A subtle threat to any waterproofing solution is a sump in the yard that allows water to drain into the soil that eventually saturates around your footing and foundation causing a wet basement. Preventing a leak in the basement by detecting a sump in the drainage flow path can be very challenging. Call the Leak Detective if everything else you've tried has not eliminated water getting in your basement.

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.