Fixing a Wet Basement - Step 1
Continuing from the last post, we are going to go through a step by step process that almost all waterproofing companies go through when completing the job from the interior.
The first step is to install a functional interior footer tile. Around the perimeter of the basement floor, the concrete needs to be broken and removed down to the footer. This space should come out from the wall from 12" to 18". All of the concrete is removed, leaving the footer exposed.
From this point, weep holes are drilled into the first block off the footer. This will allow water that was previously trapped in the block and forced onto the floor to travel out of these holes.
Next, a PVC footer tile is installed with the hole openings positioned on the bottom. This allows for the water that flows out of the weep holes to collect and travel in the PVC piping.
Next Topic: Fixing a Wet Basement - Step 2
The first step is to install a functional interior footer tile. Around the perimeter of the basement floor, the concrete needs to be broken and removed down to the footer. This space should come out from the wall from 12" to 18". All of the concrete is removed, leaving the footer exposed.
From this point, weep holes are drilled into the first block off the footer. This will allow water that was previously trapped in the block and forced onto the floor to travel out of these holes.
Next, a PVC footer tile is installed with the hole openings positioned on the bottom. This allows for the water that flows out of the weep holes to collect and travel in the PVC piping.
Next Topic: Fixing a Wet Basement - Step 2
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