Top Method For Waterproofing Your Basement: Installing Corrugated Drainage Pipe

What is the best way to waterproof a basement? There are many subfloor management systems out on the market. You can find large companies with gimmicky products that saturate you with commercials and ads. There are veteran companies that lost their way and sense of pride. Then, there are your local carpenters, landscapers, and neighbors who think they have the know-how and ability.

In this video, a veteran waterproofing company established in 1947 sent a crew out to install a basement system that uses many of the same products we use—the only difference is the installation is all wrong.

Luckily, the homeowner with an engineering background knew something was wrong halfway through the installation. He stopped it from continuing. That's where we come in. This video is one of our longest-running, and it covers many waterproofing topics found in a variety of situations. You don't want to miss this if you are in the market for a new basement system.

00:00 Introduction
00:23 Pipe & Stone Problem
01:00 Mold Problem
02:08 Engineering Tabs
02:52 Front Entry Door Drain
03:29 Basin Clean-Out to Street
04:23 Bad Pipe Installation Walk-thru
05:34 Sump Pump Discharge Location
06:21 Pipe Installation Comparison
08:28 Sewage Line Replacement
10:43 Pipe Depth & Code-Compliant Floor
12:04 Sump Pump Basin
12:30 Back & Front Entry Drain Repair
14:35 Outside Discharge Problems
16:20 Dry Well Installation
18:05 Cement Block Weep Holes
20:13 Superslurry the Ribbon
21:25 Flow Channel Perimeter
22:55 You Don't Want To Do It Twice

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Since 1997, American Dry Basement Systems has waterproofed basements, encapsulated crawl spaces, installed sump pumps and battery backup systems, and repaired foundation cracks in basements throughout Connecticut and Westchester, New York. Our mission is simple: We ensure that every customer who installs our basement waterproofing system will be water-free for life.

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[RandyLott]

As an engineer, your approach makes me smile. It completely makes sense in every way. All details are considered!

[alexm]

This company did our waterproofing of a 2500 sq ft basement a year ago. The engineering and logic these guys put into this is epic. Its exactly as they show. They ripped out an old system like that was always flooding. Now.... zero water. Basement is just another room.

[michaelshansen]

Your videos are great! Thanks so much!

[brianc]

Do it right, do it well, do it once. Appreciate your approach and transparency, if only more people were aware of your biz.

[danperry]

This guy really knows his stuff. I hope he comes to examine our house

[HarryRunes]

amazing work! as a newbie, it's pretty inspirational to see someone really understand their craft

[coyotes]

Very informative! I learned a lot about basement waterproofing. I admire they take pride in doing the job the right way.

[JK-ucbw]

Another great video with detailed information on what was done incorrectly and why it's not correct as well as how to address issues correctly.
I just wish your service area was in Northwest Arkansas. I will be able to use your information to help me vet out someone to do the work that I will need to be done. Thank you for the many videos showing many situations being addressed and the engineering behind the solutions.

[chenrex]

my basement has a crack wall, i watch looks of your video, which very helpful. thank you ADBS

[VDIESEL]

You do a great and simple explanation of the problems and solutions. Common sense of how this works for those of us who are new to how this works,

[corriizzo]

Your videos are very informative. It's very difficult to determine which method is the best and this video helped us understand.

[patrickbesong]

Excellent video. You really know your craft. I did our basement this the same way (not as well as you guys do I'm sure), but 10 years later and no water. Did 2 walls of the basement, both running into a sump to be pumped out. I used a similar waffle board on mine as well, which catches anything coming off the wall and feeds it to the stone and pipe below. I have to do my son's 91-year-old house next. the trench the previous owners dug into the cement years ago runs to a floor drain (that used to be the main gray water drain for the house), and that drain runs downhill to a trench along the main road 75' away. We figured out that's where all the mice were coming from! After we hook the floor drain pipes to it, we'll put some sort of grate at the end of the pipe down by the main road so he can keep the grate clean and keep rodents out. i don't think we'll need to dig a sump with the floor drain there, but we'll test it out for a while before reinstalling concrete over the drain. Thanks for the helpful video. I think I'll be able to do a better job on my son's house after watching a couple of your videos.

[joecasaleable]

Definitely have learned alot from your videos.

[jamespossible]

Great videos, appreciate the detail. I don't ever see you discussing the outside of the basement wall...why is that?

[ethmassons]

Really nice video, I like your slow methodological style of explaining it

[marcosmaldonado]

Love the way you work ! I would love to do labor for you !

[alexanderjamieson]

I notice that the old guys in this business are the ones that do it right. Hopefully this knowledge gets passed on.

[larseriksson]

This is absolutely brilliant!
My 100 year old house has a 2, 5 meter deep well that fills up in a day, from ground water, so I'll never have a dry air basement. Better drainage might be a solution.

[nissa]

I wish you guys were able to come to Rhode Island 😩 I have binged watching your videos and I am learning quite a lot!

[zaracing]

How do you handle a crawl space basement that was partially hand dug out to full depth? The footer for the house is only a few feet below grade while the basement floor is well below that. Water just seeps in through the dirt wall. My thought is to dig out all the remaining dirt, underpin the existing foundation, and pour a slab over gravel/vapor barrier with perimeter drainage like this video.