Efflorescence is the "salts" water leaves behind on brickwork once it penetrates and evaporates. This foundation wall was overrun with efflorescence. This particular case was severe in that in some areas it was 3/4 of an inch thick. The two parallel walls had evidence of drainage problems. How this problem went unnoticed for so long escapes me. When I attempted to run the sump pump, guess what? Yep, dump, the pump.
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