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The DRY2K minimally invasive method of waterproofing a basement is very basic; the less concrete you have to remove in order to adequately waterproof a basement, the less material you have to replace, and the less labor you have to expend to both remove and replace all that concrete. Makes perfect sense, wouldn't you agree?

In a nutshell, here's how the system is installed.

Instead of breaking out about 12" to 14" of concrete around the perimeter of a basement, you break out:

    1. a small 3" wide angled channel around the perimeter (cove) of the basement

      cove

    2. 36" by 8" access holes eight to twelve feet apart (click to see more)

Using the Horizontal Excavation Machine (HEM), you create a 5+" diameter tunnel under the floor, from each access hole, a distance of 4' to 6' in each direction, parallel to the footing and a few inches away from the footing. All the excavated dirt is vacuumed into a 30 gallon or 55 gallon drum.

You then pull whatever drainage pipe you want through the tunnel and connect this to your sump pit. Click here to see a picture of the puller.

If weep holes are needed, you can drill them now.

At each access hole you break out a 4" wide channel for the water to get from the angled channel at the cove to the drain pipe.

Depending on your particular situation, you may want to surround the pipe within each access hole with gravel or re-use the small concrete chips broken from the floor.

You then pour concrete back to original floor level at each access hole and along the cove channel.

This method will save you around 70% or more in concrete breaking, removal, and replacement. Additionally, you will have a considerable savings in labor.

Click here to see how much less concrete to remove and replace.

Click here to see how the average installation savings equals $ 668.54.