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Basement Waterproofing Basic Guide

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There are only a handful of basement waterproofing companies that can give you an honest answer to the problems in your basement.  There are many companies on the other hand that will outright confuse you with an explanation of your problems that doesn’t make sense and will give you a big price to go along with the confusion.

Water can only enter the basement of your home  from three different places:

  1. The basement walls
  2. The basement floor, and
  3. The seam where the floor meets the walls

There are two types of water that can enter the basement of your home.

  1. Surface water
  2. Groundwater

Surface water is any body of water above ground. Rain and melted snow that sits around the foundation of your home is surface water that will penetrate the walls of your foundation and possibly the basement floor. Groundwater, on the other hand, is water that you find underground, beneath the land surface in the basement of your home.

The basement systems that waterproofing companies can sell you involve a drainage system that will take the water from the basement of your home to the outside.  Those drains can be installed in the inside or the outside of your basement.

It is a  huge problem to have water in the basement of your home, but the solution and the price to fix the problem doesn’t need to be confusing or too expensive. After an initial consultation with a reputable company, the problem, price, and solution to the water in the basement should be very clear to you.

You should be able to ask:

  1. Where is the water coming from?
  2. Is it surface water or groundwater?
  3. Will the system installed be on the outside or the inside of the house?
  4. Will the sump pump be included?

What Are the Types of Waterproofing?

There are only two basement waterproofing systems that should be offered to you?

  1. Interior basement waterproofing, and
  2. Exterior basement waterproofing

Interior Basement Waterproofing will be most likely offered to you if the water is coming from two places:

  1. Where the floor meets the walls, or
  2. The basement floor

Exterior Basement waterproofing is a true and proven solution to waterproofing your basement.  It stops the water from entering the walls and causing damage to the foundation and jeopardizing the integrity of the foundation as well.  

What Are My Options?

Exterior Basement Waterproofing will probably be offered to you if signs of water damage are visible on any part of the basement walls. This means surface water is entering the walls of the foundation of your home.

When you have a wet or leaky basement, there are many confusing thoughts about how to get a dry, livable space and get rid of the water, humidity, mold, and mildew plaguing your home. Finding a solution should not be too confusing or stressful, and it should not let your finances trembling because of bad advice.

Do You Have a Company to call?

Call us for a hassle-free consultation. We will be happy to help you. We are a company with a long history in the community, and our craftsmanship speaks for itself. Check our Better Business Bureau Rating and Angie’s list to read some of our customer testimonials. 

Interior or Exterior Basement Waterproofing? Which one is the right one for you?

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Northeast Ohio has seen an inordinate amount of rain this year.  Foliage is beautiful and green, the trees and plants are loving the rain and so is the earth.  Your basement, on the other hand, might not be so happy.  An excessive amount of rain might not be beneficial to you or your home, especially if you have issues with water in the past.

Is my basement flooded? After a heavy rain day, this is one of the first questions many homeowners ask. Water sitting on the floor of the basement is a truly unwelcoming sight.  It means the basement has issues that you need to address right away.

Do you know whether you have a basement flooding or a seepage?  Many homeowners need to differentiate between the two.  If after heavy rains your basement has several inches of water, then your basement is flooded. If there is no rain and you wake up to a basement with several inches of water, then you might have a backed up sewage line or a broken pipe.

Seepage, on the other hand, is a fact of life for many homeowners with a basement.  The older the home, the more chances of having a wet, humid and problematic basement.

Calling an expert will probably clarify your conundrum, but for many important reasons, you need to know which one is which.

Installing interior basement waterproofing solutions in the home would prevent basement flooding, but will not stop the water from entering the basement.  Installing a Sump Pump, or an interior draining solution takes care of the water once is in the basement of the home and will prevent the flooding, but will not solve the real problem.

Exterior basement waterproofing is the only true solution to stop water from entering your home, and to stop the damage water is causing to the structural integrity of the foundation.

For a true exterior basement waterproofing job, the company you hire begins a series of steps that will ensure your basement will be waterproofed for many years to come.

  1. Excavation. Excavating the basement walls to the bottom will ensure they are waterproofing from the footer and will do the job well.
  2. They will inspect the integrity of the foundation to make sure there are no cracks or other visible damage
  3. When the cracks or other issues with the foundation are addressed, they will apply a sealant to the foundation.
  4. Then, to guarantee a dry foundation wall, the company will apply a waterproofing membrane that will result in a dry basement for your home for many years to come.

It is true that there are many Ohio basement waterproofing companies that can do the job.  But, there are not many basement waterproofing companies that will do the job well. 

Pioneer Basement Waterproofing Solutions has a long history of excellent customer service and excellent customer satisfaction in the community since 1979. There aren’t many companies that can say the same thing.  Call us for a hassle-free quote for your basement needs.