Photo Album: Waterproofing a damp basement in Saint-colomban

We have turned our customer’s basement in Saint-Colomban from a damp area into a livable place that he can benefit from. We started by installing our interior drain system: ‘The WaterGuard’. This interior drain will direct all the water seeping into the sump pump, is installed on the footing of the foundation, and takes about only 2 days of execution. And since damp basement conditions can easily ruin certain flooring materials –like plywood, oriented strand board (OSB) and carpeting installed directly over a basement slab floor, we have installed basement flooring that couldn’t ever be damaged by mold or moisture’ The ThermalDry floor tiles’.

An unhealthy area in Saint-Colomban

Our client was using part of his basement as a sleeping room, but with the high level of humidity, it was not healthy to live in.

Our client's wardrobe and objects are placed in the basement

Mr. Roy was placing all of his family’s belongings and stored items in the basement, but the mold existing due to the existing humidity was ruining everything.

Existing sump pump in our client's basement

We direct our interior basement drain to the existing sump pump, but it’s always recommended to change the old pump into a new sump pump system since old pumps don’t have a lid, and they are not very efficient.

Interior basement drain installation in Saint-Colomban

The best way to keep your basement dry all the time is to install a drainage system on the inside perimeter of your basement. An interior system can bypass the expense and damage to your yard that is caused by an exterior drainage system.

WaterGuard installed in Saint-colomban

To install a basement drain inside your home, the contractor will run a drainage system across all leaking walls and ideally along the entire perimeter of the basement or crawl space.