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Nov 2022How to Avoid Flooding and Drainage Problems in Victoria BC
Maintenance is key for preventing drainage problems and flooding for your Victoria BC home! To eliminate basement flood probabilities, plan in advance. Have your sewer drains snaked out annually. Cut through unwanted roots and debris by using the biggest cutter possible. Our advanced technology can easily scope out what’s in your pipeline. 1) Check your landscaping Although plants absorb water from the soil, they can...
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Feb 2017Times Colonists Talks Drainage with us
With the recent bout of snow and wet weather, we’re seeing a large influx of calls from homeowners with flooding basements and other drainage issues. The Times Colonists sat down with us for an interview on how homeowners can deal with these emergencies. View the full article here.
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Oct 2014How to keep your basement dry in Victoria
An in depth article and secrets to keeping your basement dry in Victorias wet climate.
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Jul 2014Prevent basement flooding with perimeter drain maintenance — RainTek interviewed by CanadianUnderwriter.ca
“Waking up to the sound of rushing water in the house can be pretty unnerving. For Madeleine Bragg and her husband Mike, they faced a flooded basement. “Mike gets up at 5 a.m. to go to work and he heard this sound like a waterfall. He opened the door to the stairs and it was a waterfall going into our basement,” says Madeleine. The couple...
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May 2012Raintek now on youtube
We do a lot of waterproofing and drainage jobs, but sometimes it’s hard to explain to our customers EXACTLY what is going on under their driveways, foundation or yard. So what better way to than to show you some video of common drainage and foundation problems than to have them all on youtube? We’ll be documenting a variety of projects over the next little while...
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Mar 2012Home inspections in Victoria (Why they are important)
Buying a home can certainly be a challenging and anxiety filled experience if you don’t have a proper home inspection done. Even traditional home inspection companies don’t always know what to look for when it comes to inspecting you homes exterior and foundation for signs of water damage and potential problems. As recently seen on CBC, this Victoria home owner did not disclose the problems...
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Nov 2011RainTek’s top 5 tips for winterizing your home.
The wet and cool season is quickly falling upon us, which means it’s time to winterize your home. There are many different things you can do both on the interior and exterior of your home to achieve this. We’ve put together a checklist of essential “to-dos” around your home before the first cold snap and heavy rains hit. Feel free to review our recommendations and...
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Nov 2011RainTek receives our official trademark certification recognition
We are proud to announce our recent completion of the Trademark process for our brand. One happy customer and dry basement at a time, we have built a rock solid foundation as Victoria’s most recognized name in drainage, foundations and leaky basement restoration. Our acceptance as a registered trademark brand helps establish and protect RainTek as one of the industry leaders. We want to thank...
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Aug 2011RainTek and Buddy. More about our donation to the SPCA for Buddy’s recovery
At RainTek, we love animals which is why when we heard about Buddy the dogs tragic story recently, we just had to help! We are urging our fellow Victorian’s and pet lovers to donate to the BC SPCA and RainTek will MATCH your donation until the $5000 needed for Buddy is raised. Donations can be made through Penny at the Victoria SPCA 250-388-7722. More about...
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