This video is genius! As someone who worked for a waterproofing company for four years, I noticed the same gap you mentioned. That's why I started my own waterproofing company last year, focusing not only on customer connection but also on addressing all the gaps you highlighted. We begin by identifying water intrusion in the basement and then conduct a comprehensive inspection outside the home. Our approach includes cleaning and extending gutters, improving grading, focusing on exterior caulking, and ensuring garden beds and foliage are not contributing to the problem. We cover everything you mentioned and more. You're absolutely correct-anytime you're waterproofing from the inside, you're really just redirecting water. A true waterproofing company should communicate this to the customer, clearly explaining whether they are getting a water redirection system or a full waterproofing system. Thanks for sharing such valuable insights!
@bryan__m
23 күн бұрын
This is part of the reason we never waterproofed our last house. I never could really figure out where the issue lay, and I was worried a basement company would want to dig up the basement without looking at the yard, and a yard company would dig up the yard without looking at the basement.
@TainoRaider16
7 ай бұрын
In construction most of my life and as a certified home inspector since 2014, I've been screaming this from the roof tops and have seen people get robbed for years. This video should be sent to every realtor and home buyer from here on out.
@petebusch9069
7 ай бұрын
Could not agree more. The first step is always correcting the exterior drainage first and then drain tile if needed after that. I have never seen a retrofit draintile system with proper exteriror drainage ever.
@CNHInspections-CentralNebraska
7 ай бұрын
Thanks Reuben. Negative grading with improper gutter extensions especially on concrete not slopped approximately (2%) away from the structure is a recipe for a wet basement.
@homeauthorityllc
7 ай бұрын
Thanks, Reuben. We're more fortunate here - we have drainage / landscape contractors who do all the exterior stuff - and actually do a good job. Lots of wet basements in this area! Most of our houses have gutters - but, unfortunately, the gutters are usually too small - and the downspouts usually are not extended.
@Mr.Majestic77
18 күн бұрын
Is there a email address to the Standard Water company?
@bruce-le-smith
7 ай бұрын
Makes sense, thank you.
@WilliamJSisti
7 ай бұрын
We had water coming through our poured concrete foundation. After getting a quote fora French drain we did some outside work and then found a guy that injects epoxy into the cement. The epoxy injection was about $175 and it worked VERY well.
@pitaeata8493
7 ай бұрын
$175 ??? really. what was that? an hour of work and a tube of epoxy from the dollar store? typo?
@WilliamJSisti
7 ай бұрын
@@pitaeata8493 It was pressure injection into the concrete. Starts at.a crack, injects until it seeps out another spot, moves to that spot and keeps going and it doesn't go in any more. Took them about 90 minutes to seal up a 6-8 foot section. Either way, it worked very well and was under $200 instead of 10k for a French drain.
@bradmitchell4936
14 күн бұрын
I just laugh when I see people painting on little more than thick paint products on interior basement walls thinking that will solve their water intrusion issues
@daytradingonabeach6108
2 ай бұрын
This guy said all foundation companies don’t do this???? So full of it and find it funny and scammy he said this video is not supposed to be a plug for this so called “great company he recommends” yet he plugs them anyway. Yes, a lot of companies don’t try to find the problem and just sell a tile system, but not all!!! So sick of these inspectors grouping all companies then putting kick back money in their pocket from ones he likes. I’m sure he’ll say oh nooooo I take no money… bs….anytime you want to really discuss with an expert would be happy to debate you on live KZitem and see just how much you can get past myself, some great companies I know and our engineers. Oh and yes, I’ve been doing this 50 years.
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