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Standard Water Control Systems
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Приєднався 10 лис 2009
Standard Water Control has been installing basement waterproofing systems in Minneapolis and the surrounding areas, along with foundation repair, egress windows and Radon Mitigation since 1977. We've installed over 1.6 Million feet of drain tile and thousand of sump pump systems. Fixing Basement Water Problems isn’t fun, but our professional employees are here to help! We work year round in the rain, snow and sunshine! Standard Water offers transferable lifetime warranties on drain tile installs and FREE estimates from Professional Basement Project Managers. Our top 10 most tenured employees have been with us over 25 years. We are licensed in Minnesota and WI and most of our business is repeat and referral. Standard offers $100 for referrals of perimeter waterproofing installations when the referrer's names is mentioned when scheduling the appt. Consider Standard Water for your basement waterproofing in Minneapolis, egress window installation, or Radon mitigation!
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Basement Waterproofing
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Waterproofing your basement is an important home improvement task that should not be neglected. waterproofing helps to prevent water from seeping into your basement, and it can also help to keep your basement dry and free of mold and mildew.
Radon Mitigation Installation
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If you're concerned about radon in your home, there are some things you can do to mitigate the risk. First, it's important to have your home tested for radon levels. Standard Water will provide you with a FREE radon test kit. If the levels are high, you may need to install a radon mitigation system. Standard Water is a certified Radon Mitigation company.
Egress Window Installation
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An egress window is a window designed for emergency egress from a building. Egress windows must meet specific size and other requirements set by building code in order to be effective. In the event of a fire or other emergency, an egress window can provide a safe exit from a building. They are typically located in bedrooms and other habitable rooms, so that people can escape even if the main ex...
Protect and Improve Your Homes Value & Livability
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Waterproofing your basement will help to keep it free from water damage and mold, and will also make it more comfortable to spend time in. waterproofing your basement will also help to increase its resale value. Many homes have at least one egress window, which is a window that is large enough to serve as an emergency exit. In the event of a fire or other emergency, egress windows can provide a...
Testimonial Andy, Plymouth, MN
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Basements are the perfect place for a laundry room, home gym, or extra storage space. Yet, most people don't think about their basement until they have a problem. Water in your basement can cause all sorts of problems, from mold and mildew to structural damage. If your basement is prone to flooding, you might be thinking twice about putting anything down there. Waterproofing your basement is a ...
Buried Discharge: Out Of Sight And Out Of Your Way
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Standard Water Control consistently outperforms their competition through hard work, attention to detail and innovation. The company is always looking for a way to do it better. As a result they’ve come up with their Free Flow Buried Discharge system. Sometimes, due to a home’s design or the lay of the lot, discharge pipes need to run some distance from the house. This can be an issue both in t...
Remodeling Testimonial Melody
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You’re finally going to finish your basement and you can’t wait to get at it. Here are three things you should consider before starting the project. Have you ever had water in your basement? Do you see evidence of water infiltration on the walls or floor? Consider installing a basement waterproofing system to protect the investment you’re making in your lowest level. Are you planning to have an...
Free Radon Test Estimate
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If you are like most home owners, you may not even think about radon gas until it is brought to your attention. Radon is a naturally occurring gas that forms from the radioactive decay of uranium in rocks and soil. It can be dangerous if it accumulates to high levels in your home, so it is important to test for it regularly. Luckily, testing for radon is easy and inexpensive, so there is no rea...
Mold Mildew Smell
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Wet basements are the perfect environment for mold and mildew growth - with all that entails - including the smell. Solve those problems with a basement waterproofing system from Standard Water Control. Contact us today for a free consultation and estimate. standardwater.com/services/basement-waterproofing/
Crawlspace Encapsulation 2022
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Crawlspace Encapsulation If you have a crawlspace that’s unusable because it’s damp, dark, dirty, and full of creepy crawlies, Standard Water has the solution. We offer Crawlspace Encapsulation services. With our service marked Diamond Brite Vaporguard, we can turn this unusable space into a dry, usable crawl space, protecting your family’s health and giving you more usable storage space. We le...
Egress Window 2022
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If you’re remodeling your basement and you’d like to use one of those spaces as a bedroom, Standard Water can install an egress window system. These window systems add light, ventilation, and code-compliant emergency egress to basements. They also add value to your home, and provide peace of mind for parents who have children rooming downstairs. Our crew digs the hole by hand, to minimize any d...
Egress Window Installation
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Homeowners now know that a remodeled, dry basement is the most affordable way to increase their home's value and living space. A egress window system installed by Standard Water Control enables you to use your entire lower level for living space with light from natural sunlight - all while meeting code-compliant emergency egress needs! If you want to remodel your basement to add more living spa...
