No one wants to return to their home only to discover pooling water and flooding in their basement. This liquid can seep in from the joint between your floor and walls, the walls themselves, or from the slabs that make up your concrete floor, especially if there are cracks. Failure to deal with this issue can lead to soggy possessions, mold and mildew, and a range of other issues. Luckily, basement drainage systems are designed to deal with moisture from all of these sources.
Basement drainage systems collect this water and send it through a sump pump to be discharged outside your home.
One type of drain used is the fast track. A fast track offers about double the capacity of a water tunnel and is a good option when other systems won’t fit. Another commonly used drain type is the water tunnel. A water tunnel collects water that pushes through the wall or up through the slab of your floor. It can only be used with a thick slab and a wide footer. The last drain type is a baseboard system. This can only be used for homes built on a monolithic foundation.
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