Interior French drain is an effective solution for the diversion of water. Hydrostatic pressure is the main cause of water coming up though the basement floor. Installing a drain below grade will divert the water to the sump pit. This will save your home and give you peace of mind.
Interior French Drains
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[heading subtitle=”” size=”5″ heading_class=”style-3″ heading_style=”style-1″]Steps are as follows.[/heading]
- Break concrete floor for sump pit install. (inside basement)
- Break concrete floors around interior footings
- Remove concrete and earth from the trench around 1 foot deep
- Install geo textile inside trench
- Install platon (dimple board) on foundation walls
- The French drain (weeping tile) is then installed around the footings.
- Core thru footing in desired area for the installation of the sump pit.
- Install sump pump for the discharge of any waters.
- Platon (dimple board) is then fastened to wall with a pneumatic nail gun, then sealed with moldings and polybitume (waterproofing caulking membrane) to ensure no water infilitration.
- 24 inches of ¾ clean gravel is then placed with an additional layer of geo textile on top to prevent contamination of the drain.
- The area is then backfilled and graded. Excess backfill is removed and the area is then cleaned.