Water is your foundation’s worst enemy! There are two major reasons why you have a wet basement: your home was constructed without any kind of drainage system for your basement or a previous interior waterproofing system has failed.
Interior waterproofing often involves a shorter installation time than exterior waterproofing, and can be a great solution in certain circumstances. Though waterproofing the interior of your basement is a commonly-used method, it often requires concrete breakout, and should be left up to professionally trained contractors like the experts at Guru Waterproofing.
Exterior Waterproofing is an important preventative measure to keep water from entering into your home’s basement or crawl space area. Unlike interior methods that control water that enters your home, exterior waterproofing works to prevent water from entering in the first place.
Exterior waterproofing is designed to stop water from accumulating around the foundation. Since water takes the path of the least resistant, water can flow into your basement especially if you have cracks in your basement walls. Another way water enters is from concrete. Since concrete is porous, it absorbs water and evaporates moisture inside of the home. If you have moisture in your basement, let our team of experts install an effective exterior waterproofing system to protect your investment.
Crawl space encapsulation is a generic term used to describe a crawl space that is protected from moisture by using a vapor barrier on the floor and walls. In other words, encapsulation refers to sealing up your crawl space and keeping the moisture sealed outside.