Radon rev 5
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Radon levels can accumulate to high concentrations in your home. This depends on radon levels in the soil (the source), how radon enters the home (pathways), and pressure differences between the outside air and the inside air (air pressure) that drive radon into the home. Source - In Minnesota, soil is the main source of radon, where it occurs naturally. Pathways - Radon gas enters the home, us...
Egress Window 15
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SHOULD YOU INSTALL AN EGRESS WINDOW? Adding an egress window to your basement is key to bringing basement bedrooms up to code. It’s also a big boost if you ever sell your home. As of 2019, American homes were worth an average $119 per square foot, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. If you add an egress window to your 120 square foot basement bedroom, that could translate as an addit...
Basements are a nightmare if they weren't properly waterproofed when the home was constructed.
Poor guys with no masks....will die of copd later in life.
Thank you for sharing this! I'm leery of trusting anyone after a couple of people ran off with my money. How can I get a professional like Standard Waterproofing,to come out for a free in home estimate?
A thorny problem for sure. While it is the most invasive, I would consider jacking up the house and replacing the entire foundation with a proper ICF foundation and waterproofing. Excavate down to have a 9-10' finished ceiling height. Done right, this is actually usable and livable space, free of water and mold issues. I have been in many of these old houses (I grew up in one) and the basements are always musty and not really usable storage or living space. Typically, you have 1,000+ square feet of area with low ceilings that is only good for a laundry and furnace room. Adding 1,000 square feet of proper living space would add a significant value to your home.
That would cost like $20 grand
@@bend4852 Hell, I can't get a roof done for 20 grand. Double it at least.
That cheap, non schedule 40 piping tho
@7:54: What are you talking about? There's still a gap between the floor and wall. This looks like dimple board with a different shape.
Bravo. Great job on video
Wow
Who would you recommend for North East Ohio?
Sir, outside drainage is always better than inside drainage. For renovation jobs, which you cannot do the external drainage system. Your company method does the best system for internal drainage system. Thank you for your video. Thumb up
Wow! That was the most educational advertisement I’ve ever viewed! Thanks!
Did I just watch an 8 minute infomercial? 💭 Felt like I learned a lot from it though ... 👍
Oh gosh finally figured out why my sump pump always has so much water even though we have a french drain!!
Doesn't and exterior door in concrete wall require a lentil above and a #5 steel rebar on each side of the door all across the US? Maybe building code is different in that state . This door would not pass the FL building code inspection.
Do you do work in the detroit michigan area?
What if you already have basement access, it is blocks and falling in and want to go this route instead?
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If water is coming in only at the cold joint and not dripping down the wall behind the drainage board, isn't the space between the back of the drainage board and the wall just letting moisture into the basement as a result of humid air rising behind the drainage board? It seems it would be better to seal between the back of the drainage board and the wall near the top of the drainage board to keep humid air out.
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Why do companies leave the cutout concrete in bottom of holes before backfilling?
F*** basements.
Best video about this until now.
Sir I am from the Philippines we get rain a lot. I hope you have a step by step on how to put up a drainage system i basements in tropical countries. Thank you.
seal your basement, lead water away from your house, mostly done
Say hello to doing things the correct way! Some people get bamboozled by sales charlatans and then people like yourself end up redoing what they didn’t do right in the first place! I despise crap work. Your video shows how it is done with detail! Good job! I would put two coats of UGL cement paint over the blocks. This will keep the moisture off the inside walls and won’t interrupt your good work!
Noted Thank You Sir 👌✌👍🙏
looks like this out fit is doing it right
What company does this sub slab drainage system in Omaha NE?
I wonder if this company is in New Jersey?
8:10 Minneapolis, MN
How does the water from the joint get into the pipe?
The water flows through the holes in the concrete blocks, under our patented Diamond Drainage Board, over the footing, into the drainage field and into the rigid drain-tile.
Finally a company video that shows a properly installed drainage system installation Lots of bad info out there regarding these systems
I found this video shows the products that I need. I live in Chicago and need to know where in Chicago or surrounding areas can I buy Dimpled Sheeting and Drainage Boards?
Agree! I've worked with you, now family members have, too, and friends, as well. I think you do a super job, and am so appreciative of how your team stays positive even in some pretty awful conditions!
Thanks, Betsy! You made our day!
