Reading the comments I saw about 50 different ways to do it lol everyone's a pro on KZread lol

@violagobea5795

4 ай бұрын

🙄😳😣🥺

@Missdeemeaner461

18 күн бұрын

So...why you wasting everyones time for, then😅😅😂

To make it look more presentable ; prior to Jack hammering the old concrete make a cut so it looks like a control joint after finishing

@duhquadman

Ай бұрын

Never cut it. The rough edge helps the new crete bund with the old crete. Cutting makes it crack over time

How much it cost?

I think it takes something like 15 gallons of water per 10 feet of accordion pipe before it starts flowing….. PVC pipe with holes in it would drain much more quickly

@atarileaf

2 жыл бұрын

PVC is crap 4" big-O is always better

@cheshstyles

2 жыл бұрын

@@atarileaf nope pvc works well

@hansno1475

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Black corrugated pipe is shit

The basement floor slab is no longer resting on the footing like it should. Isn’t that a bad thing?

Tell them to remove that pipe and get some better quality pipe. That stuff does not last long and ask them what a geo fabric they are using. They should be using and I hope they clean the rock before they put it in there. Otherwise all that debris and all that work will go inside the pipe and clogged it anyways

@Clovethelightrespectthepower

2 жыл бұрын

When he’s right he’s right,

@clintmallard1471

2 жыл бұрын

Perforated PVC.... much better.

@kissmegoodbyenow

Жыл бұрын

We had this and are currently replacing it. It was installed in 2019... It's all cracked to hell and worthless. Do not go with this if at all possible!! Just dont do it!

@johnjmariettijr5671

5 ай бұрын

I'm with these guys. As a professional installer, I would never use thr black corrugated pip because you cannot get it to pitch properly and it will hold debris. The fabric is insufficient. Should have used geotextile fabric and overlapped at least 4-5 inches up the side of the footing. Also, cutting a straight line with a concrete cut off allows for the contractor to more precisely gage materials quantity and a straight cut will allow you to fold that geofabric up the cut and create a seal which won't allow sediment. Double washed crushed stone will prevent the geotextile fabric from becoming inundated with sediment and creating a less permeable gasket of sediment ontop of the bottom fabric layer. 1" of pitch per ten feet in triple wall or sdr35 perforated pipe will discharge remaining sediment and rid of water completely, preventing your dimple drain from emitting water vapor.

So you can cover the french drain with concrete? I have french drains in my basement but they did not finish it with concrete, the channel is visible.

How do they service the system? No clean outs in the pipe to flush out.

@joshastana849

Ай бұрын

They are there they just didnt show it

This is like putting a band aid on a broken arm. Water should be stopped from the outside.

@AppleTechPro870

Жыл бұрын

Well the french drain should be outside around the footing. From what I am seeing is the house was already built and never had sump pump before. And this the best choice to install French drain and sump pump instead of digging outside 10 feet deep around the house. Which is very inconvenient and sometimes there is no space to dig around the house with heavy machinery.

@manillafresh57

Жыл бұрын

sometimes there are situations where that can’t be done though. This system has its place. You could have a crawlspace adjacent to your basement, which prevents access to the exterior of those walls.

@robinhobbs5190

Жыл бұрын

Just spent 16 grand on exterior waterproofing with french drains…8 months later, my basement is flooding again. Any ideas?

@MelindaWarren-rq2be

Жыл бұрын

You need a inside system, but not like this one

@manderson5397

Жыл бұрын

@@robinhobbs5190 if you are on the up and up then you call me, if you don't call comment is just more bs, the usual

This method will keep your basement smelling/feeling damp. The root cause of the problem is on the outside. Not inside

@hmg8915

5 ай бұрын

Yes, of course it comes from outside. Not everyone has the cash for a job like that..

@keithyoung7381

5 ай бұрын

I dont see it costing that much more. Theres only one way to fix something. The right way. There will still be hydrostatic pressure eating away at the exterior of the foundation.

@hmg8915

5 ай бұрын

@@keithyoung7381 don't see it costing much more🤣🤣 more than double probably more than like triple..

@anxiousbear6840

3 ай бұрын

​@keithyoung7381 as I do agree it should be done right there are more than one way to do things. Drain tile on the outside costs upward of $15000 on average. This on the other hand can be a reliable solutions to basements that don't have a large amount of seepage and will not cost more than $6000 ( on average )and I'm high balling.

@keithyoung7381

3 ай бұрын

@@anxiousbear6840 I see what you are saying. But should someone replace wet insulation without first sealing a compromised roof? The only way is the right way. If said customer has to spend the 15k later on anyway which they will, than why waste 6k. The problem is a buildup of hydrostatic water pressure on the exterior foundation wall in most cases. So the foundation is still being degraded. This is usually due to where the house is positioned because the soil surrounding the house is not as dense as the soil further out. Way to many cases for people having to re-due this kind of work. We did ours ourselves. We excavated dirt surrounding foundation, tarred the walls and installed delta MS, drain tile and a sump system on our 50's house. It had cost a total of 6k CAD, without our labor of course. Not a single drop of water in our basement since work done. Been 2.5 years. I think all this could be done for 15k by a crew of 2. I think this is the way to go.

The first thing they should have did was a saw cut for a clean edge on the concrete....

@Golfbowling91

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t fuse back together as nice , when you cut the concrete the new pour never joins the same

@hansno1475

Жыл бұрын

@@Golfbowling91 he wouldn’t know

That’s exactly the kind of job I did in my basement. Expecting a big storm this weekend in ny so looking forward on seeing how effective it it

@CC-wp6ni

8 ай бұрын

How's it going?

