DIY - How To Waterproof your Basement - Install Exterior Sump Pump - Foundation Repair - Save Money!

Foundation repairs can be very costly, but you can save a ton of money by doing it yourself. This video demonstrates the step by step process with details on each stage of the project.

[marcosmota]

Power wash the wall as well as brushing. Dry it with a propane torch. Apply tar, tar paper, dimple board and/or UV-stable foam board. The sump pump is a great idea, but it is missing a check valve.

[dmitry]

Thank you for the video. Very informative for someone doing similar project as DIY. Just to sum up few flaws I saw and read from the comments. Just for someone planning to do something similar.
1. Sump Pump is sitting too high. Right now on the 9:47 you can see that well bottom is higher than footing, means by the time water fills the well high enough for pump to run it will way over the footing.
2. Membrane end on the footing. Means all the water running down the wall will hit footing first. Concreate is porous so it can transfer humidity itself, also it will make glue holding membrane to fail sooner rather then later. Ideally it needs flashing under the membrane to extend under the drain pipe, so water goes strain to the pipe. As an option to apply liquid membrane and install wrap on top like Delta-MS.

[jimgd]

Glad that worked out for you. If you want to add some insurance, I would plant some thirsty shrubs around the perimeter of the house, like Aucuba (Japanese Laurel), Euonymous, Junipers, Conifers... Anything hardy and leafy all year long that will slurp water out of your soil all the time. I've got clay soil here, and those plants thrive on my property, and look great.

[painkiller]

Hands down, this is the most useful video I have found on the subject. Gonna try this next summer to fix my basement leak. Thanks for sharing.

[ninjamom]

Thank you! I am going to add the water membrane into my plans. Gonna dig it out and try a french drain 🤞🤞

[martav]

Thanks for the awesome instructional video! You have given me a resolution for a wet basement!

[jeanalexandre]

Good job the only thing I would have done different is put the Delta dimple board right on top of the membrane

[concreter]

I have always put that stuff they make real estate signs out of on the house, and then gravel to stop the stones from puncturing the membrain, nice job .

[randy]

When you apply the caulking use a pushing motion to get more product in the crack. Pulling it just lays it on top with virtually no penetration.

[crashjackson]

If the membrane was installed down to the footing, turned at 90 degrees away from the wall, and stopped on top of the footing a couple inches from the wall, without being extended to run down the side of the footing a couple of inches, water will get underneath the membrane (if there isn't flashing installed beneath the bottom of the membrane that runs over and down the footing). Gravel on top of the membrane will not keep water out.

[graynoble]

I would HIGHLY recommend getting a battery backed up sump. I saw my father literally pull his hair out after the power went off during a storm and the basement flooded AGAIN (this was on his 4th flood).

[PaulA-uztk]

So how come you went to a sump? It looks like you have enough grade change that you could have run the footing drain to daylight and not have to rely on a pump.

[JanakBedimydreamsilver]

The black big pipe, you installed Sum pump

[eduardocarrazco]

I'm doing the same job but we used cement instead of that tubbing thing but the wall had a cracked from top all the way to the bottom, it seems like last owner fixed the problem with only rubber liquid but now we added cement and also we gonna do rubber liquid and pvc pond liner (pond liner was my mistake because i didn't know about the other plastic).

[michaelkiley]

Nice work. About to head off and dig my foundation today so wish me luck. Thanks for posting!

[stoneyswolf]

The last time I rented one of those machines it was 250 for the weekend delivered and picked up. Probably more now but way less than 4500.

[AlexeiTetenov]

I would have put as much clay rich soil as possible, on top of a foot of gravel. This would prevent the creation of a highway of gravel for all the water to run through to your sump pump. The current solution results in much more water going to your sump pump, instead of being blocked by the clay and running further away from the house to soak into the ground.

[mudhafarismael]

My basement is wet I need consultaion in hamilton

[danconnors]

nice job. Interesting having the original corrugated pipe vs sked 40

[pcbuilderlover]

I would use a drain pop up emitter down by the road. That will keep pipe end nice for many years and critters from going back up the pipe. Search YouTube for drain pop up emitters. Thanks for the video.