wall. What are we looking at here? Is it snow? Baby powder? In this episode, Rich explains "efflorescence" and what can be done about it.

As we’ve learned in the 6+ years of doing this podcast, stone foundations are a legacy construct from about 80 years ago. In typical fashion, many homeowners tend to ignore the little issues with their homes until they become big issues. So, if you have a stone foundation with some holes and obvious issues, when do you know it’s time to do something about it? The Crackman explains.

The Crackman has saved many real estate deals in his 25+ years in business. Usually, he's responding to an urgent basement water problem but this time it had to do with masonry repair work. It’s good to know The Crackman can do masonry repair work on top of basement waterproofing and eradication.

So, you have a basement water problem and you don't know where the water is coming from. This tip explains how to determine if it's naturally occurring water or if it's from a city source.

People love their fur babies and sometimes they need to get them out of the way. Is the basement a good choice to lock them away, or are there hidden dangers there that pet owners need to be concerned about? The Crackman explains.

We’ve all been awakened by the annoying chirping of a smoke alarm with low batteries. Does a sump pump alarm fall into the same category? The Crackman shares an interesting tale.

The Crackman frequently receives urgent phone calls to help get customers out of basement water jams. In this episode, Rich recounts a recent problem he rectified for a customer with a finished basement.

In this episode, Rich discusses another sad tale of a Homeowner trying to do a basement wall crack repair with a product that doesn't quite hold up to the test of time. Hopefully, homeowners will take heed and realize they need to leave their foundation crack repair job to an expert like the Crackman.

If you’ve got a suspicious wall crack and don’t want to invest in fixing it right now, how do you monitor it for leaking without sitting right in front of it and watching it. The Crackman offers 3 ways to do it.

In this episode, we have the Crackdaddy, Adam Tracy, the Engineer, himself, here to talk to us about temporary lally columns. Adam explains why it is critically important to make your temporary lally columns permanent as soon as practical.