Listen "Basements: How to Keep Them Dry"
Episode Synopsis
On this week's episode of The Build Show Podcast, Matt and Wade Paquin of WKP Construction in Rhode Island, go deep into basements: how to keep them dry and prevent flood events. Wade doesn't build without basements in his area, and Matt has broad experience building basements, crawl spaces, and slab-on-grade.
They show their battle scars, sharing painful basement stories from their careers, talking trash pumps, unexpected rain events, finished rooms flooding two weeks before move-in, and foundation leaks.
They also talk about how to help keep your clients' basements dry, some things you need to consider to do so, and some products that will help.
Check out the French Drain video Matt mentions here: https://buildshownetwork.com/contents/french-drain-and-foundation-waterproofing-system
Building on an Island episode 3 is here: https://buildshownetwork.com/bsn-series/buildingonanisland?blog_id=2320
Watch Wade's detailed closed-cell foam video here: https://buildshownetwork.com/contents/CLOSED_CELL_SPRAY_FOAM_UNDER_A_CONCRETE_SLAB
Find Wade on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wkp_construction/ Watch full episodes of Matt on Facebook, Instagram and Build Show
Network.
https://www.facebook.com/buildshownetwork
https://www.instagram.com/risingerbuild/
https://buildshownetwork.com/go/mattrisinger
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They show their battle scars, sharing painful basement stories from their careers, talking trash pumps, unexpected rain events, finished rooms flooding two weeks before move-in, and foundation leaks.
They also talk about how to help keep your clients' basements dry, some things you need to consider to do so, and some products that will help.
Check out the French Drain video Matt mentions here: https://buildshownetwork.com/contents/french-drain-and-foundation-waterproofing-system
Building on an Island episode 3 is here: https://buildshownetwork.com/bsn-series/buildingonanisland?blog_id=2320
Watch Wade's detailed closed-cell foam video here: https://buildshownetwork.com/contents/CLOSED_CELL_SPRAY_FOAM_UNDER_A_CONCRETE_SLAB
Find Wade on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wkp_construction/ Watch full episodes of Matt on Facebook, Instagram and Build Show
Network.
https://www.facebook.com/buildshownetwork
https://www.instagram.com/risingerbuild/
https://buildshownetwork.com/go/mattrisinger
Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our
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