Internal Block Waterproofing & Foundation Fortification 

M|E has years of experience working with various types of foundations using many different products and practices over the years in the trades. With the various building products and techniques used in our area over the last 40 plus years, there are many opinions on the best way to keep your foundation sound and dry. At M|E we find that whenever possible, we recommend a fully grouted block wall if your home was built on a CMU block foundation. This was one of the most common building techniques used in our region. Unfortunately, most of these foundations were not grouted at the time of construction. If this has not been done at time of building, your home could be seriously at risk if it has a below grade crawl space or basement that was never grouted. 

The stone foundation corner of a house is crumbling, with loose rocks and dirt on the ground below.

Most Pocono home owners know of the infamous step cracks, corner fractures, or the most devastating side wall pushes, that has plagued the investors market or long time home owners Pocono Investment property. This solution will ensure the greatest protection and longterm solution if you find yourself with a foundation issue on a home built on a CMU block basement system.



How we will retro fortify your basement walls today

Concrete blocks being installed to build or repair a retaining wall beneath a wooden deck on a sloping, muddy lot.

Core holes are made in your existing wall from the exterior

Hammer drills are used to push ultra flexible fiberglass rebar through the holes of the block walls.

A worker in grey workwear mixes materials in a bucket with a handheld power drill in a dimly lit construction site.

Our fortification solution is mixed and then poured into the cavities of the block. 

A square concrete formwork structure containing vertical steel rebar reinforcement set in an excavated construction site.

A metal fiber can be added to the mix when additional strength is needed for deep basement walls with the weight of the earth behind it. 

Cinder block crawl space support pier resting on a concrete footer inside a wooden form surrounded by gravel.

When the concrete hardens the holes are closed up and then the entire foundation wall is refinished.


This solution not only fills the wall with solid concrete, but by utilizing the fiberglass rebars instead of steel, we can add a weblike network of strength to help bond your walls together. The hydraulic additives and bonding agents we add to our concrete and stucco not only raise the water-resistant properties of it but also add thousands of pounds of additional strength when compared to conventional concrete. This offers much greater protection from water penetration.