# WeepingTileRepair.ca

> Weeping tile repair and replacement explained — clogs, collapse, sump pits, disconnection programs, interior vs exterior systems, and cost. WeepingTileRepair.ca is part of the HAUSE Sewer network — an independent Canadian information and service-request network (not a contractor). Contact: sewers@hause.ca, 403-679-3100.

Weeping tile repair is the work that gets a basement’s foundation drain collecting and discharging water again. Depending on what a camera shows, it means flushing silt or iron ochre from an intact pipe, digging up one crushed section, fixing the sump pump or its discharge, disconnecting tile from the sanitary sewer, or replacing the system from outside or under the basement floor.

## Guides

### Basics
- [Weeping tile depth, slope and layout around a foundation](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/weeping-tile-depth-slope-and-layout/): How deep weeping tile goes, whether it must slope, where it sits against the footing, which way the holes face, and how the loop and outlet are laid out.
- [What is weeping tile, and how does it work?](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/what-is-weeping-tile/): What weeping tile is, what it looks like, how it drains water away from a basement footing, where it discharges, and how to tell if your house has it.

### Diagnose
- [Clogged weeping tile: silt, iron ochre and roots, and how to clear them](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/clogged-weeping-tile/): How weeping tile gets clogged, the signs to look for, what silt, iron ochre and roots each look like on camera, and how a blocked foundation drain is cleared.
- [How long does weeping tile last, and what shortens its life?](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/how-long-does-weeping-tile-last/): What decides how long weeping tile lasts, signs an old system is failing, questions for home buyers, how insurance treats seepage, and a yearly routine.

### Disconnection
- [Weeping tile flapper, backwater and check valves: which is which](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/weeping-tile-backwater-and-flapper-valves/): The valves on weeping tile systems: the flapper and P-trap on tile tied to a sewer, backwater valves on the drain, and the sump pump check valve.
- [Weeping tile connected to the sanitary sewer: why it matters and how disconnection works](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/weeping-tile-connected-to-sanitary-sewer/): Why older weeping tile drains to the sanitary sewer, how it floods basements in storms, how disconnection works, and what Toronto and London pay.

### Materials
- [Clay vs plastic weeping tile: types, sizes and fittings](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/clay-vs-plastic-weeping-tile/): The main types of weeping tile compared: clay, concrete, corrugated plastic and rigid PVC, with the standards, sizes, fittings and how each one fails.
- [Does weeping tile need a sock? Filter fabric, stone and soil](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/weeping-tile-sock-and-filter-fabric/): When weeping tile needs a filter sock, when fabric over the stone works better, what clean stone the code calls for, and how socks clog in silt and ochre.

### Repair
- [Collapsed or crushed weeping tile: when a spot repair works, and when it does not](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/collapsed-weeping-tile-repair/): Why weeping tile collapses or separates, how one broken section is found and repaired, what a repair kit can and cannot do, and when to replace it all.
- [Weeping tile camera inspection and flushing: what happens and what to ask](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/weeping-tile-camera-inspection-and-flushing/): How a camera gets into weeping tile, what the video shows, how jetting clears silt and ochre, the pressure question, and what a good report includes.

### Sumps
- [How weeping tile and a sump pump work together](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/how-weeping-tile-and-sump-pumps-work/): How weeping tile feeds a sump pit, what the pump does, whether you can have one without the other, pit size rules, and where the discharge should go.
- [Choosing a sump pump for weeping tile, with backup and upkeep](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/sump-pump-choice-and-backup/): Choosing a sump pump for weeping tile: type, horsepower, head and capacity, check valve, battery or water-powered backup, alarms, testing and replacement.

### Systems
- [Exterior weeping tile replacement: the dig, the tile and the outlet](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/exterior-weeping-tile-replacement/): How exterior weeping tile is replaced: digging to the footing, where new tile sits, stone and filter, membrane, window wells, the outlet and planning cost.
- [Interior weeping tile: a drain under the basement floor](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/guides/interior-weeping-tile-system/): How interior weeping tile is installed under the basement floor beside the footing, what it fixes and what it does not, finished basements and cost.

## Tools, costs and reference
- [Weeping tile repair and replacement cost in Canada](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/costs/weeping-tile-repair-cost/): Weeping tile cost in Canada for 2026: camera and flushing, interior and exterior replacement per metre and per foot, sump pits, valves and worked examples.
- [Interior vs exterior weeping tile: which fits your house?](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/tools/interior-vs-exterior-weeping-tile/): Compare interior and exterior weeping tile for your basement: problem, finish, access, wall and priorities scored openly, priced from the cost page.
- [Weeping Tile Problem Finder: rank the likely causes of a wet basement](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/tools/weeping-tile-problem-finder/): Answer five questions about where and when water appears, the sump, house age and soil, and see likely weeping tile causes ranked with a next test.
- [Weeping tile across Canada: city rules, disconnection and subsidies](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/canada/): How Toronto, London, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Calgary treat weeping tile, sump discharge and sewer tie-ins, with subsidies as checked September 2026.
- [Weeping tile glossary: drain, sump and valve terms, defined plainly](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/glossary/): Plain definitions of weeping tile terms from quotes and camera reports: drain tile, filter sock, sump pit, check valve, iron ochre, surcharge, severance.
- [Weeping tile FAQ: short answers on drains, sumps, repair and cost](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/faq/): Short answers to common weeping tile questions: what it is, holes and socks, clogs, sump pumps, sewer connections, subsidies, repair routes and cost.

## Network
- [PipeCleaning.ca](https://pipecleaning.ca/): The Canadian field manual for cleaning drain and sewer pipes — by method, by material, by house.
- [SewerQuotes.com](https://sewerquotes.com/): What sewer work should cost, what a fair quote contains, and how to compare three of them.
- [SewerInspector.ca](https://sewerinspector.ca/): Sewer camera inspections, explained frame by frame — before you buy, renovate or dig.
- [DrainAugering.ca](https://drainaugering.ca/): Find the clog, pick the right cable, and know when augering is the wrong tool.
- [SewerCleaners.ca](https://sewercleaners.ca/): Hiring a sewer cleaner, keeping the line clear, and stopping backups before they start.
- [SewerRoots.ca](https://sewerroots.ca/): Tree roots in sewer lines — why they get in, which trees are worst, and how to stop them for good.
- [SewerJetting.ca](https://sewerjetting.ca/): Hydro jetting, pressure by pressure — what it clears, what it can break, and when it is worth it.

## Optional
- [Full text for language models](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/llms-full.txt)
- [Editorial standards](https://weepingtilerepair.ca/about/)