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Installing an Interior Basement Drain in New York

Dry a Wet Basement by Placing a Perimeter Drainage System Inside your Home

Illustration of an exterior French drain system installed around the perimeter of a home

Basement drains come in many shapes and sizes, some which work better than others. Basement drains also have many names, including drain tile, weeping tile, French drain, drain pipe, and other names.

The best way to keep your basement dry all the time is to install a drainage system on the inside perimeter of your basement.

An interior system can bypass the expense, work, and damage to your yard that is caused by an exterior French drain system.

Interior systems cost half as much, install in 1-2 days, and are installed with no need to excavate the outside of your home or remove gardens, steps, and other landscaping.

How Interior Basement Drains Work

To install a basement drain inside your home, the contractor will run a basement drain across all flooding walls and, ideally along the entire perimeter of the basement or crawl space.

Once the water is collected, it's directed to a sump pump, which discharges the water out and away from the house.

What Works With Interior Basement Drain Systems

Different basement drains are not alike, and some work much better than others. Basement Systems of New York would like to share with you some of the features of the best basement drains-- and why their system is the one for you.

If you're interested in more information, Basement Systems of New York is ready to help you. They offer free basement waterproofing quotes to homeowners throughout New York. Their service area includes Hyde Park, Kingston, Middletown, New City, Poughkeepsie, Spring Valley and many areas nearby.

A no-clog basement french drain system installed in Maybrook

Drainage That Will Not Clog

Some drainage systems are installed with a 1" gap along the floor. These gaps can collect dirt and debris from the floor, clogging your system.

Other drains sit completely underneath the basement floor, laying in the mud underneath your home. These drains can easily clog with mud, causing the system to fail.

Features of Our System:

  • Sits on top of the footer, above the mud
  • A bed stone ensures that mud will nor clog the drain
  • 3/8" wall flange will not clog with floor debris

No-freeze basement drain discharge line in Montgomery, NY

Discharge Lines That Do Not Freeze


Drains and discharge lines resting outside of the home are liable to freeze during the cold winter months.

If your discharge line is clogged with ice, your sump pump will be unable to work, and your basement will flood. To ensure that a basement does not flood, the water needs two ways out of your home.

Features of Our System:

  • A grated opening at the base of the pipe allows for ice protection
  • Two-pump systems have two discharge lines with grated openings

Basement Drainage System with Wall Flange

Collects Water From Walls (Without An Open Gap)


Basement walls can leak in many ways, including through cracks, pipe penetrations, through windows, or simply by having water seep through the concrete.

In the case of block walls, the open cavities of the blocks can fill with pooling water, creating a humidity issue in the home.

Features of Our System:

  • A 3/8" wall flange collects water from the walls
  • Compatible with tucked-in wall vapor barriers
  • Collects water from block halls through drilled "weep holes"

A drain tile access port for services and maintenance

An Easily Serviceable Basement Drain

One of the most persistent issues in basement drainage systems is that the drain is expensive and difficult to service should it become clogged. This may be because the system is inaccessible, has been concreted over, or is located outside of the home.

An ideal drain should have access ports, so clogging can be addressed.

Features of Our System:

  • Easy-access ports to the drainage system
  • An anti-clog design that sits away from the mud
  • Anti-clog options available for homes with iron ochre

Cutaway diagram of a baseboard basement drainage system

The Installation Does Not Damage Your Foundation


Some homes are built with monolithic floors as part of their design. With monolithic foundations, the floor and footer are poured together as one piece.

To jackhammer into floors like this may damage the foundation footer. Therefore, a below-the-floor system is not possible. The solution for these kinds of foundations is to install a baseboard system on top of the floor.

Features of Our System:

  • A baseboard drain is available for monolithic floors
  • Like our below-the-floor system, it installs in 1-2 days.

Basement Systems of New York has been servicing Ulster, Orange, Sullivan, Dutchess, Rockland, and Putnam counties, including Hyde Park, Kingston, Middletown, New City, Poughkeepsie, and Spring Valley and nearby areas of New York.

Service Area Map:

New York Service Map

New York Service Areas:

Cities in Columbia County, NY
Ancramdale
Elizaville
Germantown

Cities in Delaware County, NY
Arkville
Fleischmanns

Cities in Dutchess County, NY
Amenia
Barrytown
Beacon
Clinton Corners
Dover Plains
Fishkill
Holmes
Hopewell Junction
Hyde Park
Lagrangeville
Millbrook
Millerton
Pawling
Pine Plains
Pleasant Valley
Poughkeepsie
Poughquag
Red Hook
Rhinebeck
Salt Point
Staatsburg
Stanfordville
Stormville
Tivoli
Verbank
Wappingers Falls
Wassaic
Wingdale

Cities in Orange County, NY
Campbell Hall
Central Valley
Chester
Circleville
Cornwall
Cornwall On Hudson
Cuddebackville
Florida
Goshen
Greenwood Lake
Harriman
Highland Falls
Highland Mills
Huguenot
Maybrook
Middletown
Monroe
Montgomery
New Hampton
New Windsor
Newburgh
Otisville
Pine Bush
Pine Island
Port Jervis
Rock Tavern
Salisbury Mills
Slate Hill
Southfields
Sparrow Bush
Thompson Ridge
Tuxedo Park
Walden
Warwick
Washingtonville
West Point
Westtown

Cities in Rockland County, NY
Bear Mountain
Blauvelt
Congers
Garnerville
Grand View-on-hudson
Haverstraw
Hillburn
Monsey
Nanuet
New City
Nyack
Orangeburg
Palisades
Pearl River
Piermont
Pomona
Sloatsburg
Sparkill
Spring Valley
Stony Point
Suffern
Tappan
Thiells
Tomkins Cove
Valley Cottage
West Haverstraw
West Nyack

Cities in Sullivan County, NY
Barryville
Bethel
Bloomingburg
Callicoon
Claryville
Cochecton
Cochecton Center
Eldred
Fallsburg
Ferndale
Forestburgh
Fremont Center
Glen Spey
Glen Wild
Grahamsville
Hankins
Harris
Highland Lake
Hortonville
Hurleyville
Jeffersonville
Kenoza Lake
Kiamesha Lake
Lake Huntington
Liberty
Livingston Manor
Loch Sheldrake
Long Eddy
Mongaup Valley
Monticello
Mountain Dale
Narrowsburg
Neversink
North Branch
Parksville
Pond Eddy
Rock Hill
Roscoe
South Fallsburg
Swan Lake
White Lake
White Sulphur Springs
Woodbourne
Woodridge
Wurtsboro
Youngsville
Yulan

Cities in Ulster County, NY
Accord
Bearsville
Big Indian
Bloomington
Boiceville
Chichester
Clintondale
Cottekill
Ellenville
Gardiner
Glenford
Greenfield Park
High Falls
Highland
Hurley
Kerhonkson
Kingston
Lake Hill
Lake Katrine
Marlboro
Milton
Modena
Mount Marion
Mount Tremper
Napanoch
New Paltz
Olivebridge
Phoenicia
Pine Hill
Port Ewen
Rosendale
Saugerties
Shandaken
Shokan
Stone Ridge
Tillson
Ulster Park
Wallkill
West Hurley
West Shokan
Willow
Woodstock

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