I know.. I can tell you know what you're talking about, like I said I'm suprised anyone on this board (who is not in the WP business) has ever even heard of the stuff.. impressive..

Here's a basic cad for installing it on a foundation wall..

http://www.cetco.com/bmg/CAD/Details.../200/ds200.pdf

I'm glad you stepped in Joe....I wouldn't want to give the Roys poor advice.

I may look into that stuff you linked for my folks' house....Water was a problem in that basement.......until we heaped a few loads of Dirt against the foundation, and extended a downspout.

I swear by the stuff now.. I did a house on the water in laConner that had a basement slab that was six feet below the water table at high tide..
We installed voltex under the slab and tied it into the wall waterproofing, basically making an envelope.. when they backfilled it and turned off the de-watering system there were no leaks..

We did another job in a similar fashion and when they turned off the de-watering equipment (which in this case was an earth freezing unit) the slab tried to float and actually busted upward like a teepee.. OOPS! I bet that engineer lost his job..

OK, pretty much the advice I have gotten from all here I already knew. I knew where the BIG PROBLEM was to start with when we bought the house. The landscaping, I told the wife I would have to fix it, I just waited 5 years to do it. :banghead: I was basically looking for the best way to patch and seal the leaks from within.

I got the 2 rooms done out of 4, of course, it's a temporary fix until the dirt work is finished later this year.

As old as the house is, I'm not sure it has any drainage along the footing of the foundation. With the 2 big trees close to the house, the tree roots are going to be a bitch to cut thru if I choose to install a drainage pipe. ( last resort )

We are going to do the landscaping first, see if this and the repair work I do inside will do the trick. :thumb:

Thanks to all who have commented and offered there experence with this. :thumb: :thumb:

Oldest building knowledge there is. 'Get the water away from foundation'

Corregated french tile Drain pipe away from downspots,
just say no to splash blocks. Builders cheapo solution, slowly becomes a long term problem.

Never,ever have wet basements that way.