BASEMENT WATERPROOFING

EXTERIOR FOUNDATION REPAIRS

WATERPROOFING YOUR HOME’S FOUNDATION FROM THE EXTERIOR

Water issues in your basement?

Water in the basement can lead to mould and musty smells. Mould can lead to serious health issues. When water is seeping into your basement, it can cause damage to walls and floors, and ruin furniture and belongings.

How is water getting into my basement?

Water will always find the path of the least resistance. There are several ways that water can find an entrance into a basement.

To stop water from seeping into your basement, you must first identify the issue. There are several ways water can seep into the basement.

Any water that enters a basement through the foundation comes from the soil surrounding your home. If the ground is oversaturated with water, then the water will find its way through the smallest of cracks.

Water can get in many different ways.

Landscaping and soil play a major role in keeping water away from your home. Along with eavestrough and downspouts. When water is not directed away from your home, water can find many ways to get into your basement.

• From below the foundation through cracks in the basement slab and hydrostatic pressure.
• Through cracks, holes, or loose or missing mortar (cinder block foundations) in the foundation walls.
• Over the foundation walls if the soil around your home is too high and is sloped towards your foundation.
• If your sump pump fails or is turned off and water builds up in your sump pit.
• Water can seep in around any pipes that extend through basement walls.
• If you have basement windows below the outside ground level (with out without window wells), water can seep in around window frames.
• If the weeping tile around your home’s foundation (at the bottom of your foundation wall) is clogged, missing or broken.
• Water seepage or backups through sewer and floor drains.
• Water can also seep through the joint between the vertical foundation wall and the basement slab.