Garage Attached as Part of the Basement
Water would flood the basement getting under the garage door in this Richmond MO home.
Wall Leaks in Richmond Heights, MO
The basement would get wet as water would leak in through the foundation basement walls too.
Waterproofing Around Basement Osticles
Hot water heater close to the basement foundation wall makes basement waterproofing a challenge.
Basement Leaking Under the Foundation Wall
This Richmond Heights, MO home was constructed with a raised footing. The leak is coming in under the basement wall and running across the top of the footing and getting the basement floor wet.
Raised Fondation Footing
This basement floor was poured up to the top edge of the footing. Typically, the basement concrete floor is poured covering the top of the footing where water can be seen coming from under the wall normally 3 to 4 inches thick.
Basement Cast Iron Sewer Lines in Richmond Heights, MO
Cast iron basement sewer lines close to the wall are also a waterproofing challenge
Basement Window Leaks
Water Leaking around basement windows are also to be considered when waterproofing a basement.
Wall Covering to Control a Wet Basement Problem
Once the wall covering is installed the window area is cut out and sealed to make sure the water leaking in will drain down to the basement waterproofing installed at the perimeter along the basement floor.
Hanging the Verticle Wall Covering
The thick durable 10mil material is used to cover the leaking basement walls. It is installed with our WaterGuard basement waterproofing system and drains all the water to a sump pump.
Garage Access Being Waterproofed in Richmond Heights, MO
Across the garage basement entrance we installed a trench drain that would take the water coming in under the garage door to the sump pump. The Wall covering can also be seen along the foundation wall to the right.
The Garage Trench Drain
The first section of the garage trench drain is placed in the broken out floor area nearest the raised footing in the Richmond Heights, MO basement.
Basement Sump Pump in Richmond Heights MO
The rear corner along the basement foundation wall that the garage is located was a good location for the Twin Pack double sump pump waterproofing system.
Wall Covering Behind the Cast Iron Sewer Line
The shoes the wall coving going in behind the sewer line and a section of WaterGuard basement waterproofing system is placed in the trench where the basement floor was removed and leads to the sump pump in the corner.
Wall Covering and WaterGuard
Once the basement foundation walls are covered the WaterGuard waterproofing system is installed next in the basement of this Richmond Heights MO home.
Close up or the Trench Drain
The Trench Drain across the garage entry way is attaché dot the WaterGuard at the basement wall to the left of this photo and drains to the sump pump.
Wall Covering at the Sump Pump
The wall covering is installed around the basement sump pump inRichmond Heights, MO.
Waterproofing on Top of the Raised Footing
The green level shows the typical location of a poured basement floor which goes on top of the footing. In this Richmond Heights, MO basement the floor stop at the footing even with the top of the footing where the brown drainage matting is installed. The basement drainage matting works with the wall covering to allow leaking water to flow into the WaterGuard waterproofing system.
Close Up of the Brown Matting
The three sections, Wall Covering, Brown footing matting, and grey WaterGuard make up the waterproofing system to make sure this Richmond Heights MO basement will stay dry.
Wall Covering and WaterGuard Waterpoofing Close Up
Close up photo of the basement waterproofing systems WaterGuard and the basement wall covering.
Wall Cover Behind the Electrical Panel
Finished photo of the basement wall covering behind the electrical panel of this Richmond Heights MO Home.
Sump Pump Discharge Lines
The Twin Pack basement sump pump in the corner pumps the water out VIA the two parallel lines going out the side wall of the basement foundation.
Exterior Basement Wall
This side of the basement in Richmond Heights, MO is where the two parallel sump pump discharge lines go to the outside
Two Sump Pump Discharge Lines
Each basement sump pump in the Twin Pack has its own discharge line going to the outside. Both have IceGuards to make sure that water once pump from the basement sump pump will be distributed to the outside of this Richmond Heights, MO home in case of freezing or other clogging problems. Without the IceGuards in place and when clogging occurs, the water will backup into the sump pump and flood out into the basement causing the wet basement again.