Hey Michael Church with Crawl Space Ninja.
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So, a few years ago we used to do basement waterproofing, and we got out of basement
waterproofing temporarily for a couple of reasons.
Number one, we were in the process of franchising, and that was taking a lot of our time.
But honestly, the biggest reason why we got out of basement waterproofing is we simply
did not find a waterproofing material that we liked.
There was a lot of stuff out on the market, and the quality just didn't seem that great
to me because a lot of times these basement waterproofers, they'll go in and they'll barely
bury something under a slab.
They'll barely pour, slab over.
So, that way is not to code.
I don't know if you realize this, but you've got to have about a three and a half inch
pour back on code.
So anyway, we found the Hydraway system, and we love, love, love the Hydraway system.
The Hydraway system is a system that is installed by the footer as deep as the footer.
So that way, it captures the water, not only coming through the wall, through the foundation,
but under the footer and also water that percolates up underneath the slab.
So, what we're going to do here is we're going to do some demonstrations of three different
types of waterproofing.
This is the most popular basement waterproofing technology that's being used probably by most
waterproofing professionals out there.
And we're going to test it first.
We're going to see which one moves five gallons of water faster.
So, let's put a timer up, and let's see how long it takes to move water through the first
system we're going to do.
So, we went ahead and dyed some water so that way you can see, so let's get started.
We're basically going to time it until there's one gallon of water left in the bucket.
So that'll be how far each bucket gets filled.
And time.
So, that was the most popular system being used on the market.
So, let's try another one.
This is Easy Flow.
This is actually actually what we use in crawl spaces.
And the reason why we use it in crawl spaces is because of its versatility.
The Hydraway system doesn't do as well in a crawl space just because there's so many
different factors you got to go with, but we decided to see what the Easy Flow could
do and our test.
Now, keep in mind that the Easy Flow already has the aggregate, so that way it keeps all
the dirt and all that stuff from getting into the pipe, which is great, but I'm curious
if it slows down the water.
And time.
That was actually pretty fast.
This is our final one.
Now Hydraway comes in a single part, but whenever we install it in a basement, we actually double
it up to give it more surface area so that it moves more water to the sump pump.
Here we go.
And time.
All right, so it looks like the Hydraway is the winner.
So, whenever you're installing waterproofing in the interior of the basement, you want
to make sure that water travels as quickly as it can to the sump pumps.
The Hydraway travels so fast that we actually have to put sump pumps every 140 linear feet
so that we make sure that the water coming in can get into the sump pump basin and out
of the basement as quickly as possible.
So, the Hydraway system, we have found is the best system to use in a basement while
the Easy Flow system is the best system to use in a crawl space.
So, when you're looking for the best, always choose Crawl Space Ninja and Basement Ninja
to do all of your waterproofing work.
My name is Michael Church with Crawl Space Ninja and Basement Ninja.
Hope you make it a happy and blessed day.
We'll see you later.