@alexpeguero38

8 ай бұрын

@@CC-wp6ni amazing! Worth getting this job done. No issues with water in the basement and no longer worried about heavy rainfall. Find the right company and get several quotes if this work needs to get done

@CC-wp6ni

8 ай бұрын

@@alexpeguero38 thank for reply. i do have to get this done.

5 years later you created a new problem. Some homes need it but that one most likely not

Interior water systems are a huge scam sorry for your loss

@MelindaWarren-rq2be

Жыл бұрын

No they are not if done the right way, this is not the correct way and will not fix the issue.

@grandtheftauto1233

Жыл бұрын

@@MelindaWarren-rq2be allowing any water to still flow behind the outside of the wall will erode the materials. Capturing it inside will never correct that true issue.

Catching the water after it gets through the wall...... hmmmm. gutters, a membrane and stone all been done already on the outside? Few sketchy things going on in this video. 1, cutting the entire foundation wall off of the slab all at the same time. Thought that was really bad to do. 2 that type of tube sealed in cement seems like it would have a short lifespan and be costly to repair. 3 did they pour the cement right onto the tube? So hows it gunna let water in after the cement clogs all the holes? Lastly dosent the ribs on the pipe mean you will constantly have standing water in every single one? I would think that would rot that cheap pipe out faster and smell musty shortly after installation

I would always do the exterior waterproofing before interior

@Hi.Im.Chucky

4 ай бұрын

Isn't that even more expensive?

cost?

The chiseled edge makes my skin crawl, especially after finishing the concrete, snap a line, cut that shit straight. You don’t have to go all the way through the slab, just and inch or two. Nice clean finished edge.

Does anyone know the average cost ?

How's the water gonna enter if everything's Covered in concrete.

No spacers to maintain original integrity 😢

Why use perforated pipe to then pour concrete over it? And then make impossible to diagnose and repair in the future.

@WanderleiSilva29

10 ай бұрын

Lol i was going to say the same thing….

What if our basement doesn’t have a footer???

Water is an acid and erodes. It should never be allowed inside but if you cannot help it, you can use a temporary solution indoors until you can invest in the real culprits outdoors. But indeed this is temporary

@GreenBuildingNetwork

Жыл бұрын

Water is an acid?

@In_time

11 ай бұрын

Water erodes. It is not an acid. (It’s technically neutral 🤫)

@moonwolf3378

11 ай бұрын

Water is amphoteric…water has H atoms that can be donated as H+ ions and thus act as an acid, and it also has lone pair electrons that can accept an H+ and act as a base…so you are indeed correct, it is neutral at the ph level but it has properties that can make it act like an acid…there’s an old saying So much is the water dripping on the rock that it eventually makes a hole…Also, I grow plants, Mary Jane and during the last two weeks of watering the plants, you water with pure water that has no feed or anything at all. After those final two weeks, you cut the plant and put it to dry in a slow controlled manner so that it can cure…during those weeks the water slowly evaporates sweeping away all of the byproducts left behind by anaerobic bacteria eating the chlorophyll. It is precisely the acid traits of water that come into play here to help drag away debris as it dries. So water is a very flexible liquid that can most definitely act and become an acid when it comes through your stone in your home eroding it quicker than normal.

@GreenBuildingNetwork

11 ай бұрын

@@moonwolf3378 so I think saying it’s acidic is misleading. MAYBE one could say it’s corrosive (although erosive would be the better term)…. I caught my nephew barking the other day, but that doesn’t make him a dog…

@moonwolf3378

11 ай бұрын

@@GreenBuildingNetwork I did not intend to mislead you or even lead you at all… but the acid like quality is precisely what erodes and in the context of water invading your basement, passing through stone over and again, it is indeed an acid you do not want…water’s fluidity and nature can make it be basic and acid…water in your basement, as it evaporates, will erode with it’s acidic properties…so when a grow master told me Water is an Acid, I didn’t sit there and get all corny about the semantics, I researched it and found that indeed it is, at times, an acid…I understood the point that water can be helpful as well as harmful. And when it’s harmful, it’s an acid. It lead me in the right direction. I now wear gloves when I wash my car or dishes and use lemon in my water to aid in neutralizing it for my body, and do not wash my hair every single day…I could go on but hopefully you get the point.

What a lot of money for water still coming in through external cracks in the foundation. Should have dug a hole outside!

Big mistake, the concrete floor ties the foundation and the footer together to keep foundation from bowing.

Did they put plastic inside you attic to fix your leaking roof? Absolutely stupid. Go outside and fix it the right way.

Sealing it with concrete just opened up another can of worms. Yikes

Does nothing to solve the problem.

You can not use that type of gravel or fix a water issue from the outside alone, you all have no idea what you are talking about or doing and it shows.😬

That looks horrible

If there isn’t basically same system on the other side of the wall then this is totally wrong and backwards as hell. Object of this game is to keep water from A. Not coming into ur basement to prevent damage. When coming into basement then rerouting it elsewhere it’s already penetrated the foundation walls causing damage. Yeah maybe u have relived some of the Hydrostatic pressure off the basement walls yet the most powerful thing in nature is still eating away at ur investment and it is eating the no.1 most critical part of any house/building’s structure. If u don’t have a good foundation then u have nothing and pretty much it’s all just lipsticking a pig from there on out.