On May 7, 11:29�am, Banty wrote:
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On May 6, 6:43=EF=BF=BDam, "Joseph Meehan" wro=
te:
Healthy Stealthy wrote:
Has anyone had Bonded Waterproofing do any work in their basement?
We just got through a flood. =A0Bonded Waterproofing came over and gave
us an estimate of $9,000 to put a French Drain in our basement. They
also offer a life long guarantee on the work that is transferable to
the next owners of the house. They also supplied us with references.
These references said they liked Bonded Waterproofing's service and
the ones who got a French Drain installed said they did not get
flooded.

So what do you think about Bonded Waterproofing?

Thanks

=A0 =A0 First thing to worry about is anyone who wants to fix a wet basem=
ent
from the inside. =A0Moisture comes in from the outside and that was where=
any
real fix starts. =A0If they did not check the outside first, dump them and
find someone who will.

--
Joseph Meehan

=A0Dia 's Muire duit

dont know about that company.

but in general and having lived thru a nightmare trying to fix water
problems.

having spent in total maybe 18 thousand.

FIRST make certain yard slopes away from home, downspout water is
carried at least 15 feet away from foundation, these 2 basics fix many
water troubles. or at least help a lot.

now people mentioned fixing from outside as the RIGHT WAY

sure its best but will likely cost way more than interior french
drains.

just think getting a backhoe to dig all the way around the perimeter
of yoiur home to below the footer. taking out all sidewalks patios,
landscaping etc around home. anywhere you have pavement like
sidewalks, means the fill under these areas MUST be gravel or the area
will sink cracking new pavement or making it tilt. be in no rush once
you backfill wait at least a few months and better yet a year, so the
ground gravel and everything settles before replacing sidewalks and
landscaping. LIVE WITH A MANY MONTH CONSTRUCTION MESS, dirty looks
from neighbors, mud tracked in house, etc etc. might have access
troubles getting backhoe in place, need to cut down mature trees, we
lost a nice one to our project... no other way to get backhoe in back
yard

with a exterior french drain you really need a lower place to daylight
to drain the water too by gravity. if you run it to a leach area in a
severe storm the leach area may backflow into your basement... yuk.

now the drains are in, the yard sidewalks plants etc all restored. you
find like I did the trouble is the water table during storms is higher
than the floor of your basement. your water trouble is still there

Whats left to do?

INTERIOR FRENCH DRAIN, it gets the water from under the basement
floor, drains it from inside any walls, of course you could of done
this before rebuilding your yard, but heck the yard looks wonderful,
do miss my tree but that was unavoidable.....

interior french drain is the best lowest cost solution, get at least 3
estimates, call the better business bureau to see if there are any
complaints on file.

I'm happy with what B-Dry did on my house, and it fixes the problem.

While I fully agree that first, outside issues need to be addressed, the outside
issues oeople point to are all about surface drainage. *That's not the only
source of water. *Some like you are in areas which sometimes have a high water
table. *What I have in upstate NY is clay soil and a rather complicated
clay-shale geography that doesn't just direct water over the surface. *I'm on a
hill, and the house at the *top* of the hill eventually got an interior drain
system. *As an engineer I consulted with told me, "every basement around here is
is a big hole in the clay".

Again, folks are right about the grading, etc. (indeed, I'm increasing the swale
on my uphill side after some observations I made in the last nor'easter). *But
sometimes it gets presented as if that's the total and final fix for everyone.
NOT. *It's the place to start to be sure, but it's just the place to start.

and again ideally drain the sump by gravity to a lower place away from
home or add a battery backup pump.

Absolutely. *Power going out and getting a lot of rain are highly correlated
events ;-)



wait a year before remodeling your basement so if there are any areas
of dampness they can be fixed before you remodel.

if your area recently got flooded by severe weather prices will be
higher, crews are busy. wait 6 months and you can save bucks

good luck hopefully my experience helps others, itb weas a expensive
lesson for me

All good advice.

Is there a *physical structural* reason to go to exterior drains vs. interior if
water table isn't an issue, BTW? *I haven't seen one offered...

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interior drains can fairly easily be replaced.

exterior drains means bring in the backhoe again and start all over

Dont laugh the home I spent 18 grand on had outside footer drains all
clogged with mud