WHAT TO DO WITH LEAK IN THE BASEMENT

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WHAT TO DO WITH LEAK IN THE BASEMENT?
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HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE A LEAK? You need to
have your plumbing inspected, to at least
eliminate this issue.The reason you go for
plumbing first is this would be the worst case
scenario ,there may be an active leak at possibly
high pressure getting into your house.
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LEAKS IN YOUR BASEMENT DOESNT NECESSARILY MEAN A
LEAKING BASEMENT Simple gravity is the reason you
will find rainwater at its final destination-your
basement. Heavy rains will stress a vulnerable
roof and it will leak. Rain over the year
pounding against your windows, doors, brick etc
can cause damage. And if during a thunderstorm
you can see water coming through a crack in a
foundation, then you likely have a basement leak.
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HOW EAVESTROUGHS DOWNSPOUTS CAUSE BASEMENT
LEAKS Water permeates the soil along the
foundation walls after it pours over the sides of
an eavestrough , Instead of draining via the down
eavestrough portion.This can increase hydrostatic
pressure as the height of the water table next to
the wall increases.Downspouts,to a much greater
extent than leaking eavestroughts,introduce
significant hydrostatic pressure against a
foundation.ot.leak.
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HOW DO I DEAL WITH FLOOR BACKED UP DRAINS? There
is only one way to fix this and that is to avoid
it in the first place by installing a backwater
value in the drain pipe from your floor drain to
the sewer. A backwater valve will allow water to
travel from your floor drain to the storm sewer
and also prevent water from flowing from the
storm sewer back to your home.
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HOW TO DETERMINE THE LEAK AREA? Most of the
cracks appears close to windows and doors, which
is normally where house walls are weaker and most
of the basement leak happen due to cracks in the
foundation wall. At Aqua Tech Waterproofing we
are specialists in fixing these types of problems
using the latest and greatest technology. CALL
THE BASEMENT LEAK EXPERTS _at_ Aqua Tech
Waterproofing 416-300-2191
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