Leaking Basement of early 1900s row home

[Tyler Dalton]

We are finishing up a rehab on an early 1900s row home, but still having issues with water in the basement.

Initially, there was some leaking in the front and rear of the basement- so we fixed all the downspouts, diverted any possible points for water. 

I talked with 3 different contractors to get bids and ideas for what to do with the basement to make sure we could stop the water. They all pretty much came up with the same idea- fix all the gutters, stop any water from the exterior from coming in & seal the basement walls.

We ended up coving all of the basement walls with concrete- but this clearly has not stopped any leaking issues. Water seems to be seeping through walls (all walls- not just front and rear). 

I've reached out to a few waterproofing companies to hear their advice- but I wanted to jump on here and see if anyone has gone through similar issues & how you have dealt with it.

Before rain storm:

After rain storm:

[Karl B.]

I've dealt with this in the basement of every multi-family I've ever purchased. Months ago another BPer had the same problem and me and another BPer convinced him to buy some Quikrete Mortar Mix and do the repair himself (it was successful). 

I advise you take care of the exterior first before addressing the interior wall so there's no risk of mold growth (as we don't want water getting trapped inside the foundation/wall and having nowhere to go). 

It's an easy repair - when I performed it I stopped the majority of water from coming in, monitored it during the next rain storm and did a second patch where water was seeping in which took care of the issue completely.