Sump Pump Installation
in Brentwood, BC

Brentwood is one of Burnaby's most actively developing neighbourhoods, with rapid densification around the Brentwood Town Centre SkyTrain station transforming what were single-family residential streets into a high-rise urban district. Beneath this transformation, however, there remains a significant inventory of older single-family homes on crawlspace foundations in the surrounding streets — homes that were built in the 1960s and 1970s and have not had major crawlspace work since original construction.

Surrey receives roughly 1,500 millimetres of precipitation annually, with the bulk of it arriving between October and March. For homes with crawlspaces, especially those in lower-lying areas of Newton, Bridgeview, or along the Serpentine and Nicomekl river floodplains, that volume of rainfall can overwhelm perimeter drainage and allow water to accumulate beneath the floor. A properly sized and installed sump pump is the most reliable mechanical defense against crawlspace flooding.

The choice of pump matters significantly. Sump pumps are rated by horsepower and gallons-per-hour capacity, and the right specification depends on the size of the drainage catchment area and how quickly water accumulates during peak events. Undersized pumps run continuously during heavy rain events, wear out faster, and may not keep pace with inflow. We size pumps to handle well above the expected worst-case scenario for a given home's drainage conditions.