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Basement Block Wall Repair Question

If you guys haven't notice...I've obviously purchased a GEM of a home

So I just gutted the basement and the walls have some cracks and some issues. I plan on coating the walls in some sort of heavy duty rubber coating (like Blue Max or another Amex product) once I fix all the issues. House is from 1950 so these issues took some time to show up.

Main issues I need help with are in the pictures below. There are 2 pipes just coming through the wall. I should dig the other side and cut them, remove, and plug both sides. Right? I bought a tub of hydraulic plug.

You can also see some cracks here and there. How do I go about repairing those before coating the walls. Can I trowel in the hydraulic plug material before hitting the walls with the roll on rubber? Or is there a better way.

There are a couple other holes that I was going to just fill with the hydraulic plug material.

Mainly its the cracking that has me wondering what to do to repair. The walls are not wet to the touch but the land is wet and I plan on grading along with digging a trench/creek to pull water away from the house.



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