Basement Waterproofing Products: Save Your Basement Walls With Basement Waterproofing Products

Save Your Basement Walls With Basement Waterproofing Products

By The Home Renovator

Basement waterproofing products can help save your basement walls, floor and anything you may have stored there if enough water gets in to cause a minor flood ...

Depending on how water is getting into your basement, waterproofing products can help save your basement walls, floor and anything you may have stored there if enough water gets in to cause a minor flood. The first thing to do is determine how water is getting into the basement, you have to determine the source. The first thing to do is walk around the outside of the house and look for potential problems before spending money of basement waterproofing products that may not solve the problem.

Look for obvious reasons, such as the ground being flat or sloping towards the house. This allows water to pool next to the basement walls, creating water pressure around the house forcing water through the basement walls, especially at damage joints in the cement blocks or where the basement walls meet the floor. Grading the yard to slope away from the house can make a big difference and reduce the need for additional basement waterproofing products.

Look at the downspouts from the rain gutter and if they do not tie into a storm drain, the water is probably being directed to the foundation where it can work its way through the walls. Adding to the length of the downspouts and directing the water away from the house can limit this source of basement water. There may be a need to add basement waterproofing products such as drainage tile, collected to the downspouts to keep the basement dry.

Structural Invasion Should Be Last Resort

If the situation is severe, it may be necessary to dig around the exterior of the house to apply a quality sealant to the exterior of the foundation. Several basement waterproofing products are available for exterior application, but digging may require the use of heavy equipment, for which a qualified operator is needed to reduce the chance of damaging the building.

In severe cases, there may be a need to dig up the basement floor and install drain tile inside the building. When constructed, basement waterproofing products should have been installed under the floor to direct water into a sump from which it could be pumped out and away from the house.

In some instances, the source of basement moisture may not be water from outside at all. Depending on the ventilation in the basement, condensation can build up on walls and drip to the floor making it appear as though the walls are leaking water from outside. In these situations, adding basement waterproofing products such as vents through the upper walls or a dehumidifier may stop the problem without major construction efforts.

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