Basement Waterproofing

When a homeowner purchases a property, a basement is often seen as a valuable storage space or further accommodation for an expanding family.  These expectations can be disappointed when it is discovered that the basement is rendered uninhabitable by water ingress, now with our teams help you can make wet basements a thing of the past by installing damp proofing and basement waterproofing preservation solutions.  No matter the degree of damage home owners need not despair, utilising the latest technology Wise Property Care's Basement division can transform the most soiled & polluted basements into areas suitable for domestic (never mind storage) use.  Our aim is to help you by taking responsibility for design, installation and full ten year guarantee of our basement systems, providing you with a waterproof basement ready for your home cinema, games room, extra luxury bathroom, spare bedroom... 

Some common basement problems and damp proofing solutions are:

Basement Problems
Persistent moisture ingress, more severe than moisture absorbed from ground or atmosphere, making an area in a property very damp and uninhabitable.  Significant amounts of moisture are present: at best walls may be damp and at worst umbrellas may be needed indoors!

Basement Solutions
Modern treatment of excessive moisture in basements encourages management of water rather than physical retention. Wise Property Care while considering all available techniques normally install an air gap membrane system such as Delta or John Newton Membranes, this is installed for waterproofing basement walls and floors providing you with a basement ready for renovation.

Basement Case Study Step-by-Step Process

The following four steps will help explain the step-by-step process involved when installing a Wise Property Care basement waterproofing system:

1, This picture shows a basement cleared before the application of the water management membrane.  Even so, dirty water can be seen running down the side walls and pooling in the corner.

2. Here the membrane has been applied to the walls.  The system is diverting the water to the drains and already the room looks improved.

3. Once the membrane is complete, a choice can be taken as to whether to plaster or plasterboard the walls.  In this case plaster has been applied direct to the membrane.

4. As you can see, once the area has been plastered, decoration can be applied directly on top.  As it happens, this area is used for commercial purposes but the membrane is equally suitable for domestic decoration and use. It's now water and damp proof.