Quick Tips To Securing Waterproof Coatings Basement is a valuable part of your home that you can use for any good purpose. You can open it as a home gym. Setting up a basement bar has always been a popular option for families living in big homes. Or you can make it your music room. All these and many more options are open for you but often basements become inappropriate for use because of water leakage. They become damp and musty and hence useless. Waterproofing basement walls is the best way to make the environment down there healthy and pleasant. But before you waterproof the walls make sure that water that is seeping through the walls is stopped fully. For this check the following: Secure the Foundation of Your House Foundation partly transfers the water downwards to the basement. To avert this ensure that the downspouts open 5 feet away from the foundation wall. The ground next to your home foundation must slope away from your house and not towards it. This way any rain water will move away from the foundation and nothing will seep in. Almost 2 to 3 feet ground area right from the start of your home foundation must be cemented so that plants and soil stay watered without fears of water getting absorbed down to the basement walls. Another source of water seeping can be water pipes inside the walls of your home. If any pipe slightly leaks, water can cause huge damage to the walls. If you see any sign of dampness on the walls close to the kitchen or washrooms, give a call to a plumber and fix any leakage on time. Any cracks in the basement walls must be filled properly to prevent water seepage. Waterproofing Basement Walls Once you are sure that no water is leaking through the foundation or walls towards the basement, consider the option of waterproofing the walls. The solutions are many and some are more efficient and expensive than the others but since you are planning a long term investment, spare a good portion of your budget to get the best of your efforts of waterproofing. Materials for waterproof coating can be examined on the internet or you can visit a hardware and paint store of your town and ask the seller to assist you with the best choice if you are doing the waterproofing yourself. In case you hire a company for waterproofing and remodeling your basement, make sure that you choose a well-reputed and highly rated company. The experts at the company can assist you with professional advice and skillful installation of waterproof coating. Working With Floors To save the floor of your basement from dampness, consider installation of a sump pump. This averts the water to seep through the ground and ruin the floor of your basement. The whole process is a three phase procedure. First you ensure preventing seepage of water towards the basement, second you close the cracks in the walls and waterproof them, third you install a sump pump. With these 3 steps you make your basement a perfectly healthy room for any purpose. Author Bio
Jake Hyat tells us more about waterproof coating and how waterproofing basement walls works in order to achieve the most out of your basement.
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