Top Basement Waterproofing System Tip For a Dry Basement
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A sound basement waterproofing system should be in the planning stages of any home building process. The confusion surrounding just what needs to be done will evaporate when you get that first winter thaw and your neighbors are all complaining about the water problems in your subdivision.
So many homeowners wait until the construction process is far to advanced and the cost of implementing some of these very simple techniques are very expensive at the point.
When the rainy season comes around flooding can occur, many folks just have to much water in their basements and look to make changes in how they are responding to the water damage can be troublesome.
If you act proactively on the tips in this article you can save yourself hours of mental toil and a potential loss of investment on your property repairs.
During the first year of owning our home we noticed a little water drying traces on the knotty pine paneling in the basement. Thankfully, the former owners did have a sump pump installed so, that would be an indication of the builders knowing that the property was situated on soil that had a high moisture level. The water table in the area for all properties is rather high.
After a long hard winter the first thaw ushered in water like it was a water fall in the basement. Contacting a cement specialist was the first order of business. He explained that you’d need to dig a trench around the entire perimeter of the basement, fill that trench with loose stones, and connect the trench to the sump pump well.
After spending $4,000 on this, low and behold it worked like a charm. No more water in the basement at all. Except for a crack in a footer. This cement specialist honored his work and returned to repair that footer even though it was a year or more later.
These are the best home repair stories about basement waterproofing system success you love to tell. Reason being is that most contractors are hard to get along with homeowners.
So, to summarize, if you’ve got water in your basement contact a specialist to deal with the problem. A simple call to B-Dry Basements got us a visit by a sales person but we didn’t like that their system required us to remove all the knotty pine paneling and then re-install the same. Don’t be afraid to shop around with other specialist. Use your head, if it does not make sense to you then don’t approve them to start the work.
If you live in the West Michigan area and have water in your basement, leave a comment if you’d like for us to share the contractors business information with you.
