Water Coming Up Through Center of Your Floor?

Do you have water coming up in the center of your basement floor? There is a solution to this common basement issue.

Why Does This Happen?

Generally, the cause of water entering through the center of your basement floor is hydrostatic pressure. The pressure in the soil surrounding your home's foundation will build up, causing the water to inch upwards into your home.

The Solution: An Underground Center Trench

Our crew was on-site in a customer's home last week working in a basement that had water coming up through areas in the middle of the floor and along the sides of the wall. We installed an underground center trench in their basement floor to solve the leakage problems.

What Is A Center Basement Water Trench?

The underground center trench is a center trench is dug through the basement floor, and then drain tile is installed. Through the drain tile, the water is channeled to your sump pump, which pumps it out of your basement!

Concrete Laying Over Underground Center Trench After the system is in place, a layer of cement covers it all. And your basement is finished! And Dry!

What Is the Difference Between a Perimeter Drain and a Center Trench? The perimeter drain ("French drain") is installed along the edges of your basement floor next to walls, whereas the center trench runs through the middle of your basement floor. Both are designed to channel water through them to the sump pump, where the water is then pumped out of the house."