Potential Solutions for Water in a Basement
If you’ve observed water in your basement, you should act quickly to respond to the problem. Failing to do so can lead to significant damage and health risks within your home or business. Dry Tech Waterproofing Solutions offers customers several services to help assess water in a basement and determine potential treatments. Here, our team explains how basement flooding occurs and the services we offer to help fix and prevent water damage impacts.
What Causes Basement Flooding?
Basement flooding occurs due to poor drainage, plumbing problems, or weather events, resulting in water gathering around a building and getting inside. Water damage and flooding can threaten a space’s integrity and lead to mold-related hazards. Common reasons for basement flooding include:
- Cracking: Foundation cracks wider than 1/8 inch could indicate structural damage to a building, and they can allow water to pass through easily.
- Clogged downspouts and gutters: If these pathways can’t effectively direct water away from a structure, water can pool around it and may seep in.
- Gaps in doors and windows: Water can pass through even the smallest openings and potentially impact a basement.
- Groundwater stress: As hydrostatic pressure rises, the force of water pushing against a surface raises the chances of water seeping through.
- Inadequate drainage: If a home doesn’t have proper drainage systems, which allow water to flow far enough away from a property, there’s a higher risk of puddling. This can lead to increased chances of seepage.
- Intense rainfall: Basements in low-lying regions are particularly vulnerable to extended periods of steady to heavy precipitation, which can affect homes with structural issues or poor drainage.
- Landscaping flaws: Ground surrounding a building that doesn’t slope away from the foundation presents a better opportunity for water penetration, which may accumulate inside the home.
- Rapid ice/snowmelt: As temperatures rise in warm weather, melting winter precipitation products and more rain increase the moisture around a structure. This can lead to flooding if the water finds a way in.
- Plumbing problems: Leaking or other pipping issues close to a basement can result in water escaping and spreading into the home.
- Sewer issues: A blocked or overburdened system can lead to sewage backing into a basement, which can result in water damage.
- Sump pump malfunction: These devices, which are built to keep out or remove water from a property, may break down over time. This can result in flooding.
How to Fix and Prevent Basement Flooding
Since water in a basement can cause structural issues, promote mold growth, or threaten belongings, it’s essential to manage this issue promptly. Once it’s addressed, property owners should also act to keep out water. While most waterproofing projects take one to three days, an area’s size and extent of damage determine its timeline.
At Dry Tech Waterproofing Solutions, we perform various procedures to fix and protect basements from water impacts. We use the best technology and tools to perform quality work and keep spaces safe with minimal interruption as fast as possible. By utilizing our free estimates, you can determine the extent it will take to treat an issue or put a prevention method in place. Our basement maintenance and waterproofing practices include:
- Basement crack repair: This procedure helps fill cracks in basement walls to strengthen them and block out water.
- Basement flooding services: Customers impacted by flooding can take advantage of our cleanup and repair techniques.
- Crawl space encapsulation: During this service, we apply a vapor barrier to floors and walls to seal off exposed areas where water could enter.
- Crawl space repair: This can prevent foundation cracks, mold growth, sagging floors, and high energy bills.
- Exterior basement waterproofing: We conduct this service by installing a protective coating around a foundation, along with a drainage system, to redirect water properly.
- Interior basement waterproofing: This protective practice typically involves installing sealants, vapor barriers, and a sump pump within a structure to reduce flooding risk.
- Hydrostatic pressure testing: This evaluation shows how much stress basement floors and walls are experiencing, which can impact flood risk.
- Percolation tests: We perform this soil examination to see the amount of water it can collect and how fast it takes to absorb.
- Sump pump installation: Exterior sump pump models work to keep water out of a building, while interior ones push it away. Both can help decrease the chances of flooding.
- Yard drainage services: We may install a dry well, French drain, or trench drain to ensure water flows away from your structure correctly.
Take Action to Protect Your Basement
When you see water in your basement, it can be a sign that your space is experiencing structural or drainage issues. Prompt treatment and prevention methods can help limit water damage impacts in a commercial or residential setting. Serving PA, NJ, and DE residents, the Dry Tech Waterproofing Solutions team understands different ways flooding occurs and how to protect a space appropriately. Working with our basement waterproofing experts can help give you peace of mind and ensure your structure stays safe. We offer a lifetime warranty as a sign of our attention to detail and provide zero percent financing for those who qualify.
Contact us to learn more about our basement waterproofing services or to schedule a free estimate.
