Dr.Pipe Ottawa: Why You Need A Weeping Tile Install?

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Keeping Your Basement Dry

Your defense against a wet basement will involve multiple layers of protection. The most effective combination is a backwater valve, sump pump, and weeping tile installation.

Sump Pump

A Sump Pump removes water from your house through the sump basin below your basement floor. We recommend that the sump pump has its own backup power supply. This ensures it works even during a power outage caused by the storm.

Backwater Valve

This is a one-way valve that prevents water from flowing backward from the city sewer line to your house. Water can still flow freely from your house to the sewers (forward). Backwater valves help keep your basement dry when your sewer is overwhelmed.

Weeping Tile

A weeping tile is a small pipe installed around your basement walls but on the outside. The pipes have small holes that allow groundwater into the pipe. The water is transmitted along the pipe to somewhere more appropriate: a sump basin or away from the home. Older weeping tiles should be replaced with new pipe ones, because they may not be functioning properly due to age.

Is Weeping Tile Installed Inside or Outside the Home?

Generally, weeping tile is installed on the outside of the home. However, homes in Ottawa that are too close together may prevent the weeping tile from being installed. We can install the weeping tile inside the home by cutting into the concrete basement and installing it from the inside.

How Does Weeping Tile Work?

Weeping tile works by allowing water to flow through gravel or another aggregate material and collect in a pipe. That pipe drains in a location away from the foundation of the home. The water may be collected in a sump basin, or in a storm sewer.

Weeping Tile Inspection

It is typical for weeping tile clogs to manifest in dripping soil surrounding your home. Should your weeping tile fail to function optimally, it won’t be able to remove water away, causing the ground to become incredibly soft from the gathering water. The appearance of further indications occurs if the situation worsens and begins to harm the interior of your basement. Therefore, the weeping tile examination, or check, could be suggested, or it may even be required. It is possible to establish what type of internal weeping tile system is possible and how well it’s currently performing through a weeping tile inspection. A weeping tile inspection can be completed in a couple of hours, allowing you to identify whether the interior weeping tile plays a role or not. To determine the source of the problem, the plumber typically does a visual check or uses a real-time video inspection.

Identifying When Your Weeping Tile System Needs Attention

Here are some indications that you may be experiencing issues with the weeping tile:

Cracks in the walls of the crawlspace or basement that are horizontal, diagonal, or vertical
Wet spots or puddles below the basement floor or windows are common
Mold or mildew on the walls and flooring foul odor discolored or flaking drywall mold or mildew on the ceiling.
The water in the sump pump pit does not fill up. It should be filled with water if the weeping tile is functioning correctly. If it does not, it is most likely blocked or damaged.

Effective Weeping Tile Installation

To begin the installation, our experts will open up a small trench around the perimeter of the home. The old weeping tile and pipe will be removed. The foundation will be sealed and reinforced with fresh concrete to prevent water from leaking in.

A layer of gravel is placed before the pipe is installed and covered with a second layer of gravel. With this, the pipe will be held in place by a filtering material while being kept away from the soil. Finally, the soil is replaced, and the trench is closed. We repair any damage to concrete, and clean and restore the area to a similar state as when we started.

We can connect the pipe to your sump basin or sewer if you prefer. If you need us to install a sump pump and basin, let us know and we’ll factor it into our inspection.

Why Dr. Pipe Drain and Plumbing Services?

Many companies offer licensed plumbers, but Dr. Pipe Drain and Plumbing Services also offers respect for your home and your time as our standard. This means that from the time you call us, we are committed to making your entire experience as customer-friendly as possible. We coordinate times that work with your schedule and call when we’re on our way. Our plumbers keep our areas neat and covered while working. In our projects, we use the most appropriate solutions to work quickly and efficiently.

Our strengths do not only lie in plumbing. We can also help navigate the insurance companies and city red tape. You will receive all the necessary permits for our jobs. We will guide you through the City of Ottawa rebates for which you qualify.

