Basement Detective 703-684-0860 — Waterproofing Virginia / Arlington / Alexandria / Fairfax / Foundation

Porous Exterior Sheeting

inspector1 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:33:08 +0000

Non-waterproofing company attempt at exterior waterproofing a wall and window well.
This photo was taken just before back fill. Do you think water will find its way around those enormous gaps??
Not the best solution for this particular home, every home is different. But this is a truly poor installation job.

Expensive, yet ineffective.

Basement Floor Water Damage

inspector1 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:44:14 +0000

This basement floor had a nonstop seepage problem.

April 22

inspector1 — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:18:27 +0000

Bilco door access outside leaking into basement.Flooded surrounding area.

Sump pump failure caused basement to flood from well. Door drain over ran.

Exterior Drainage Pipe

inspector1 — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:05:32 +0000

2 year old drainage pipe from an improperly installed system.

One Lovely Sump Well

inspector1 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:13:16 +0000

Cheap and poorly installed sump pump into a solid concrete well. Flooding, crickets, bad smell. The pump was very loud.

Siding Water Dam

inspector1 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:20:20 +0000

Siding used to dam water to well. This did not work. Resulted in flooding. The painted blocks flaked and clogged siding drain.

Common Wall Leak

inspector1 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:04:59 +0000

This townhouse basement leaked across an adjoining wall. This is a very common occurrence in townhouses that have tiered foundations.

Facebook Review

inspector1 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:51:10 +0000

My thanks to Anthony and Basement Detectives for the quick response yesterday evening! And additional thanks for their honesty and integrity!
Gil Corella
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Exterior Grading Issue

inspector1 — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:36:29 +0000

Basement had foundation overpour -this was a grading issue. The soil outside was more 1.5 ft above the top of the foundation wall.

Wall Leak.. again

inspector1 — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:30:19 +0000

Common foundation seepage in a poured concrete wall joint. This basement had random small water leaks. Guess how high the water stood outside this wall…