What about a solid foundation not blocks that leaks in multiple spots but can't get to exterior of wall cause there is a porch above basement wall . Can't go under porch to fix exterior wall that is leaking . I have a sump pump that goes on but the water behind wall doesn't seem to go there or it wouldn't leak . Any help or answers ?
is that totally the guy from 'how its made' ?? cool deal ! oh and nice vid too :)
:) No, our voiceover guy didn't do "How It's Made" ... but he appreciates the compliment.
garbage, just dig up the outside and do it the right way
That works well when you initially build the house. However, if you're trying to retrofit a basement with a waterproofing system the exterior is far and away the most expensive way to do it because you have to deal with landscaping, decks, and sidewalks. In some cases removal and replacement of some or all of these things is necessary. The University of Minnesota has concluded that an interior, sub-slab system -- like we install -- offers an effective system and cost efficiencies that make it the best choice for retrofit.. BTW, we have also installed exterior solutions.
So tired of seeing these comments on these interior waterproofing videos. My house is over a hundred years old and I’m having internal waterproofing done. Left side of my house is a foot and a half from a side road, right side of the house has a new wrap around sidewalk, back of the house has a big deck and patio, front of the house has a covered porch and new landscaping. External waterproofing is not an option!
These companies charge at least 3 times what an interior one is. I've had prices of $10k for interior and $25k for exterior. Plus I'd be responsible for the mess and replanting my plants/shrubs. Likely removing them too.
Why is inside the wrong way? Just about every exterior drain tile fails over time. Also exterior doesnt necessarily prevent hydrostatic pressure under a basement floor
good job drilling weeping holes between the joints of blocks.....crucial!
A system that sits on the footer is more than ideal...I would sit my system on the footer to prevent clogging, which draintile systems are known for.
The University of Minnesota tends to disagree. A system that sits on the footer suffers from the lack of a steady downward slope to the sump basin. And since footers are supposed to be level the water doesn't flow very well. We have video of water pooled in systems like these. They are ripe for mold and mildew problems. On the other hand, a system at the base of the footer, with a layer of washed rock in the bottom of the trench doesn't clog. We've been doing it since 1977.
Standard Water Control Systems which is why you’re supposed to pitch the system towards the sump pump. Getting water to flow down hill isn’t difficult. Doing it since 1977 only hurts your case. It’s old technology.
Well, first, placing a drainage channel on top of the footing means you can't maintain the structural integrity of the floor. You can't put the cement back to the same thickness because the drainage channel is taking up that space. If you do put the cement back to the same thickness, there will be a 4" or 5" wide bevel in the floor (a few inches thick) which is pretty inconvenient when the homeowner wants to put their furniture back in the room. They're none too happy when they have to leave desks, dressers, beds, etc. 4" or 5" inches from the wall when they want them up against it. Pitching the system will only exacerbate the problem. Our Patented Diamond Drainage Board (new technology) ensures the structural integrity of the floor right up to the wall without the problematic bevel or lack of structural integrity. We've replaced many, many systems that sit on the footer because they don't tend to work very well or they leave a bevel in the floor, or both. Another problem with top of the footer systems is much of the water simply runs under the drainage channel, over the footer and into the soil beneath the floor where it can come up through cracks or be drawn up through the porous concrete via the stack effect. Water will always seek the lowest level it can. That's why we capture it down low next to the bottom of the footer. Also, footers are supposed to be level. A system that sits on top of a level footer doesn't drain properly. I can't tell you how many of theses systems we've replaced because water simply sits in the channel. Further, we use rigid pvc draintile with large holes that can't be bridged by minerals in the water and maintain a steady, smooth downhill slope to the sump basket. The flexible, corrugated draintile often used is a problem because the holes that allow the water in are small and easily bridged by minerals and cannot maintain a smooth slope down to the sump basin. Also, the corrugations fill with water and it just sits there, never making it to the sump basin at all. In our experience, homeowners are primarily interested in waterproofing systems that, 1. keep their basements dry and, 2. allow them to replace their furniture as if we had never been there. New technology is great, if it meets the needs of the homeowner. That's the only thing that matters. Our transferable warranty, good for the life of the foundation, simply gives the homeowner additional peace of mind.
@@StandardwaterControlSystemsInkHow big are the holes in the bottom of your PVC draintile? and how big are the holes dug into the wall next to the footer for hydrostatic pressure drainage?
Excellent and superbly done! Thank you!!
I have a question about french drain( outside of the footing). Where this pipe leads ? To the outside well and pumped out with float sensor pump?
It leads down to a bubbler at the far end
Why wait until the water has already breached to the INSIDE of the house where electricity is needed to pump it BACK OUT? Prevention is always best! Install an exterior curtain drain around the perimeter and make sure gutters and downspouts work and drain away from the house.
