DRAIN TILE INSTALLATION
If there is evidence of seepage from the cove joint ( where the wall and floor meet) and/ or coming
from the cracks in your floor slab in your basement, with no other vulnerabilities that are
contributing factors, then your basement has common signs of 'hydrostatic pressure'. To relieve
this pressure that is built up under your floor, and in some cases against your foundation wall, an
interior or exterior footing drain tile system needs to be installed. In the simplest terms, the
pressure from the subsurface water, or water table needs to be relieved and kept below footing
level or away from the foundation walls, and eventually away from the home via sump pit and
sump pump or gravity fed discharge. The pictures below illustrate the installation of both an
interior and exterior footing drain tile.
from the cracks in your floor slab in your basement, with no other vulnerabilities that are
contributing factors, then your basement has common signs of 'hydrostatic pressure'. To relieve
this pressure that is built up under your floor, and in some cases against your foundation wall, an
interior or exterior footing drain tile system needs to be installed. In the simplest terms, the
pressure from the subsurface water, or water table needs to be relieved and kept below footing
level or away from the foundation walls, and eventually away from the home via sump pit and
sump pump or gravity fed discharge. The pictures below illustrate the installation of both an
interior and exterior footing drain tile.
INTERIOR DRAIN TILE SYSTEM
EXTERIOR DRAIN TILE SYSTEM
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