My friend Kim asked how basement waterproofing systems work and why they are referred to as “drain tile”. I found these nice resources while searching for more information on the subject and decided to post them here (actually Kim didn’t exactly ask me to do this…its more like she made a comment…to Deb…but I wanted an excuse to post this anyway).
The first resource is a very nice article published by the University of Minnesota extension division entitled Moisture in Basements: Causes and Solutions. The 5th page in the article is an overview of solutions to basement moisture problems that describes the interior drain system beneath the slab like we are installing at the “L” Shaped House. The article title above is linked to the University of Minnesota website.
The photo below shows an interior drain system beneath the slab in detail. The system that Paul Winters is going to install will be a little different (the diagram shows a retrofit system) but the photo illustrates the major elements very nicely.
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