Things to Do Immediately If You Have a Basement Leak

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Damp, Leaky or Flooded Basement? Things to Do
Immediately If You Have a Basement Leak
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• Its a simple fact that during a heavy rain most
  of the waterproofing contractors are swamped with
  calls. Here are some important tips to follow to
  minimize and withstand basement leak until the
  waterproofing experts arrive.

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• Move all your personal belongings and furniture
  away from the path of water.
• Call your insurance company, if the problem is
  from sewer back up, sump failure, broken water
  line, or broken roof.
• If the leakage is from the outside wall, try to
  keep the water away from the outside area
  adjacent to the wall.

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• LOCATE THE LEAK INSIDE YOUR HOME
• Start finding the leak inside your home by
  establishing a point of reference such as window
  fire place, or any other. Also, look carefully at
  the area between the brick or siding at the
  ground level for cracks or other sources of
  leakage.

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• MINIMIZE LEAKAGE OUTSIDE YOUR HOME
• If the area around the leak is flat or sloping
  toward the house, use grade to minimize the
  amount of water entering your home. This is not a
  permanent solution, but it minimizes the problem
  until a professional waterproofing expert could
  fix it permanently.

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• REDUCE LEAKAGE INSIDE YOUR HOME
• You should control or dry up water inside your
  home at the same as you are trying to divert
  water from outside. Use towels, sponges or a shop
  vac to dry up water inside the home if it is
  confined to a small area.

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• Visit bondedwaterproofing.com for more
  information.
• Call 1 877 226 6333
• E-mail info_at_bondedwaterproofing.com

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