Basement waterproofing means the inhibition of water from flooding the basement area which is in a particularly risky position due to moisture oozing from the subsoil floor and that leaking from rooms above. The industry is full of waterproofing systems but one can focus their attention into making informed choices of the most effective types. The main types of basement waterproofing include tanking, cavity drainage and exterior foundation drain systems.

Tanking is a building composite that arrests the drainage of water on the outside wall of the cellar. It is usually an embankment that forms the basis of good architectural foundations. Cavity drainage involves the plastering done all around the inner ground walls and floors to divert any water that enters into a sloped drainage recess that removes the moisture immediately. The foundation drain system is quite external to the basement usually constructed as a water diversion system further away from the walls of the building.

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