Sump pump / Discussions

...pump with a check valve in the basement floor The best way to prevent flood damage in basements is with proper drainage and sump pumps, but I suspect you may specifically be referring to sewage backup. To be clear - are you hooked up to municipal sewers or do you have your own well and septic system? Give us a few more...

...sump pump I would suggest you install one, and even consider installing a battery backup, since heavy rains are often accompanied by power outages. Did you have to remove all the walls as well? If so – consider seating the framed walls on foam blocks, so that if there is a flood then you may keep your wood and insulati...

...sump pump and find your basement ruined by a minor flood, but if you built a slab on grade house a foot above the surrounding ground you could canoe away from your front door in a flood with no damage whatsoever.  If you are in the design phase and concerned about durability, I would look into building a slab instead o...

...sump pump to keep the water table below the level of the foundation floor. If these solutions don’t solve the problem, please write back and include details about your basement walls and floors – insulation, vapour barrier, finishing materials, how it is assembled, etc. If your basement currently has no finished floori...