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Concrete pouring down a chute into the forms for a new footing
A crack running down a wall
Foundation cracks
A wall being broken through during demolition
Demolition

Basement waterproofingMaywood, ILSince 2011

Keep the water out of your basement.

Waterproofing, drain tile, sump pumps and foundation crack repair, plus the concrete, masonry, window and plumbing work that goes with them. Call Juan Morales and talk it through.

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Common basement problems

Where the water gets in. How we stop it.

Cross-section of a basement foundation Rain soaks the soil beside a block foundation wall. Water comes in through a wall crack, at the joint where the wall meets the floor, and through a flooded window well. The fixes are drawn in step by step: crack repair, interior drain tile, a sump pump with a discharge line, a battery backup pump and a drained window well. BACKUP POWER OUT 1 2 3 4 5 Grade Ground water Foundation wall Footing & gravel Floor slab Drain tile Sump pit Discharge line, out and away Battery backup Window well Downspout

  1. Why basements leak

    Rain soaks the ground. The water pushes in.

    Downspouts dump water at the wall, the soil fills up and the ground water rises above your floor. Then it pushes on every crack and joint in the foundation. These are the five ways it gets in, and the fix for each.

    ScrollKeep scrolling to walk through them

  2. 1Cracked foundation wall

    Foundation crack repair

    A crack is where water shows up first: a damp line, then a drip, then a puddle. We seal the crack from inside along its full length, or patch a badly broken section of wall solid.

    A foundation crack sealed with injection ports along its length
    Morales job: a wall crack sealed, ports still in

  3. 2Leak where the wall meets the floor

    Interior drain tile

    Water under pressure comes up at the cove joint and through the slab. We cut the floor along the wall, lay perforated pipe in gravel, put dimpled membrane up the wall and pour the floor back, so the water has a path.

    A crew member sweeping out a drain tile trench lined with dimpled membrane
    Morales job: drain tile trench, membrane in

  4. 3The water has nowhere to go

    Sump pumps

    Drain tile collects the water, and it still has to leave the house. The tile runs to a sump pit; the pump lifts the water out and the discharge line carries it away from the foundation.

    A new sump pump in its pit with the discharge line rising out
    Morales job: new pump in the pit

  5. 4The power goes out in the storm

    Battery backup pumps

    Big storms knock the power out right when the pump is needed most. A battery backup pump sits in the same pit and takes over until the power comes back.

    A new sump crock set beside the old pit, with the drain tile lines tied in
    Morales job: a new sump crock tied in

  6. 5The window well fills up

    Windows & window wells

    A window well without a drain fills like a bucket and pours in through the window. We put in escape windows, replace old ones and set new wells with gravel and a drain.

    A new escape window with a steel window well and gravel base
    Morales job: escape window and new well

  7. Fixed

    Every drop has a way out.

    Down to the drain tile, into the pit and out, away from the house. Not sure which of these is your problem? Juan will come and look.

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Services

Ten services. Block by block.

Waterproofing is the main job. The concrete, masonry, window, plumbing and demolition work around it comes from the same company, so nothing falls between two contractors.

A waterproofed basement: white wall liner down to a new drain channel along the floor
01

Waterproofing

Basements that stay dry: wall liners, membranes and drainage, matched to how the water actually gets in.

  • Basement waterproofing
  • Wall and vapor liners
Interior drain tile going in: dimpled membrane along the wall and fresh gravel in the trench
02

Drain tile system

Perforated pipe in gravel along the walls, under the floor, run to a sump. The fix for water at the floor line.

  • Interior drain tile
  • Dimpled wall membrane
A new sump pump in its pit with the discharge line rising out
03

Sump pumps

New pits, new pumps and discharge lines that put the water well away from the house.

  • New sump pits
  • Pump replacement
A new sump crock set beside the old pit, with the drain tile lines tied in
04

Battery backup pumps

A second pump on a battery in the same pit, for the storm that takes the power out.

  • Battery backup systems
  • Added to an existing pit
A foundation crack sealed with injection ports along its length
05

Foundation crack repair

Cracks sealed along their full length from inside, and broken sections of wall patched solid.

