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Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Landscaping Drainage in O'Fallon MO

One of the four basement windows were sealed off to stop water from leaking into the basement. Most rains were not a problem but on the really hard rains with heavy downfall the basement would leak. The closed off window was letting water get in, once the landscaping bed was flooded. A sump pump as part of a basement waterproofing system may have solved the problem if that window well could be drained and a vertical vapor barrier installed behind the finished drywall. Draining the landscaping bed was the better first step and it worked for this O'Fallon Missouri homeowner.

Window Wells Lead to Flooding Basement

Water would rise in the window well and leak into the basement when the landscaping bed would fill with water during heavy rains in O'Fallon MO.

Before the Lanscaping Drainage was Installed

This is the other window well in the landscaping bed that floods and the water needs a way out. Unfortunately, this can be into the basement.

Complete View of the Work Area for This O'Fallon MO Home

Limited drainage along the side of the home was the idea for putting in the landscaping bed to redirect water away from the home. However, it ended up holding water against the basement and leaking occurred through the window at the rear basement window well.

Water Coming In Basement Window

AS the landscaping bed filled with water, the rear basement window would leak into the finished basement of this O'Fallon , MO home.

Draining at the Lowest Point

Once the lowest point within the landscaping bed was determined the digging began on the outside of this O'Fallon MO, home.

Drainage Point

Landscaping stones were removed in the same order they would be replaced. A "T" was installed to drain the flooding water out at the lowest point.

Piping and Trenching

A trench was dug inside the landscaping bed to drain water faster to the low point. Sleeved drain tile piping was used and river stone to fill the trench for proper drainage for this home.

2nd View of the Sleeved Drain Tile

Another view of the sleeved drain tile used for landscaping drainage.

Sleeved Drain Tile in White

The white running along the inside edge of the landscaping stone is the sleeve around the drain tile pipe used to drain water from this O'Fallon MO landscaping bed. This is the exact purpose of the sleeved drain tile. It is also used in farming for field drainage so the roots of young plants during the spring will grow deeper to find water and survive the summer time.

Finished Landscaping Drainage

Not shown was using a laser transit to make sure the sloping of the yard on the side of this O'Fallon MO, home would redirect the water draining from the landscaping bed.