When a house is constructed, the soil dug out around the foundation has to be replaced with new soil which is compacted by large heavy machines. There are many times that contractors that use shortcuts to save money on this time-consuming process. When the soil settles it alters good drainage slopes which then disrupts the water pathway away from the house. It can disrupt almost any aspect of the site & basement waterproofing components. So fill can directly caused water leaking in basements, damp basement or wet basements, but it also affects many other components of the drainage system and it should be considered as an important aspect of any basement waterproofing solution.

Water Leaks in Basements start with a failure of the rain control system on the house. We investigate water leaks in basements and determine what caused the basement water intrusion so you can fix it. It takes us about an hour to assess the cause of a basement leak. Its much less expensive to fix the cause of a basement water leak than to install a sump pit and drain tile in your home to pump the water out of your basement. Basement waterproofing starts with have a good the roof, and good gutters, downspouts, and grades.

If you are not sure what is causing water to leak in your basement, or your damp basement and flooded basement, give us a call and we can explain to you more of our DIY basement waterproofing friendly services.