That works well when you initially build the house. However, if you're trying to retrofit a basement with a waterproofing system the exterior is far and away the most expensive way to do it because you have to deal with landscaping, decks, and sidewalks. In some cases removal and replacement of some or all of these things is necessary. The University of Minnesota has concluded that an interior, sub-slab system -- like we install -- offers an effective system and cost efficiencies that make it the best choice for retrofit.. BTW, we have also installed exterior solutions.
You need a Vapor Barrier on the wall. And a 4" pipe. Don't cheap out
We have a vapor barrier that we install on some jobs when water is intruding from higher on the wall. Here in the upper midwest we mostly see water coming in at the joint where the floor and the wall meet or up through cracks in the floor. And, yes, we use 4" pipe.
I do like how they put the plastic down before the pour
I would have waterproofed the block basement wall with BASF Walltite where it was exposed by the construction process . Also helps to have that type of entry covered by an extended carport so it is not exposed to direct weather . Of course it would be easier to do when building a new house !
Why is it that nobody does one of these videos in a home that does NOT have a footer?
Jay Kay search for hydro armor systems They have information and likely a video which can assist you
No such thing as a footer-less walk-in basement and if one does exist then it is a miracle it is still standing mostly intact if still standing at all. Other house foundations either have no below grade basement or a ground level which is not much of an issue with water unless it is in a flood plain area/zone and use other forms and methods of water drainage such as a simple flow vent that allows water to expel but not get in.
Joshua79C C did I miss where footer-less walk-in was specifically referenced? But besides that point I can tell you for sure there are foundations under a lot of homes in pa and md which have no footer and plenty of room to walk as the foundation was built far thicker and more robustly than that of modern standards. This was necessary as all they had was rocks. So to say no such thing is a far cry from an accurate statement.
Oh, so you were referring to the non standard walls I live in such a home in MA currently, it is a duplex and rent is nice, used to live in another house with similar foundation but never bothered to or even notice lack of what modern foundation standard requires, I stand corrected, was basing of the houses I had experience in having installing retrofit waterproofing systems in for others when I did that line of work, not having to do any in these old fashioned large field stone mason walls if at all and as had said never really notice if it had a footer as you see with concrete wall foundations. Then again homes that used to have these foundations and since been upgraded with more modern poured or blocks of concrete now have the footing system and the home owner or renter now has a conditioned and usable space for living or storage use or perhaps a shop/hobby space of sorts. I stand corrected
You will see footerless row houses in US East Coast cities like Washington, DC. They were built in the 1800's and have foundation walls built of brick that go down below basement floors about 3'. Many such homes even still have dirt basements.
Good video .. thankx
Thanks! We're glad you like it.
How do you do this on a monolithic poured footer/floor?
Might be best to do it on the exterior side of the wall. Which would be very hard if you attempt yourself, depending on the depth of the footer. Another option is to use an interior drain system designed for your type of slab and foundation. Look into a baseboard drainage system. You can do a Google search for it to find more info. Hope this helps.
Great seeing educational waterproofing videos from across the pond and dual discharge too..
How much does this cost?
good information
I've seen many diagrams for interior systems where the drain tile is beside the footing. In those diagrams, the lowest point of the gravel is at the bottom of the footing. This is not a great situation for me because my footing is only 6" thick. That leaves little room for gravel if I use a 4" pipe. Is there anything wrong with putting gravel below (not under) the footing?
We'd be happy to talk with you. Please contact us via our website www.standardwater.com
Jonasinc1 Did you find an answer? I'm researching different companies & the methods they use before hiring because I'm very protective of my foundation! I also worry about digging below footer grade to get fall @ basin & washing dirt out from under footer! Thanks in advance
Kind of hard for me to picture what you are saying but footing as shown you want to place the drain tile on top as shown, its how most are installed, DIY kits sit atop the slab and use a sealing caulk to keep water from getting into the main area which is a nice simple but not very practical for worst case water issues I have much experience in installing such system as this with gravel and pipe to properly waterproof where the ground/geology allows for and gets particularly saturated aka logged/stored. But as they showed you want the gravel with pipe Next to the footing, not under as it would compromise the structural integrity of the foundation, but not above the footing height so you still get at least 4 inches of slab thickness, even with the drain tile installed also as shown.
Use 6" jdrain. Go ahead and dig your trench, taco style your high side and then run it vertical. Use plenty of Rock. Then once you rock to grade put a covebase on top of your rock and replace concrete. The covebase will allow any water that runs down your walls thru a crack to enter your drain. When it comes to a sump pit over dig it and use plenty of Rock, it'll allow more water to enter and fill up your pit slower meaning your pump will run less.