Can anyone recommend JES for basement waterproofing???

Posted by robotron -x- on July 3, 2007, 5:06 pm

jeswork.com is there web site

They offer an internal drain system plus battery backup sump pump system
for $4000. This is pretty
good since they offer a lifetime waranty. I'm looking for
recommendations or horror
stories before i hire them to do the job.

I've had alot of people look at my problem over the
last 2 years so i've gone from knowing nothing to learning alot about
how water gets into the
basement and the different solutions people have come up with.

My problem is water rising and coming through the basement floor crack
when it rains hard for 6 hours straight.

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on July 3, 2007, 5:19 pm

> jeswork.com is there web site
> They offer an internal drain system plus battery backup sump pump system
> for $4000. This is pretty
> good since they offer a lifetime waranty. I'm looking for
> recommendations or horror
> stories before i hire them to do the job.
> I've had alot of people look at my problem over the
> last 2 years so i've gone from knowing nothing to learning alot about
> how water gets into the
> basement and the different solutions people have come up with.
> My problem is water rising and coming through the basement floor crack
> when it rains hard for 6 hours straight.

Interior french drain is way too go, after correcting obvious troubles
like missing or leaky fgutters and downspouts or miss graded
lawn........

Its BEST to drain sump system to daylight by gravity when ever
possible.

Gravity tends to be much more reliable than pumps of any type

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on July 3, 2007, 5:20 pm

Posted by Joseph Meehan on July 3, 2007, 8:27 pm

robotron -x- wrote:

> jeswork.com is there web site
> They offer an internal drain system plus battery backup sump pump
> system for $4000. This is pretty
> good since they offer a lifetime waranty. I'm looking for
> recommendations or horror
> stories before i hire them to do the job.
> I've had alot of people look at my problem over the
> last 2 years so i've gone from knowing nothing to learning alot about
> how water gets into the
> basement and the different solutions people have come up with.
> My problem is water rising and coming through the basement floor crack
> when it rains hard for 6 hours straight.

I would suggest passing on any plan that does not start with correcting
any and all exterior weakness. The first step is to keep the water away
from the foundation by proper grading and draining.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on July 3, 2007, 8:38 pm

> robotron -x- wrote:

> > jeswork.com is there web site
> > They offer an internal drain system plus battery backup sump pump
> > system for $4000. This is pretty
> > good since they offer a lifetime waranty. I'm looking for
> > recommendations or horror
> > stories before i hire them to do the job.
> > I've had alot of people look at my problem over the
> > last 2 years so i've gone from knowing nothing to learning alot about
> > how water gets into the
> > basement and the different solutions people have come up with.
> > My problem is water rising and coming through the basement floor crack
> > when it rains hard for 6 hours straight.

> I would suggest passing on any plan that does not start with correcting
> any and all exterior weakness. The first step is to keep the water away
> from the foundation by proper grading and draining.
> --
> Joseph Meehan

well in all honesty theres fixing outside troubles, like leaking
downspouts, and rebuilding the exterior, like regrading a entire yard,
to help a little.

after having replaced nearly all the outside concrete, regrading a
entire yard, replacing all the downspout and drain lines taking them
to daylight and installing a exterior french drain i found the real
problem was a high water table, which was finally fixed by the
interior french drain.

one wants to aavoid pouring in 10 grand of ineffective repairs.

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