Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Waterproofing a poured concrete home in Burlington, On

Gregg has a home in Burlington, On with a poured concrete foundation. There were signs around the entire basement that there was a high water table. Efflorescence was showing in the unfinished portions and mold was showing in the finished areas. Omni Basement Systems did a full inspection and determined that he needed a full perimeter drainage system with a sump system. Omni went to work and installed WaterGuard which a patented drain tile under the concrete slab and a SuperSump sump pump system. To make sure no moistuer from the wall or any future cracks are taken care of, Omni installed a wall membrane called Cleanspace. Cleanspace is bright and white and will drain any moisture into the system.

Signs of moisture

The white (Chalky) marks are not mold but it is efflorescence from evaporating water. This is tell tale sign that you have high water table. Water comes up from under the floor and wicks through the concrete. When the moist concrete is exposed tot he air, the water evaporates and leave the minerals behind.

Trench is opened up

A trench is opend up for our patented drain system, WaterGuard. also a hole in the floor is made for the sump system. As you can see, there are weep holes in the sump liner to drain water under the floor.

Around a fireplace

Very common is to have a fireplace in the basement. sometimes will simply go around. to complete the system.

Sump is installed

The sump liner and lid with the pump and discharge line are installed at the correct height.

Wall membrane and WaterGuard

The Cleanspace is attached t the wall and the WatergUard is carefully installed under the floor.

floor ready to be concreted

The floor is ready to be restored back to original height. A strip of cleanspace is added over the gravel to make sure that the WatergUard stays in place if the concrete shrinks while drying.