Photo Album: Water Infiltration or Drainage Problems in Gatineau, QC

Our clients in Gatineau were having severe water infiltration problems in their basement every year during spring time when water penetrates into their basement floors and walls, in addition due to the failure of the usual French drain and their old sump pump system. After contacting many companies that failed to fix their problem, our customers have monitored our company’s work throughout the internet and decided to contact us for a free inspection. Following that call, our team estimated their basement and had the perfect solution to solve their problem. Our professionals suggested the installation of a WaterGuard interior foundation drain and a TripleSafe sump pump, our most reliable sump pump system. Now the home owners are very happy and relaxed since they did not face anymore leaking problems in their basement again.

Discharge line clogged in Gatineau

Our clients discharge line was clogged as the water coming through it brought silt and muds with it, which has occurred due to the usage of the old French drain system.

Alternative of the usual French drain in Gatineau

Since the customer already had a French drain that did not work anymore, we installed the WaterGuard, an inner perimeter drain that offers a big advantage over the French drain: it drains the water coming in through the cracks in the walls of foundation!

WaterGuard installation in Gatineau

You can see in this picture the final stage of installing the internal footing drain. After having broken about 6 inches of the slab perimeter, installed the drain, levelled it and connected it to the sump pump, we added cements on top of in order to get the level flush with the slab.

Opening Ports installation for cleaning, inspection and repair

It is also important to install a series of opening ports that allow easy access to drains for cleaning, inspection or repair. This is exactly what we have done with this customer and what you can see in this picture.

Discharge line installation for the TripleSump in Gatineau

In order to discharge the water from the TripleSump installed in our client's basement , we dug an outside trench about a foot deep to run a Discharge line.

IceGuard installation in Gatineau

Our team has installed the IceGuard line protection to prevent freezing of the drains in the winter. Our system is specially designed with a protective grating over it to let water run out. In addition to that it is also automatic, and won’t let water escape during normal pump usage.

Leaking Wall

As you can clearly see in the picture, water has been leaking on and inside the foundation block walls and ending up on the floor.

Water Flood in a basement in Gatineau

Due to the heavy rains that occurred in the area, the failure of the old sump pump and the old French drain system used, water has flooded inside the basement causing severe damages to the place.

TripleSafe Sump Pump in Gatineau

As you can see in this picture, we have replaced the old sump pump with the new TripleSafe pump due to the failure of their old system. The TripleSafe™ has a powerful, cast-iron Zoeller® ⅓ horsepower sump pump set at the lowest level and is being considered as our companie's most reliable system.