Our customers love us, and our work is of the best quality. Stop by our testimonials page, then give us a call for a free, no-obligation quote for weeping tile installation in Ottawa.

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Patrick Asselin

We recently had some major plumbing work done (main line and vertical stack replacement and shower base installaton) by Dr. Pipe. I am extremely satisfied with the service. Max, the owner, answered our phone calls and texts right away and was very patient dealing with all of our questions. The quote was very resonable and the job was done within days professionally!

Patricia Morash

Max arrived the same day we requested service. He was on time, polite and professional. Their prices are reasonable and posted on their website. Thank you for a job well done.

Vicki Sima

I just had my two bathroom sink/faucet replacements work done. I am very satisfied with the service. The phone calls /texts were answered right away, the job was done within days professionally. I appreciate it! Thank you!

Daniel Martell

Max was great! Great service, very satisfied. Would use again

Sylvie L

I consulted five different plumbing companies regarding the replacement of my drain pipe and possibly installing a backwater valve. Dr Pipe was by far superior in knowledge, professionalism, and honesty. While some plumbers tried to sell unnecessary products by giving false information (ex: saying a product was required by the building code when ,in fact, it was not), Dr Pipe did not. Dr Pipe did excellent work and in a timely fashion. The house inspector was impressed with the quality of their work.

Dave

After research, I selected Dr. Pipe to replace our 51 year old main internal water shut off valve. I dealt with Max. His e-mail and phone responses were quick, straightforward and detailed which impressed me. Pictures of the necessary work were forwarded to him and a quote returned in short order. Pricing was transparent and all inclusive – no last minute extras. His accommodating several changes to the work date by me spoke volumes for customer service. Max completed everything without issue. As seniors, we do not need drama in our lives and dealing with Dr. Pipe was stress free.

Shady Bee

I had Ron come to my condo unit to replace the toilet wax ring and unclog the bathroom sink. He did a great job, gave me pictures of the toilet pipe and cleaned up after the end of the job! I’m very satisfied with his work. Would hire again!!

Nola Juraitis

Excellent service. My go to plumber from now on. Did a difficult job in an old house and saved me the need to get tiling done. Yay Max and Ron!

Geoff McGuire

Once again, we had a great experience with Dr. Pipe (Osmaks) and would not hesitate to use this firm again for future plumbing needs. This time, we hired them to replace our kitchen faucet and our bathroom faucet and drain. We also asked them to provide a solution for our broken outdoor garden hose tap. The kitchen faucet replacement was assigned to Ron Osadchyi. The old kitchen faucet was a bit stubborn, but Ron managed to get it off and got the new one installed. The faucet/drain replacement for the pedestal sink in the bathroom proved to be a more challenging two-man job, but Ron and Maxim rose to the challenge. After sizing up the situation with our garden hose tap, they recommended putting a new line through from the basement to the exterior wall at a more convient location, and they offered a very reasonable estimate. We didn't have to wait long at all, as they managed to fit in the work later that same day. Ron took the time to explain what they had done and the proper way to close and drain the new line at the end of the season to prevent freezing and bursting. If we had to sum up our experience, we would say that Dr. Pipe was responsive, professional and reasonably priced. Glad to have a plumbing firm we can trust here in Ottawa!

Simon Redding

I had to have my water supply line to my house replaced as it was leaking. I called a number of companies and they said they would have to dig everything up with a backhoe to replace the water line. This included ripping up the interlock and also shoring up the porch. Responsibility for restoring the interlock would be on me at my expense. I called Dr.Pipe, who advertises trench-less water line replacement, where they only dig at the water shutoff valve and in the basement. They then push the new pipe through, and provided they do not hit a large rock, replacement is done with a minimum of disruption. Dr Pipe successfully replaced my water line in less than a day and cleaned everything up. Not only did I not have to deal with and pay for the interlock restoration, the price for the work was about 60% of what the backhoe people wanted. I am extremely happy with the service. Max and his crew we friendly and professional. Highly recommended.

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