Basement Waterproofing in Baltimore, MD
If you don’t like the weather in Baltimore, just wait a minute. In a city like this, the weather is unpredictable at best, and with 3-4 inches of rainfall on average each month and about 105 sunny days per year, you can be sure that a good rainfall or thunderstorm is never far away.
As a seaport city that rests along the Patapsco River and the Chesepeake Bay, much of the city is waterfront property, and the rest isn’t far away. This means that along with the regular rains, homeowners in Baltimore, Maryland can expect a higher than usual water table under their home.
With all these factors at work, it’s no surprise that Baltimore is known for its wet basements and damp crawl space environments. Fortunately, the equipment and technologies being developed for basement waterproofing are better than they’ve ever been before. Today, a wet basement is just a one, or sometimes two day installation away from being dry, healthier, usable space. Call or contact Mr. Basement today for a your basement waterproofing in Baltimore!
How to Stop Basement Water in Baltimore
Flooding basements cause huge problems for homeowners: you don’t want it, you can’t ignore it, and you certainly can’t sell it. Baltimore residents find that the value of their home can immediately drop 10%, or as much as 25%, when a home has a flooding basement. And Builder Magazine reports that 27% of home buyers avoid homes that have maintenance issues and an additional 19% will not live in a “fixer upper”.
The good news is that stopping a wet basement problem (and receiving a written, transferable warranty on the waterproofing system), is easy to do. Whether the basement water is entering the home through the walls, the floors, the basement windows, or through the basement wall-floor joint, it’s possible to stop the basement water problem permanently by installing a perimeter basement waterproofing system.
Steps to Installing an Interior Waterproofing System
- Create an opening along the basement walls on the inside.
- Lay a bed of clean stone and a basement drain in the opening, allowing its wall flange to extend up the basement wall to collect seeping water.
- Install a sump pump and connect it to the drain. A battery backup sump pump is also recommended.
- Run a discharge line away from the house and bury it.
- (Optional) Install basement wall coverings, a sub floor that can serve as a vapor barrier, and/or an energy-efficient basement dehumidifier.
Your Local Baltimore Waterproofing Contractor
With more than 22 years in the wet basement repair business, Mr. Basement’s professional basement contractors have the skills, equipment, and experience you need to keep your basement dry all the time! Basement waterproofing is their business and what they do every day.
Mr. Basement of White Marsh, Maryland would like to offer homeowners in the Baltimore a chance to learn more about our company and what we could do for you. They’re offering free, no-obligation on-site inspections and written estimates for all basement waterproofing, crawl space encapsulation, foundation repair, and basement finishing jobs within the Baltimore MD and Virginia area. Call or contact them by e-mail today to get started!
