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Benefits

• We guarantee that you will not get wet basement again.

• Waterproofing reduces the moisture in a basement which helps eliminate smelly odours.

• Waterproofing the exterior foundation walls will give you a structurally sound foundation and eliminates the amount of deterioration that will occur on your foundation walls. This can save your home thousands of dollars in repairs among other things. Sometimes belongings can be ruined by leaky basements where too much moisture buildup is damaging.

• Waterproofing the exterior foundation walls will give you a structurally sound foundation and eliminates the amount of deterioration that will occur on your foundation walls. This can save your home thousands of dollars in repairs among other things. Sometimes belongings can be ruined by leaky basements where too much moisture buildup is damaging.

• Basement moisture or water problems can reduce the value of your home. Most Realtors will advise their customers to fix their basement before offering their home for sale. Therefore your property value will increase immediately once it has been waterproofed.

• Waterproofing your home can strengthen the foundation as water can weaken the structure base and cause settlement in your home which therefore will cause interior cracks and shifting of the floors.

EXTERIOR WATERPROOFING PROCESS

• Exterior waterproofing requires excavation around the perimeter of the building. The excavation depth depends on the elevation of your property. Most excavations range from 4 to 8 feet deep and approximately 2 ½ feet wide.​

• Once the hole has been excavated, speed shoring is installed to ensure the safety of the workers and prevent any soil from caving into the area dug.

• Excavation is to the footings where the old weeping tiles are removed and new 4 inch weeping tile with filter cloth are installed.

• Foundation walls are then cleaned and inspected for any voids or structural cracks. The defective areas are chiseled out and repaired with non-shrink specialized cement which expands when applied to the crevices.

• A trowel on rubber membrane is then applied, which will be the main component to waterproofing your foundation; this product has the elongation which will allow it to expand if any further settlement occurs in the foundation.After the first layer of rubber a mesh is installed into the rubber for reinforcement. Then another layer of rubber waterproofing is applied.This is  a commercial grade system guaranteed for 50Years.

• A soil side  drainage sheet( not the dimple stuff you may know). This is commercial grade drainage which you will see when you notice a large building like a condo or office building being built. It is fastened to the top with a termination bar. This acts as a protection board and a drainage membrane.

• Once the waterproofing and membrane has been installed a layer of 3/4 inch clear gravel is placed over the weeping tile to maximize the drainage to its fullest potential.The amount of gravel is determined by the crew on site and is based on the soil. To much gravel could cause the weeping tile to take too much water too quickly. Not enough may cause weepingtile to get clogged or drain to slow

• If your home has any windows below grade and you require a window well, it is installed and a 4 inch weeping tile is installed vertically down from the inside of the window well to the footings and filled with ¾ clear stone in order to create drainage in the window well.This pipe is not connected to weepingtile like most people think. That would cause the weeping tile to clog very quickly.

• Then the area is backfilled with its native soil and compacted to its original level. Once this system is completed you have fully waterproofed your foundation and will have no further issues with water penetrating into your basement.