Parging Inside Basement Walls
Parging gives your concrete walls a fresh look with just a coat of mortar.
Parging inside basement walls. Deteriorating basement walls can be fixed with parging dean uhler the baltimore sun julie somis of baltimore has a historic brick end of group rowhouse next to riverside park in south baltimore. A coat of parging can indeed be used to add an additional layer of insulation on basement walls inside. Parging covers these imperfections and creates a smooth even appearance. But generally parging is used for exterior applications.
It sounds simple but it takes some practice to apply the mortar in an attractive way. We don t mean to nitpick but generally when people are inquiring about parging basement walls what they really mean is parging foundation walls. Cinder block walls or foundations may be pitted discolored chipped or simply unattractive. Parging also requires some prep work to make sure the walls are ready and the mortar mix will stay put to make the results last.
Apr 16 2015 explore kimberly mae s board parging on pinterest. How to parge a block wall.