Installing an Interior Basement Drain in Manitoba

Drainage That Will Not Clog

Some drainage systems are installed with a 1" gap along the floor. These gaps can collect dirt and debris from the floor, clogging your system.

Other drains sit completely underneath the basement floor, laying in the mud underneath your home. These drains can easily clog with mud, causing the system to fail.

Features of Our System:

• Sits on top of the footer, above the mud
• A bed stone ensures that mud will nor clog the drain
• 3/8" wall flange will not clog with floor debris

Discharge Lines That Do Not Freeze

Drains and discharge lines resting outside of the home are liable to freeze during the cold winter months.

If your discharge line is clogged with ice, the water will have no exit, thus backing up into your basement or crawlspace and burning out your pump. You will be flooded. To ensure that a basement does not flood, the water needs two ways out of your home.

Features of Our System:

• A special grated opening outside your home allows water to escape
• No valves to turn - IceGuard works automatically

Built-In Wall Drainage (No Open Gaps on the Floor)

Basement walls can leak in many ways, including through cracks, pipe penetrations, through windows, or simply by having water seep through the concrete.

In the case of block walls, the open cavities of the blocks can fill with pooling water, creating a humidity issue in the home.

Features of Our System:

• A 3/8" wall flange collects water from the walls
• Compatible with tucked-in wall vapor barriers
• Collects water from block halls through drilled "weep holes"

An Easily Accessible Port

Basement Systems' WaterGuard Ports are useful access ports to the system. They have a knockout hole so you can drain a dehumidifier hose into the system. They are also useful when inspecting the system.

Features of Our System:

• Easy-access ports to the drainage system
• Drain a dehumidifier that isn't located near the sump pump

Installation Does Not Damage Your Foundation

Some homes are built with monolithic floors as part of their design. With monolithic foundations, the floor and footing are poured together as one piece. This means the edges of your basement floor are indeed your footing and are very thick at the edges.

Jackhammering a trench at the edges of a monolithic foundation may damage the footing. Therefore, a below-the-floor system is not advisable. The solution for a monolithic foundation is to install a baseboard drainage system on top of the floor.

A special dove-tail design and 2-part epoxy ensures the DryTrak won't separate or be accidentally kicked or knocked loose from the floor. Other drainage may also be recommended through the center areas of the floor, especially if you have leaking floor cracks in a monolithic foundation.

Features of Our System:

• Safe for monolithic foundations
• It installs in only 1-2 days.
• Permanently bonded to the floor
• Dual system options available for monolithic foundations with leaking floor cracks