The BIX Basement Water Control system is the dependable and affordable way to dry up basements. More than 31 years of performance and over 8,000,000 feet of baseboard system now in use! And the original installations are still operating perfectly! Our system offers quality construction, superior performance, reliability, and the opportunity to turn your wet basement into additional living space - at just a fraction of the cost of ordinary contractor installed drain-tile systems.

How the system works

The BIX Baseboard Water Control System is adhered to the floor with a special adhesive that locks the system to the floor and creates a watertight seal. Water is then channeled around to a floor drain or sump pump, leaving the floor dry.

What causes wet basements?

Most wet basement problems are caused by weather collecting around the foundation, creating hydrostatic pressure. The pressure forces water through the joint where the wall and floor meet, and even through the cracks and pores in the concrete block walls. Our system solves the problem by doing what paints, plugs, and sealers can't do; it collects the water and quietly drains it away to your sump pump.

Wall Types:

Poured Wall Basements
Poured-wall basements have cracks from the upper part of the wall extending down to the floor. These cracks seep water and relieve water pressure around the basement.

Seal all vertical cracks (or the complete wall area) EXCEPT the lower 3 inches of the wall or cracks with a waterproofing paint or sealer. NEVER SEAL THE JOINT WHERE THE FLOOR AND WALL MEET! This joint must be kept open to relieve hydrostatic pressure. Our system will collect water seepage from vertical wall cracks and fromt he joint where floor and wall meet and channel it to your floor drain or sump pump

Block Wall Basements
Our system is just as effective in block-wall basements as it is in those with solid poured walls.

Because the baseboard is not attached to the wall, it allows air to circulate within the block cavities to help keep them dry. It also provides a source of disposal for upper wall moisture collected by the vapor barrier.

You cannot aerate cavity walls to keep them dry or provide a method for collecting moisture from the vapor barrier with any other method. It is another important advantage of our superior system.

Finishing Options:

Whether you prefer to paint or apply paneling to your new basement, it's easy finish a basement fitted with our system. Our baseboard system can be painted the day after installation with any good quality oil or latex based paint.

Before paneling, fasten a vapor barrier of plastic film at the top of the wall and allow it to extend all the way to the floor. Cut it off at the floor level and tuck it behind the baseboard. Nail furring strips over the plastic film. The plastic barrier will collect and water that penetrates the upper wall and will guide it into the baseboard system.

Paneling the basement walls for a recreation room or extra bedroom can be accomplished with 2" by 2" furring strips, sheetrock or paneling and normal installation procedures. But, the traditional "floor-plate furring strip" is fastened horizontally to the wall just above the baseboard. Sheetrock or paneling is then installed over the furring strips. A trim board can be added as shown to enclose the system.