  • Crack sealing and injection
  • Wall patching
A crew member finishing concrete around a new trench drain at a garage door
06

Small masonry & concrete

Trench drains, patches, slabs and block repair, finished flat and pitched so water runs off.

  • Trench drains
  • Concrete and block repair
A new basement window set in a freshly cut opening
07

Window installation

Openings cut through the foundation, and new basement and escape windows set in them.

  • Escape (egress) windows
  • New openings
A steel window well installed against a painted brick wall
08

Window replacement

Old basement windows out, new ones in, and the window wells around them replaced.

  • Window replacement
  • Window wells
New PVC drain line in an open trench beside the water lines in a basement
09

Plumbing services

Drain and supply lines, repairs, and the plumbing that comes with a basement job.

  • Drain lines
  • Plumbing repairs
A crew member tearing out an old floor down to the joists
10

Demolition services

Floors, kitchens and basements taken down to the studs or the slab, ready for what comes next.

  • Interior demolition
  • Floors and kitchens

Before and after

Same wall. Same window. Our work.

Two Morales jobs, photographed from the same spot before and after. DragSlide the line to compare.

Before: a wide crack running down a basement foundation wall
After: the same foundation wall with the crack filled and patched
BeforeAfter
Foundation wallCracked through, patched solid
Before: the opening cut through the basement wall for a new window
After: the new basement window set in the same opening
BeforeAfter
Basement windowOpening cut, new window set

On the job

Real basements. Real jobs.

Every photo here is from a Morales job: drain tile, liners, cracks, windows, crawl spaces, concrete and demolition. Rest the light on a photo to stop the wall.Tap a photo to read what it is.

  • Fresh concrete poured over a new drain tile trench along a lined basement wallDrain tileFloor poured back
  • A crawl space sealed with a white vapor barrier around the postsCrawl spaceVapor barrier
  • A finished basement hallway with a drain tile trench along one wallFinished basementDrain tile along the wall
  • A crew member breaking out a larger opening for an escape window, seen from insideEscape windowBreaking out the opening
  • A finished trench drain along the front of a garageTrench drainGarage apron
  • A sealed crack running down the corner of a basement wallCrack repairCorner crack sealed
  • A kitchen stripped back to the studs during demolitionDemolitionKitchen to the studs
  • Dimpled drainage board along the bottom of a basement wall with a new slabWaterproofingDimple board at the wall
  • A drain line trench dug across a lawn beside the houseDrain lineTrenched across the yard
  • Drain tile concreted in along the wall of a tiled basement roomDrain tileTiled basement room
  • A crawl space lined wall to wall with a white vapor barrierCrawl spaceWall to wall barrier
  • A channel drain set at the foot of exterior basement stairsStairwell drainChannel at the bottom step
  • A sealed vertical crack with injection ports behind a PVC lineCrack repairInjection ports
  • Excavation along a foundation wall beside a basement windowExcavationAlong the foundation
  • A room taken down to the subfloor boardsDemolitionDown to the subfloor
  • A corner of the drain tile run with membrane and a riser pipe before the pourDrain tileCorner before the pour
  • A finished basement room with the new drain line concreted in along the wallFinished basementNew drain line in
  • A new concrete patch with drains beside a brick wallConcretePatch with drains
  • A channel drain along a basement wall with the crack above it sealedChannel drainOld basement, new drain
  • A sealed crawl space with the barrier taped around the plumbingCrawl spaceSealed around the plumbing
  • New concrete strip along the base of the wall where the drain tile was laidDrain tileAlong the cove
  • White vapor liner over a basement wall with the outlet left accessibleWall linerOutlets left open
  • A new escape window with a steel window well and gravel baseWindow wellGravel base
  • A waterproofed basement: white wall liner down to a new drain channel along the floorWaterproofingLiner and drain, done

About

Juan Morales.
In business since 2011.

Morales Construction and Waterproofing LLC is Juan Morales’s company, based in Maywood, Illinois. Since 2011 the work has been basements: finding where the water comes in, fixing it properly, and doing the concrete, masonry, window and plumbing work that goes with it.

When you call, you talk to Juan.

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  • 10services, one company
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Where we work

Based in Maywood, Illinois.

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