Options for Repair: Conventional Methods
Exterior Wet Basement Excavation
Exterior Excavation simply means wet basement remediation by reinstalling the same drainage system that was originally put into place by the builder (this is not the same as a system of French drains). The exterior of the home is excavated all the way to the bottom of the wall. A new drainage system is installed to correct the wet basement. The walls are re-sealed, and the area is re-back filled.
Interior Wet Basement Channel
Interior Channel is a drainage system installed along the interior side of the wet basement footing. An 18“ wide trench is excavated around the interior perimeter of the basement floor alongside the basement walls. A drainage system is installed in the trench and run to a floor drain or sump pump or battery back up sump pump. Gravel is used to back fill the trench, and the area is re-cemented.
Multiple Wet Basement Drains
Multiple Drainage systems basically mean that a second, exterior surface drain, is added to the Interior Channel system described above. The exterior earth areas around the home are dug 18” to 36” deep. A drainage system is installed into the trench and run to a sloped grade, or attached to a storm drain. These exterior surface drainage systems are generally hand dug, so there is no need for heavy equipment. This method is used when and if the yard is sloped toward the home instead of away from it, and there is no other way to drain standing water that may accumulate against the foundation walls.
Problems with Conventional Methods
Conventional drainage methods all have a couple of common problems:
- They are installed in the soil, allowing the same wet basement causing conditions that caused their failure the first time—clogging!
- They require excavation of the soil, which creates a very messy and intrusive installation process!
- Because of the need for excavation in soil that has been settled and compacted for years, new settlement issues are a possibility.
- They are difficult, if not impossible, to service.
What if you could find a way to solve the waterproofing a wet basement issues without any of the negative side effects of conventional drainage methods? Non-clogging? No Trenching Mess? Less Intrusive Installations? Easy to Service?
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