Keeping the Basement Dry

Wet basements generate mold, so the ideal basement is a dry basement.  To keep things dry, the outside basement walls are covered with a black "pitch" like substance and then a vinyl covering that looks kind of like bubble wrap is placed over the "pitch". The bubbles have small holes in them that captures any water that comes down the side of the basement and directs it down to the drain pipes and gravel that surround the foundation.

The Forms Are Removed

Drain Pipe and Wall Covering are Installed

Gravel is Placed Over the Drain Pipe