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WaterGaurd Basement System opinions?
I have a basement with a 14 year old French Drain in 1/2 of the
basement. The other half has some funky previous home-owner devised barrier system that diverts water from the other half to the drain, with wood panelled walls to mask that system. The barrier doesn't really work-- there is a corner that has a broken seal between the barrier and the concrete floor, plus part of the stairway is over that, hence even though the water is held back, mostly, some mold/wood rot has set in. Hence, even though I can fix the seal, water is still going to do some damage if it collects there.. So, I called the company that did the work in the early 90's. The system they installed is warranteed, and still working great. I asked them to see about expanding the drain system to the rest of the basement. However, they do not do french drains anymore. They do a system called WaterGuard by Basement Systems. I looked it up.. Bob Vila and someother home improvement programs have featured this system.. instead of a perforated drain tile, a pre-fab metal conduit is put under the floor, which essentially is the same system, but more "state of the art" as they say.. No matter what they claim, the waterproofing company says that this will be warranteed along with the old system, and I will have a totally water-free basement. plus their estimate is way below anyother estimate, as the other companies want to dig up the entire basement, rather than adding to what is there. they won't warrantee a sistered- in system to the old system which is understandable and logical. Anyone here have any experience with WaterGuard? Also, I looked up the DryGuard system which is a baseboard type of system.. This was not recommended to me, as the WaterGuard system is being hyped as better, and that system is primarily for monolithic basement floors. and the gets rid of the water before entering the basement. This system is a more contained version of what I already have.. Plus, I see that I can buy kits to do it myself.. However, it this just a band aid? And, for those of you suggesting outside landscaping, it is more trouble than it is worth.. Several people have been here, and said that a French Drain on the perimiter is almost impossible. There are no low points to effectivley drain it.. It can't be run out to the street because it will be well below street level before reaching the curb, nor is there a city drainage gutter to pirate into (shhh..) For re-grading. one person said let the next owner of the house worry about it because it will make a mess of the yard.. plus over $10,000 to do right.. |
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