So, you’ve decided to have your basement waterproofed and equipped to keep water out and away from your home. But along with having drainage channels in place to guide water to a collection site, now you’ll need to install a sump pump to get that collected water moving out and off your premises. Let’s take[...]
You’ve had drainage channels laid down along the perimeter of your basement or your crawlspace, and they’re all ready to begin guiding any surrounding groundwater to a collection point where the sump pump awaits. But what is a sump pump for? There needs to be something to help make sure the water moves away from[...]
If your home features a sump pump in your basement or crawlspace, it’s important to check on it regularly to ensure it’s working properly—especially prior to any local storm seasons. At’58 Foundations & Waterproofing, we perform an extensive sump pump check up that includes not only the mechanics of the pump itself, but of the[...]
A sump pump is designed to protect your basement from the risk of flooding by draining water that accumulates in a sump pit. If the pump runs continuously, however, this usually indicates that there’s a plumbing problem. Here are a few reasons why this might occur. When a sump pump runs continuously or too often,[...]