Patent ID: 6230468
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
A method for waterproofing a foundation in which a minimal amount of excavated debris is generated, said wall being supported on a footing, and a floor extending laterally from a bottom of said wall and said footing, said method comprising steps of:a. selecting a position on said floor adjacent to said wall for a first area of excavation,b. excavating at said first area to a depth below said floor and adjacent to said footing,c. excavating a tunnel below said floor beginning at said first area of excavation and extending to a location remote from said first area of excavation,d. installing a drainage pipe through said tunnel, ande. excavating a channel within said floor along said wall to a depth below a top surface of said floor and to a width less than a diameter of said drainage pipe,f. directing said channel to lie in fluid communication with said first excavation area,whereby moisture leaking from said wall will enter said channel and flow to said first area of excavation and drain into said drainage pipe in said tunnel.