Underground Solutions

Your Wet Basement Repairs and Septic System Specialists

Underground Solutions has been solving North Bay and area water problems since 2008.

Our methods work and we are proud to provide many references to support our work. Our specialties include but aren’t limited to: basement waterproofing, exterior and interior weeping tile systems, weeping tile flushing, sump pump and backup systems, surface water control, site grading, hydrostatic pressure relief, camera inspections, septic system design, repair and installations as well as residential sewer and water lines. We also provide dump truck, excavator, and skid steer services. You have problems, we have solutions.

Wet Basement Repairs

We have dedicated a lot of time over the years to understanding how water enters a basement and most importantly how to stop a leaking basement from reoccurring. We have tried various methods and with years of trials and tribulations, we have taken the best out of each method and combined them into one great method we call “Our Guaranteed Method”.

It is called the guaranteed method because if you carefully follow every step of the process you will never have a flooded basement again! Our method is the ultimate waterproofing for basements! It allows you to address all your issues at once. While some contractors will solely promote repairs to be done from the inside, we strongly recommend the exterior basement waterproofing approach.

With the exterior method, because you are excavating the entire foundation wall you will be able to: repair foundation cracks, change the weeping tile, waterproof the foundation using tar, Blueskin membrane or Tremco waterproofing combined with added protection from Delta membrane. Once you have applied the correct foundation waterproofing and imported new backfill (if required) you can then adjust the entire landscaping so that water runs away from your house.

This is also a great time to repair the foundation’s parging! With a new weeping tile in place, I can assure you that you will be getting a lot more water in your sump pump system so make sure your sump pump is operating properly and consider the installation of either a battery backup sump pump or a water backup sump pump in the event the main pump fails or the power goes out.

Please visit our “Wet Basement Repair” section for more details.

Septic Systems

This industry has long been an interest of mine. I like the science behind wastewater treatment and it also ties in nicely with my wet basement philosophies in the sense that you have to understand water and how it behaves in order to effectively get rid of it.

Over the years we have come to understand all the various types of septic systems in use, from the common trench bed systems and filter bed systems to the more advanced tertiary systems such as Ecoflo, Bionest, EnviroSeptic and Eljen and for the most sensitive areas, we’ll design Phosphorus removal septic systems.

Understanding all these systems will not only allow us to effectively service them but it also gives us more options when designing a system to best suit your environment.

In addition to system designing, we take pride in all your other septic system needs: septic tank pumping, septic tank cleaning, septic tank filter cleaning, sewage pump and effluent pump maintenance, distribution box adjustments (if equipped) as well as complete system inspections, if you are wondering how well the system is performing.

Our septic system designs and repairs we also offer septic system installations. If it’s a new septic tank that you need, we install both concrete septic tanks and plastic septic tanks. While I strongly recommend installing concrete tanks sometimes the situation requires a plastic tank and when it does, we use the industry’s toughest tanks, Roth!

These bullet proof tanks are manufactured by Roth Global Plastics which in my opinion are the toughest tank you will find. If it’s a drain field (aka septic bed or leaching field) you need, we’ve got you covered.

Our installations are always installed according to the Ontario Building Code and often we surpass their requirements. We understand what it takes to install a system that will last many many years and the big reason for this is because we’ve inspected many systems over the years and we’ve seen a pattern of mistakes that installers or homeowners are making.

Many installs have failed to follow the installation guidelines which have resulted in immediate system failure or premature failure of a very expensive investment! Avoid making these same mistakes and call Underground Solutions for ALL your septic system needs!

Call us today for a free consultation.