UNTIL THE WALL is waterproofed, water damage will continue whenever it rains. And it will get worse over time, as the wall continues to degrade.
This post documents a couple of temporary measures that I have been taking to protect the interior of our sanctuary building.
I’m proceeding according to the “ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” principle. (The down side is that these measures reduced my availability for other B&G responsibilities.)
Covering the exposed pilaster bases
It seems especially important to keep moisture away from the base of the wooden posts.
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The green painter's tape is designed to adhere to stucco. It works better than the standard blue tape!
Covering the ground seam
This past year, the seam between the foundation wall and the parking lot surface has been opening up, here and there, little by little. Thus rainwater that runs down the wall can get underground and cause moisture damage in the Social Hall.
Reportedly in past years, the owner of the parking lot has regularly re-sealed the seam, which is a great favor to Mishkon. This year, I told them not to bother, because we were planning to renovate and waterproof the wall soon — and to totally re-do the seam in the process. (Why should they spend money on something that would just be torn up again in a few months?) Unfortunately, since then we have not only had more rainfall than usual, but also starting the renovation process is taking much longer than I had expected.
This week, it occurred to me to run painter's tape just above the open portions of the seam. This measure should direct rainfall away from the seam.
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