Weeping tile is a misnomer—a poor description in today’s world. The term was used decades ago during the 1950s and before when terracotta tiles were used for drainpipes. It is simply a drain tile or perimeter tile that is porous used for collecting underground water or discharging it. Many older homes do not have a weeping tile system. Both older and even newer homes can have cracked foundations in the rigid concrete.

We are here to help you attack the problem for your weeping tile repair with our solutions to fix it.

A weeping tile, also known as a drain tile or perimeter tiles, are made today of corrugated plastic pipe. It is configured with weep holes, or slits, then buried and bounded by an aggregate of stones larger than the holes. This will keep too much soil from entering the holes in the tiles.

Using this method, water in the soil above flows into the weeping tile then drains into a solid type such as a French drain used at garage door entrances on a slope or basement for waterproofing. Weeping tiles are used where water needs to be drained, such as farmers’ fields and for sump pumps and septic drain fields where the water is then spread out.

Weeping tile is installed around the foundation and that know-how was not available in the 1930s to 1950s. Home builders had to use what was available to them then.

After we install the weeping tiles at your home or business, we will waterproof the foundation walls outside.

Poplar, elm, and maple are native trees that grow in the Northern hemisphere of North America. They grow naturally with no help from us or are planted in residential areas. Trees are water loving with roots that spread far, searching for moisture. They are well-known for clogging concrete foundations, French drains, weeping tiles, septic tank systems, storm drains, and sewers.

Today’s PVC (polyvinyl chloride) water supply and drain pipes are up to the task with fewer leaky joints making them less predisposed to the indigenous tree roots, such as our beloved maple tree in canada.