Basement waterproofing services
Six repairs, each aimed at a different way water enters a basement. The table matches what you see to the repair that deals with it; the assessment confirms it at the house.
Symptom to repair
What you see, and what fixes it
| What you see | The repair |
|---|---|
| Water along the line where the wall meets the floor | Interior drainage system |
| A whole wall damp from floor to grade; white powder across it | Exterior waterproofing |
| One wet line down a poured concrete wall | Crack injection |
| Water rising in the middle of the floor; pump cannot keep up | Sump pump with battery backup |
| Water below a basement window; a well that fills in rain | Window well drain |
| Wet along more than one wall after rain; no drain or clay tile | Weeping tile replacement |
| Dirty water from the floor drain or toilet in a storm (on sewers) | Backwater valve |
| Water weeping from the joints of a block or stone wall | Exterior membrane, or interior drain with weep holes |
All services
Each repair in detail
Interior waterproofing
A drain beside the footing, run to a sump pump. Installed from inside, any month.
Read about interior waterproofingExterior waterproofing
The wall dug out to the footing, sealed with a membrane, and given a new weeping tile.
Read about exterior waterproofingFoundation crack repair
Polyurethane injected through the full thickness of a poured wall, in hours, from inside.
Read about foundation crack repairSump pumps and battery backup
A pit sized for your house, a pump on a solid base, a check valve, and a backup for outages.
Read about sump pumps and battery backupWeeping tile and window wells
A new footing drain where the old one has silted or collapsed, and a drain for every window well.
Read about weeping tile and window wellsBackwater valves
A one-way valve on the sanitary line for houses on Peel sewers. Peel pays back 60%, up to $1,500.
Read about backwater valves
Not sure?
Two symptoms at once is normal
A house can have a leaking crack and a sump pump with no backup at the same time. The assessment lists every issue found and which ones are worth fixing now.
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