The Lowdown on Waterproofing Basement Walls

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The Lowdown on Waterproofing Basement Walls

• Waterproofing basement walls should be a standard
  thing to do when finishing a basement. Most
  basements have high moisture levels, and much of
  the moisture enters via the basement walls.
  Cracks, leaking windows and pipe condensation are
  probably the most common reasons basements have
  water build-up problems. Too much or prolonged
  water retention in the basement can cause a
  variety of problems.
• Basement Wall Options
• There are numerous ways of waterproofing basement
  walls and these include
• French Drains
• Interior drainage systems installed below the wet
  basement floor to collect underground water and
  wet wall seepage. A trench is dug round the
  inside perimeter of the wet basement floor.
  Surrounded by gravel a perforated plastic drain
  tile pipe is installed. Some wet basement
  waterproofing and repair contractors re-cement
  the floor over the French drain system leaving a
  1" to 2" gap in the floor along the walls to
  allow the web wall seepage to drain below the
  floor into the French drain system. A French
  drain usually connects to a sump pump.

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• Hollow Baseboard Molding and Cove Systems
• A hollow baseboard channel is adhered to the
  joint where the floor meets the wall using a
  waterproof epoxy. The hollow molding collects wet
  wall seepage and water rising at the cove area.
  Usually, it is connected to a sump pump.
• Sump Pumps
• It is installed in a plastic or fiberglass tank
  below the wet basement floor. Sump pumps can
  collect underground water through perforations in
  the sump well in the immediate vicinity of the
  sump pump. Sump pumps can also act as a good
  floor drain or be used to drain a variety of
  underground drainage pipes.
• Wall Sealers
• Varieties include spray applied basement wall
  sealers, brush or roller applied basement
  waterproofing sealers, or panel type basement
  waterproofing sealers for waterproofing basement
  walls.
• The truth is even with a good drainage system, it
  can't assure a dry basement wall.

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• What is Waterproofing?
• Under wet conditions such as hydrostatic pressure
  in the soil, spring thaws or after heavy rain
  waterproofing products are designed to 'prevent'
  water penetration. Advanced Waterproofing
  Technologies products contain rubber which
  provides superior waterproofing protection and
  allows the product to remain flexible even when
  it dries. This flexibility allows to bridge small
  hairline settlement cracks that can occur in the
  concrete or block by waterproofing membrane to
  stretch as the foundation settles.
• For more information Mail id- info_at_tpgca.com,
  Contact Number- 1 [phone],
  http//www.torontoplumbinggroup.com, Address-
  3395 Cliff Rd. Unit 121 Mississauga, ON L5A
  3M7,Canada.
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