we need you here, up north ! In Canada !! Toronto !!

I rent and when it rains water is seeping into basement where we all do laundry. There is no drain or roof outside before doorway. Water increases then flows under threshold and above it. There is a drain in basement but the only trench I see is raw, just dirt about 2 inches wide, then runs across the floor to drain. We literally are walking in puddles using washer and dryer that are electric

These videos are so satisfying

This is one of the places that I have water coming in. Can literally see it seeping in when water levels are high even after vacuuming the threshold with a shopvac. Not the only spot but will definitely need to be addressed.

@AmericanDryBasementSystems

3 ай бұрын

Stairwells to outside, window wells, and basement corners are the most susceptible areas for water leaks.

Wish you handled Northern NJ too. Ive got a stone wall basement that is wet, and were a few months away from a major building renovation (repairs from fire). Would make for a great video 😉

Great information

Nice orangeburg pipe on the exterior

I inherited a 1913 house from my mother and basement when it rains especially when it rains for days I am at a lost of what to do I have to stand with pump for hours my steps from outside is inside of the house and the walls I cannnot afford to pay lots of money to fix it I need to figure how to do it myself

Imagine if the weeping tile were unclogged and the water was prevented from getting through the walls. Some tile systems still function after 2000 years. Yes, some failed before but weren't done properly accounting for volcanic processes.

This is where my water comes in. I hope they can fix it

But how do you stop debris washing over it and blocking it in a heavy rain? That’s the current issue we have. It seems like an impossible feat.

This is what i need to do

Why is there only one drain coming from the bottom stair into the larger system? Doesn't it make more sense to have several? How is this new system perpetually self cleaning?

Love your video ,,I'm curious however ,,you mentioned dirt eventually washing down globing pipe ,I noticed you don't use a fabric to help with that ,,basically just covering perf pipe with rock ????

Informative videos, I saw a home with a sub pump on the exterior of the home on the basement steps were the drain in this video would go. I was not aware sub pumps can go outside. Could that have been a short cut or that’s normal practice

@AmericanDryBasementSystems

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like the videos. A sump pump at the bottom of Bilco stairs is not normal or professional. It could be a building code violation where ever that home is located.

@harmonyintegration6612

2 жыл бұрын

In my jurisdiction (Denver), where the interior foundation drain is run to an interior sump, which is then evacuated to the city sewer main, it is a code violation to tie any exterior drain to an interior sump leading to the city sewer. Besides the fact that the city water system doesn't want to pay to process rainwater, it can lead to localized home flooding from back flow of storm water out of lower level drains not protected by a back flow preventing valve in neighboring homes tied to the same sewer main.

@pmhomeimprovement8684

Жыл бұрын

Can you answer @harmony question please

How do you stop the outside water from freezing the water inside the home during the winter??

@mauriciogonzalez6302

Жыл бұрын

Water is fundamentally unfrozen. Not sure your question makes sense.

Why not use PVC instead of the corrugated?

@AmericanDryBasementSystems

Жыл бұрын

Good question and you are not the first to ask. The simple answer is that it clogs too easily and requires long-term maintenance to perform well.

@johnunsicker7440

8 ай бұрын

Because people think corrugated clogs but it doesn't clog. If it clogs so easily then why are farmers still putting it in there fields and have been doing it for 50 plus years and the tile are not clogged. To each is there own.

Good stuff.

This is what I keep telling my landlord we need, a drain to divert the water. The way its set up the water has to go somewhere except we don't have a door at bottom of steps its all open. My landlord thinks flex seal is the answer, I tell him yeah you stop the water in one spot but it has to go somewhere. Smh we go through this every year.

@AmericanDryBasementSystems

Жыл бұрын

Some people enjoy fighting an uphill battle.

@DOLfirst

Жыл бұрын

Might just be the gutters need diverters/extenders so they drain away from the house... solved my problems on two properties.

@streets0ul943

Жыл бұрын

@@DOLfirst thank you

I need to have the same thing done to an existing basement stairwell entry/exit renovation project. Is there a American Dry Company for hire here in the United States,particularly Maryland area? Please respond back. Thanks in advance!

@AmericanDryBasementSystems

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, we are not in Maryland. Only Connecticut and the southern New York suburbs.

@otiss3213

2 жыл бұрын

@@AmericanDryBasementSystems Thank you for responding. I really appreciate it.I was hoping you guys had a company here in the DMV (Delaware,Maryland,Virginia) area. Perhaps you should consider expanding your business to other states( C-Corp./S-Corp.or LLC)? Your video of proper waterproofing a basement stairway entry/ exit was not only very informative but it was spot on and offered long-term solutions for homeowners at very affordable prices without major construction or demolition required in most cases. Thanks again!

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