How Do You Prevent Basement Flooding Fast And Easy?
Before you have to deal with a messy situation when your basement floods, there are a few things you can do to make sure your winter months are not spent cleaning up a smelly mess. Water from Above First, to prevent basement flooding, you have to determine where the water is coming from. If the water comes from above – as when it rains and the water look for the lowest place to accumulate – you have to find the problem spot and close it’s way. If you have a slopping driveway that leads to your garage and to the basement, make sure your garage does not let water in. You have to have a good way to waterproof the bottom of the garage door either by putting something in front of it, or by adding to the bottom of the garage opening. Make sure the rain gutters are pointing away from the foundation of the house and do not accumulate at the base. To fully prevent basement flooding, build up the ground around the basement and install leads under the gutters to lead the water away from the house
