A lot of times that leads to a short life expectancy of the waterproofing that was done to the home or not enough waterproofing was done to make the basement completely dry. Today’s knowledge of waterproofing has changed quite a bit in the last 40 years. Today’s basement waterproofing solutions are significantly superior to the past methods, and trusting a job to a company who focuses on services such as basement waterproofing exclusively will almost always result in a better waterproofing performance.