Patent ID: 8590213
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A system of waterproofing a basement having a foundation wall resting on a footer, and a floor, the footer having a top section and a side section, the system comprising: a first plurality of holes through the foundation wall; a second plurality of holes partially through the foundation wall; a drain board having a first side without holes located adjacent the foundation wall and a second side located adjacent the top section of the footer so as to cover the first plurality of holes and to cover the second plurality of holes, the drain board having an open section at the footer and the drain board covering the first and second plurality of holes; a bed of stone adjacent the side section of the footer and below the top section of the footer; a conduit resting in the bed of stone on a slope, the conduit having a plurality of perforations around a top section of the conduit and no holes in a bottom section of the conduit; wherein water can flow through the first plurality of holes and the second plurality of holes and be guided by the drain board, through its open section over the top section of the footer and the side section of the footer into the conduit, wherein the foundation wall comprises cinder block or concrete blocks, each block having a plurality of cavities.