Septic System Specialists and Wet Basement Repairs

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 offer skid steer, dump truck, and excavator services. You have problems, we have solutions.

Wet Basement Repairs

Over the years, we have spent a lot of time trying to understand how water enters basements and how to prevent them from leaking again. After trying many methods, and many trials and tribulations over the years, we finally gathered the best from each and made one great method called “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. Although some contractors will only recommend that repairs be made from the inside, we strongly advocate exterior basement waterproofing.

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.

For more information, please visit our “Wet Basement Repair” section.

Septic Systems

This industry has been a passion of mine for a long time. 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.

We have a deep understanding of all types of septic systems, from the basic trench beds and filter systems to the more advanced tertiary systems like Ecoflo, Bionest and EnviroSeptic. For the most sensitive areas, we can also design phosphate removal septic system.

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.

We are experts in system design.

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. Although I recommend concrete tanks, sometimes you need a plastic tank. When that happens, we use the toughest tanks in the industry, Roth!

These tanks are made by Roth Global Plastics and are my favorite. If it’s a drain field (aka septic bed or leaching field) you need, we’ve got you covered.

We follow the Ontario Building Code, and often exceed 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!

For a free consultation, call us today