Serving Greater South Bend, St Joseph, Elkhart, South Bend
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A Lateral Drain is a great solution when you want to guide water to a sump pump, and the basement does not have a complete system.
Hydrostatic pressure can cause groundwater to push up through the floor in a basement. We sealed the cracks in this New Buffalo, Michigan basement, to push the water to the perimeter foundation walls.
We removed about a 12 inch section of the concrete floor, the blocks then have weep holes drilled in every hollow core, filter cloth was laid over the footing and dirt, and the WaterGuard installed.
The WaterGuard drains into the SuperSump that was installed in the south east corner of the basement. The discharge for the sump pump goes out the south east corner into the ice guard and ties into the existing four-inch line that is buried outside.
Our customer was tired of getting water in his basement, so he called us for a permanent fix. We installed our Waterguard system to keep their basement dry and mold free.
Customer noticed water coming in from a crack in the basement floor. We installed a waterguard system, and a sump to end her headaches.