Basement Waterproofing Blog

In order to know how to waterproof a basement, you need to know how water enters the basement.  There are six different ways water can enter the basement: 1. Floor / wall joint 2. Floor crack 3. Wall crack 4. Bulkhead 5. Window 6. Over the sill plate and down the wall In this post [...]

This is an excerpt from James Pratt’s new book, Why a Basement Leaks and How To Fix It Permanently! Sodium Bentonite is a substance that was manufactured primarily for the iron and steel industry. Sodium Bentonite was manufactured in sheets and put over the iron and steel to stop rainwater from rusting the material. When [...]

This recent cold snap across the country can play havoc with basement foundations as soon as the weather warms. The clay soil beneath many of our homes reacts to the cold by closing the capillary veins (the pathways that water travels through within the soil). This contraction of the soil causes voids alongside foundations where [...]