How Not To Waterproof Your Basement

These people are definitely not waterproofing their basement.

Here at Keystone Basement Systems, we talk a lot about the harm water damage presents to your home and health. That’s why, today, we’re going to help you make the best of not waterproofing your basement with ideas on how to make the best of your basement floods.

Make A Colorful Tape Design

Cracks in your foundation walls can often lead to water damage. The best way to pretend you’re fixing the problem is by masking the crack with colorful duct tape designs. All your friends will know you at least tried to protect your home and they’ll be impressed by your creativity. You’ll even get to clean up wet, sticky strips of adhesives after your basement does flood!

Create A Room-Wide Aquarium

If you’re anything like us, you love a good DIY project and you’ve never been fully satisfied with an aquarium that only fills an entire wall. With your very own aquatic museum, you’ll never have to settle for mediocre marine exhibits again. Just wait until your basement floods, then purchase a variety of sea life. We hear Bonnethead sharks make great house pets!

Host An Indoor Pool Party

What homeowner doesn’t want an indoor pool? Your basement flood is the perfect opportunity to create the basement oasis you’ve always wanted. Gather your friends and flotation devices and enjoy a poolside day in the sun (or in the shade of your basement).

Ignore Your Basement Completely

The most important step to successfully flooding your basement is to refuse to acknowledge your structural problems in hopes that they’ll disappear. Instead of acknowledging the cracks in your foundation walls, simply cover your basement cracks with all of the things you store down there, like old Christmas decorations.

Here’s How To Actually Waterproof Your Basement

Homeowners often seem caught by surprise when they discover their finished basements or home gyms are floating in a pool of water. But long before a basement floods, there are clear and visible structural warning signs that will alert you to the potential for water damage.

If you notice cracks in your basement walls or water leaks, use this test to determine the source of your water leak, then contact a certified basement waterproofing contractor in Pittsburgh.