Where do wet basements come from?
In order to prevent wet basements, it is important to
understand where the water is coming from.
There are four common sources of water that seeps into basements:
1. Surface water running down foundation walls
2. Groundwater in water-saturated soils being pushed into the basement by hydrostatic pressure
3. Storm sewer water from the municipal storm sewer system
backing up into the home's existing perimeter foundation drain and leaking into the basements (this can only occur if the perimeter foundation drain system is connected to the municipal sewer system)
4. Sanitary sewer water from a combined municipal
storm/sanitary sewer system backing up into the home's drain system, causing
sewer water to come up through sink drains and floor drains on lower levels
When homeowners experience wet basements for the first time, it is imperative to determine if the water problems are going to reoccur
or if it was a one time event. Essential to solving this question is determining where the water is coming from.
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In order to prevent wet basements, it is important to
understand where the water is coming from.
There are four common sources of water that seeps into basements:
1. Surface water running down foundation walls
2. Groundwater in water-saturated soils being pushed into the basement by hydrostatic pressure
3. Storm sewer water from the municipal storm sewer system
backing up into the home's existing perimeter foundation drain and leaking into the basements (this can only occur if the perimeter foundation drain system is connected to the municipal sewer system)
4. Sanitary sewer water from a combined municipal
storm/sanitary sewer system backing up into the home's drain system, causing
sewer water to come up through sink drains and floor drains on lower levels
When homeowners experience wet basements for the first time, it is imperative to determine if the water problems are going to reoccur
or if it was a one time event. Essential to solving this question is determining where the water is coming from.
Free Estimates - 262-334-0819
We Guarantee our work!
References upon
request