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Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Installing a Curtain Drain - New Paltz, NY

This property management company contacted Basement Systems of New York to see how we could help alleviate the water problem, that their tenants were dealing with. During heavy rainstorms, their backyard would flood, and water would flow into the basement, in between the foundation wall, and their sill plate. Upon our Design Specialist completing his consultation he realized that the issues they were having with water were caused due to the pitch of the backyard. For us to alleviate the water problem at hand we had to install a curtain drain. In order to handle this, run off the drain was installed in an eight to sixteen-inch deep by one-foot wide trench. Then we filled the trench with gravel, then we, placed filter fabric along the top of it. Next, we placed our perforated pipe in the trench with more filter fabric and gravel. Finally, we ran our discharge line to daylight. By implementing this system, we were able to make sure that their backyard does not flood, as well that no water would penetrate their home or sill plate. Installing curtain drains are not a way to waterproof a home, but they do help mitigate surface water and are a different approach to help with a water problem. By implementing our system, we were able to remediate the water problem that they were having, prevent rotting of their sill plate, and more importantly, bring peace of mind back to everyone.

Front View

Front view of the home we were performing the project on.

Back View

Back view of the home we were performing the project on while the project was ongoing.

Parking

We strategically placed our dump trucks on the side of their home so that we could start to place the gravel into the trench quickly and efficiently

All Beds On Hand

In order to place the gravel that we had brought with us into the trench that we dug we needed to invert the beds of our dump trucks to the point that gravity would drop it out into our wheel barrel's.

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Making Sure Everything Is Trued

Before covering our Installation Specialists made sure that everything was squared and true.

Sealing The Home Off

In order to alleviate the problem at hand that was occurring on the inside we needed to block off the entry point. Because of how we were covering the system up we were able to use the dirt that our excavator had dug up to seal this point of entry from water.

Digging For Days

Our excavator digging a trench along the entirety of the backyard as well as the left side of the backyard.

Perforated Pipe For Days 1

Our Installation Specialist laying the perforated pipe in the trench on top of the gravel and filter fabric

Perforated Pipe For Days 2

Our Installation Specialists making sure that everything is nice and square before attaching the two ends of pipe together.

Perforated Pipe For Days 3

Our Installation Specialists starting the that covering process of another section of the system we are installing..

Perforated Pipe For Days 4

Our Installation Specialists working on covering a section of the system we are installing..

Perforated Pipe For Days 5

Our Installation Specialists working on covering a section of the system we are installing..

Starting A New Section

Once we had completed running our system along the back of their home we moved to the side of it to properly run the discharge line.

Making Sure Everything Was Right

Our foreman making sure that everything was specified properly before we continued to lay the system

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Our foreman making sure that the piping was the proper length and angle before starting to lay it into the trench.

Preparing The New Section Of Our Created Trench

Our foreman preparing the new section of the trench to be fitted with our curtain drain system.

A New Connection

After making sure that everything was proper we started laying the piping in the trench and started to connect the pipes together to reach our proper discharge area.

Backing Up

As we worked on the side of the home to install our system our excavator needed to continually move back in order to dig the trench.

Grading Gravel Process

Once the gravel was laid one of our Installation Specialists started to grade it.

Fully Graded

An up close shot of the area that our Installation Specialist had finished grading. The system that was installed was covered and graded to this same quality throughout the entirety of the backyard.