A leaky basement means you lose valuable living and storage space. Wet basements dramatically impact a home's value. With the required “seller disclosure” at some point you will have to correct the problem – doing it now allows you to benefit and enjoy the added dry space. Unfortunately, water problems are erosive and won't magically disappear; they can, and will, get worse.

Waterproofing Principals

• You cannot keep water AWAY from your basement.
• You CAN keep water OUT of your basement.

A dry basement is a result of using the correct drainage system products (lon page link that drops down to products) that capture water and divert the water into a sump pump. The sump pump acts as the single most important component in a fully effective basement waterproofing system. Perma-Seal has developed the industry's most reliable battery backup sump pump system.

Why Choose Perma-Seal to Waterproof your Basement:

1. Experience – over 250,000 Chicagoland basements repaired
2. Our People – all employees, all undergo continuous training – no sub-contractors
3. Proven and time tested waterproofing methods
4. Competitive, no-haggle pricing

Basements that leak, are wet or damp can be made dry. Stop basement seepage now.

Your home's foundation is the structural support that becomes the load bearer of everything that goes on top of the foundation, a tremendous amount of weight. Water and disturbed soil is where Newton's Law of Gravity and the path of least resistance collide.

Forget Newton, I want a Dry Basement!

If all you want is for the seepage you observe to stop, then just call Perma-Seal now. If you are searching for the most reliable, trusted information about basement repair in the Chicago area then read on.

Just Fix the Spot in my Basement that Leaks

The graphic illustration at the top part of this page identifies common areas of where water gains access into your basement. Simply click on the area you where you have seen evidence of seepage and we'll address that water leak issue.

Special formulated “basement paint” claims to be a quick fix solution to waterproofing problems. It may appear to work for a short period but the real underlying issue has not been resolved. After a few weeks or months you'll once again be experiencing water stains and seepage. Here is an analogy – it's like going to a physician with a torn ACL only to have him put a cast on your leg and send you home. During the period while you are wearing the cast your leg feels fine, it is only when you get the cast removed and experience instability that you realize you still have a problem. Upon consulting a competent physician you soon find out that a cast and rest won't repair a torn ACL. Basement paint doesn't work, it may provide you a temporary sense of security believing your basement moisture is gone, however, that feeling will be fleeting.

The Problems With Basement Paint

The reason why basement paint doesn’t work is that it only fixes the problem cosmetically. It doesn’t actually do anything about the source of the water coming in from outside the basement.
Another reason basement paint doesn’t work is that it does nothing about the water that seeps through the floor. Moisture also comes in through cracks in the flooring. Paint also does nothing to protect against floods or periods of heavy rainfall that is very common in the Chicago area.
Basement paint might help temporarily, but it is not permanent solution because it can’t completely keep your home moisture-free.