4 Steps To Keep Your Basement Dry

7/15/2020 (Permalink)

4 Steps To Keep Your Basement Dry. 

A wet basement feels and smells nasty. It can ruin floors, walls, and create mold growth. The first step to successfully stopping your basement from flooding is to identify the root problem. Here are four strategies you can use to keep your basement dry. 

1. Add gutter extensions: if your downspouts are dumping water less than 5ft away from your home, you can add plastic or metal gutter extension to guide water further out. 
2. Plug gaps:  Do you notice water dripping through cracks or gaps around plumbing pipes? You can plug these yourself using hydraulic cement or polyurethane caulk.  
3. Restore the crown:  Your home should sit on a "crown" of soil that slopes at least 6 inches over the first 10 feet in all directions. You can build this back with a shovel and dirt. 
4. Reshape the landscape: Create a berm (a mound of dirt) or a swale (a wide, shallow ditch) landscape features that redirect water long before it reaches your house. 

 If you have water damage in your basement call SERVPRO of Pickens County (864) 855 - 3993! 

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