Photo Album: Basement Waterproofing / Interior Basement drain in Saint-Constant

The members of this Saint-constant family had barely moved into their home when they first discovered that water was seeping into their large basement. It was the thaw season, and the water was coming back from the walls as well as the floor. In addition, there was mold due to the presence of water, which made it impossible to use their basement as storage space. After a thorough inspection of the basement, our specialist Jorge Zatarain recommended an indoor drain system along the perimeter of the house, a sump pump to which water would be channeled and installation of a few SmartJack supporting posts. Once the job was completed, the residents felt much more comfortable to live in their house.

Patching the basement walls in a basement in Saint-constant,Qc

Patching is always a bad sign that repairs have been made on the walls whereas the problem was not been solved.

Basement as storage space in Saint-constant,Qc

Tenants in the basement used this to store their equipment. You can see the presence of efflorescence on the poorly made slab.

Installation of SmartJack poles at Saint-constant

In order to stabilize the floors, our company installed SmartJack poles in their engineering base. Furthermore the manufacturers of this product have trained our teams to install the best engineering base for poles, which are made with galvanized steel and are also the strongest, most corrosion-resistant structural supports available in Quebec.

Alternative to French Drain installed in Saint-Constant

Our team has installed the Waterguard along the perimeter of the house and was able to leave our clients with a permanently dry basement. A portion of the WaterGuard drain remains visible and is spaced out from the wall in order to collect water seeping through the wall.

Installation of SaniDry™ XP in a basement in Saint-constant

In order to make our customer’s basement as comfortable and totally dry, we have installed the most powerful and effective dehumidifier. The SaniDry™ XP removes 10 times the amount of water from the air as a typical dehumidifier, while using the same energy to run. The water drains from the unit automatically so there's no need to empty it like a conventional dehumidifier.

Sealing the basement walls

Our team has installed our company’s ThermalDry waterproofing membrane which not only stops humidity from dissipating into the basement, but also could lead any water infiltration down to the WaterGuard. ThermalDry also reflects the heat back into the basement.

No connection to the city drain

Our inner drain system that replaces the French drain is never connected to the city drain or storm water system since it is completely independent of those systems to which many people are connected (illegally in the case of the city drain) that tend to have reflux problems during rainy and thaw seasons.