Another very challenging aspect of drainage is correctly grading the soil around the property. Waterproofing a basement typically involves a professional contractor or landscaper who knows how to correctly slope and grade soil to drain away from the foundation. This age old art is often done incorrectly by many inexperienced contractors. To keep your wet basement from leaking further, contact the Leak Detective to have your grading and slopes analyzed.

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.