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Mayer – Drainage & Sump System

This house is a 1950’s built house in rural Alberta. It appeared as though the interior floor had been lowered with the top of the basement slab located at the bottom of the foundation footing. The homeowner was experiencing some severe basement water seepage. Due to the location of the floor in relation to the footing and the client’s budget we came up with a solution to control the path of water.

Project Goals

Re-direct water into a drainage medium
Install weeping tile for footing drainage
Install a sump system to drain weeping tile

Our Approach

We installed a drainage mat product called “System Platon on the interior of the foundation wall. This mat extended down the vertical wall, around the footing on the interior and into a drainage layer that we installed below the floor using interior weeping tile.
The drainage mat was drained into the interior weeping tile installed out from the footing so as to not compromise the bearing angle of the footing. The section of concrete removed to accommodate this process was then replaced.
The interior drainage system was drained into an interior sump system. The county allowed us to drain this sump system into the existing sewer system. It should be noted that not all municipalities allow this.
We effectively control water and drain all water that would otherwise come in at the footing location into the drainage mat to the interior weeping tile and into the sump where it is pumped out.

Our client has experienced no further water seepage and as the system functions as intended.

What our customers say

The basement and foundation repair services of Abarent Construction Edmonton were effective, efficient and timely in all aspects in addressing the tiny, hairline crack, the first crack in 26 years due to the bizarre freezing and thawing that occurred this year, along a foundation wall. Jim and Lannie, the two gentlemen that performed the work explained what they observed and assured us that the two day work plan was well in hand. They were polite, hardworking and thorough in their inspection and remediation as they also confirmed the weeping tile was in good condition.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Mark Whetstone

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for a job well done. After this past weekend's deluge, our basement was left completely dry.
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Aileen & Wayne Dembicki

It's no surprise that repairing a home's foundation and all that comes with the project would be a stressful, messy and unpredicatable job. Kevin and his team took the time to ensure the job was done well and done right. Kevin communicated with us every step of the way and always told us the truth whether it was good news or not. Personally, feeling secure that someone is being truthful is a big deal for me when dealing in an area that is not my forte. I appreciated his candor.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Bobbi Beeson

(After a record-breaking rainfall in July 2012 and days before we were leaving on vacation, we returned home and) found that our basement was flooded...The Abarent team had done what I thought was impossible. They installed the weeping tile in two days over the long weekend and on a very tight deadline. Their crew was very professional and know what they were doing... Two days before our vacation, the project was complete and we were able to leave and enjoy our family vacation without worrying about flooding.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Andrew Campbell

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