Exterior Waterproofing
A method of waterproofing your home from outside of the basement. Designed to help stop water before it enters your basement. This method often requires excavation of the basement wall and includes an exterior moisture barrier. Since work is not performed inside the home, it’s also a great way to waterproof a finished basement that is used regularly.
- Work performed outside, no disturbance to the interior of your basement.
- A sump pump system is sometimes recommended, but may not be necessary.
- Longer installation time compared to interior waterproofing.
- Serviceable
- Includes exterior wall waterproofing with moisture barrier, dimple board and drainage.
Interior Waterproofing
A method of waterproofing your home from inside of the basement. Water is allowed to enter the basement, and then is forcibly managed away. This method often requires concrete breakout, includes sump pumps and affords a shorter installation time.
- Includes drainage systems installed inside the basement
- Waterproofing on the inside of your home requires concrete breakout, unless you have a monolithic basement slab, which is rare.
- In most instances a sump pump system will be installed.
- This offers shorter installation time compared to Exterior Waterproofing.
- Full interior wall waterproofing is sometimes recommended (Wall Shield vapor barrier).
- Interior waterproofing allows water into your basement, then manages it away.
- This repair is easy to service.
