Foundation Waterproofing

Overland Park Foundation Doctor is your easily accessible foundation expert. Because we know that it’s a tough choice to get experts when you face uncertainty, we do not schedule your foundation service right away. Our team first ensures that your home has a problem before implementing a foundation waterproofing system installation. We vow not only to give you our full efforts to give you first-class services, but we also promise to provide you with our complete honesty in diagnosing your home’s problems. Rest assured, you can always count on our professional and highly-skilled foundation experts for your foundation waterproofing.

Our Superior Foundation Waterproofing Service

Before getting a foundation expert for a foundation waterproofing service, you must first know the service’s basics. Scroll on the following information below to get a gist of what foundation waterproofing is, its types, and its uses.

Foundation Waterproofing Definition

What do you mean by foundation waterproofing? Foundation waterproofing is a way of inhibiting water intrusion or any other form of liquid from infiltrating or coming into your basement. At some times, water penetrates your walls too, which causes dampness and moisture in the area. When implementing a foundation waterproofing service, we will install a system and utilize specific waterproofing products: the waterproofing system we installed and waterproofing products into your walls will help improve your walls combat water entry.

Why is there a need for Foundation Waterproofing?

If your house is doing fine after a thorough assessment of your structure, you do not need to update your foundation waterproofing system. However, if you’re a new homeowner who’s planning a renovation of the house you bought, you need to consider this foundation service. Aside from that, your structure requires an update of your foundation waterproofing system. That is if you have apparent signs in your house like the below.

Water Stains in Your Walls & Floors

Well, if you are a mere believer of the statement “to see is to believe,” then you might want to consider getting foundation waterproofing. As a homeowner, you should never find water stains on the floor or walls unless you can attribute the source of the watermarks to a recent incident such as a spilling liquid. Water may have crept through your foundation at some point, as revealed by watermarks. When you see this once, you might need to contact a foundation expert for an inspection right away.

Visible Water on Floors

If you can find water puddles in your basement, then it indeed indicates that your walls cannot resist water intrusion anymore. During the rainy season, your foundation becomes porous with consistent saturation of moisture and water from the soil. When that happens, it may cause cracks, which in turn causes leaks and water in your floors.

Rotten or Musty Smell

When dampness and moisture in your walls last for a long time, then it may develop an awful and unpleasant smell in your area. This smell may be one of the first signs that you can sense if you do not notice water stains or flooding on your floors.

Build-Up or Growth of Molds

What causes an unpleasant and awful smell if there’s no water present inside your structure? Well, the reason for that could be the accumulation of molds in the basement. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, old-produced compounds have distinctive odors and swiftly leak into the air. They refer to volatile organic molecules as “microbial VOCs.” These often have unpleasant odors, and they may provide the “moldy odor” or musty smell usually associated with mold development. A stale smell indicates mold growth, which is a huge factor to consider in doing a structure inspection.

Two Approaches to Foundation Waterproofing

There could be two methods of foundation waterproofing. We discuss below these two general methods for a foundation service as guidance for our future clients.

Internal Waterproofing

When you say internal waterproofing, it means foundation waterproofing from the inside. It involves constructing a drainage system that ensures water leaks into the basement are re-routed out of the house and away from home. It thereby protects the structure.

External Waterproofing

In this method, to protect your home’s foundation from moisture, we install a waterproof membrane around the foundation. Its goal is to keep water out of the concrete, prevent it from absorbing, cracking, and inhibiting leaks from occurring. Additionally, we will be installing a french drain, which will require digging along the foundation of your house.

Water-Free Basements with Overland Park Foundation Doctor!

Keep your houses free from water leaks and moisture that causes the majority of foundation problems. With Overland Park Foundation Doctor, live a better life in your homes without the struggles of water leaks.