18TH AVE HICKORY NC
EXTERIOR WATERPROOFING
We had a customer who was having water seeping in to their basement from their house’s exterior wall. The water was causing the sheetrock to bubble from the moisture and was making the basement carpet wet. The customer didn’t have any idea how the water was coming in to their basement so they called on us, Basement Technologies of Western NC to come and help them with their wet basement.
AREA SERVED
HICKORY, NC
We service homes and businesses in the Hickory, Conover, Newton, Longview, Mountain View, and surrounding areas in Catawba County, NC.
THE SOLUTION TO THEIR WET BASEMENT
For this job we first had to first had to figure out where basement waterproofing failure was. So we performed a Basement Inspection in order to determine where the water that was coming into the house was entering from.
The first thing we did was test the exterior foundation drain pipes. We ran water through the pipes to test for a clog, to which we found none. We then blew air through the drains to further test for any debris that would be blocking the foundation drains. Again, the test showed no blockage.
After failing to find any blockage in the exterior foundatin drains of the house we had to start digging to get a good look at the basement’s exterior wall. Once we began excavating we soon discovered the sources of the problem.
The first problem that was causing water in the basement was one of the downspouts from the gutters had been disconnected, allowing water to sit against the foundation wall. This water had found a crack in the mortar of the brick which had allowed it to make its way behind the exterior waterproofing, which was a material called Bituthene. Pushing the Bituthene away from the basement exterior wall, the water eventually wore down the basement wall and found a way inside the house, soaking the carpet and drywall.
To fix this problem, and to prevent any future basement moisture, we dug around the foundation of the home and applied a more secure Exterior Waterproofing solution. We then did some Grading and Diversion by adding in additional drainage pipes to divert the water away from the house. We finally fixed the gutter downspout to ensure that water would not be sitting on the basement exterior wall, effectively eliminating the source of the problem.
SERVICES PERFORMED
Below is the services that were performed on this specific job.
WATERPROOFING
Basement waterproofing of the exterior wall of the foundation.
BASEMENT INSPECTION
Inpsection of the interior basement and exterior wall and drains.
Who We Are
The key to protecting the investment that you have made in your home is to stay diligent about problems that can result in costly damage. At Basement Technologies of Western NC, we have developed an inspection process that is unrivalled in its effectiveness and benefits to you. Rather than look for just one issue that could be affecting your enjoyment of your home and setting you up for a costly repair, our comprehensive inspection checks for a wide variety of potential problems, and then we offer you the solution for whatever we might find.
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