VelardeWaterman675
Over time we've spent waterproofing basements from Maryland to Virginia and Pennsylvania to DC, our technicians have come across bizarre methods home owners have employed in waterproofing their houses and we might attempt to list this bizarre cases or mistakes below... Feel free to comment as well as drop your stories for the scrap book.
Please speak to a professional before trying to inflict self-proclaimed "necessary" repairs, especially when the building blocks of your home is involved.
Mr Jack Hammer
We once received an urgent situation call from a home owner in Virginia who cried to us about his house been gradually submerged by basement leaks, rodents had built castles in the basement where terrorising his family and the man what food was in his wits end and when help isn't provided as quickly as possible, then home his house could be his next option.
Not surprisingly all type of thoughts where running through our minds and we did the necessary weather checks which showed no heavy rainfalls or flooding in Virginia around that point. We finally reached the place and met the basement as described however the reason for leakage was entirely man made for "Mr Jack Hammer" had tried to execute basement repairs which lead to him breaking all laws in the waterproofing business.
Mr Jack Hammer thought that the solution to every leakage problem was breaking another hole on the floor provide the water by having an escape point. He broke basement floors, used the jack hammer on foundation walls and personally re-routed all sump pump pipes. We finally calmed him down and instructed him to not perform any basement repair works without first consulting an expert.
Basement Waterproofing Tips you can Employ
Clear gutter ways: surface water, ground water and roof water are the main causes of basement leakage and proper disposal of these water source can help to eliminate the risk of basement leakage.
Installing PVC pipes: to redirect water from your roof to a proper drainage point such as low lying area, underground gutters and drainage containers protects your home from basement problems.
Take control of your water spouts: that spray water straight to your lawns by placing them far away from your foundation. You may also limit the quantity of water sprayed by the spout.
Avoid unnecessary landscape treatment and decorations. Bricks, stones and cement blocks that can structure your flower beds ought to be arranged in a way that they don't impede water flow around your home.
