Locating a Basement Leak
Seeing a wall crack and having carpet getting wet near that location, it is reasonable to assume that the leak was coming from the crack. Just to make sure the homeowner waited for another rain to see it for himself. When the crack remained dry but the floor got wet again, he call us for a free estimate.
Wet Basement
Finding a wall crack looking at the outside foundation, the homeowner cut open the drywall only to find out later that the leak was coming from another location.
Footing Drain
At the time of construction, the BLACK vertical material was installed to allow an opening that if the wall leaked the water could flow down into the sub-floor drainage system and get to the sump pump.
Window Leak
We found water on the window frame and water trapped in the landscaping bed outside. The wet basement was caused from this location and the repair work would need to be addressed from the outside.
Flooded Landscaping Bed
Rainfall not caught by the roof and gutters was coming down the siding and getting trapped in the landscaping bed. As the water level rose it would leak through a basement window.
4 Inch Drop
The Drain tile ran along the entire length of the landscaping rock work and needed only be 4 inches lower that the top of the window sill framing. This was due to the limited yard slope on the side of the home. We had to make sure that the water drained out and away from the landscaping bed along the entire length of the side of the home.
Brown Rock
Holding the drain tile in place is brown river rock. We do not use limestone because if enough limestone dust mixed with water could form a concrete dam and cause water NOT to drain properly.
Outlet
Once the drainage was installed, the colored landscaping rock was replaced. This is an exact application for drain tile, collecting water filtered by rock that is not in contact with soil. The 4 inch outlet can be seen under the bottom row of the landscaping rock work.