All-Dry of the Carolinas Before & After Photos

This home in Lavonia had a lot of water coming through this basement wall, which was starting to cause problems for the homeowner. She noticed the soaked wall after awhile, not thinking much of it for awhile, but when the water continued to soak through she called All-Dry of the Carolinas to come out and figure out exactly what the problem was.

The "before" photo shows the wall that was in question. The water that was soaking through is very obvious in this picture. As you can see, about a foot or two from the corner on each side is soaked through the wall. This can cause pretty serious issues through the growth of mold or mildew on the wood or insulation in the basement.

The "after" picture shows the same area after all of the work was done in the basement. The first thing that you may notice in the picture is the sump pump. The one that was installed in this home was a SuperSump pump system. It can pump out over 2,000 gallons an hour. Another big change is the BrightWall panels which are covering the entire wall that had been there before. The biggest thing that this paneling does is to help move the water coming through the wall to the WaterGuard. Which leads us to the product that you can't see, the WaterGuard drain. This drain is under the concrete but is extremely important because it is what gets the water to the sump pump.

This homeowner in West Union, SC was having some difficulty with water intrusion in their crawlspace. Water was building up under the home, which began to worry the homeowner, which was good on their part. They called our company to take a look at their crawlspace, and one of our Systems Design Specialist was able to give a quick and simple solution!

The "before" picture shows what this area looked like before our crew came in to install the CleanSpace liner. You can see the condensation that has accumulated under the old crawl space liner that had been put in the crawlspace before we came to the home. The good thing is that the water is being trapped under the liner, however, because it is not sealed correctly, the water is still able to into the crawlspace.

The "after" picture shows the area after the CleanSpace and drain matting was installed in the crawlspace. A picture is really worth a thousand words when it comes to jobs like these. You can see such a huge difference in the crawlspace with the CleanSpace installed. Not only is the liner functional, by keeping the water vapor from getting into the crawlspace, but it also makes the crawl space brighter and more "welcoming". The area is much cleaner and more pleasant to work in.

This was a pretty involved crawlspace encapsulation project that we worked on. While this was not the main part of the job, it was an important part of it. This was an important part because of how much groundwater was and would be able to come into the crawlspace from this large crack. Our crew had to dig all the way down to the bottom of the foundation and seal the entire area.

The "before" picture shows the hole that was dug to get to the foundation, as well as the actual crack in the foundation. Since this was not a major crack, this home did not need any major foundation work, which is why it just needed to be sealed. However, the crack was more than large enough to let in water.

The "after" picture shows what the corner looked like after our crew had sealed up the crack. As you can see, it was nothing major or something that took up a lot of room, but it was a very important part of this job. After it was sealed and the sealant dried up, this hole was filled back in and the rest of the job was completed! The inside of the crawlspace was also sealed in the same way.

Many of the projects that we work on aren't just a single problem, such as high humidity in a crawlspace or bowing walls in a basement. There are a lot of jobs that may have a few different problems that we can take of with different products and systems that we have. A great example of this is when there is a home with a sagging floor that needs SmartJacks, but also needs CleanSpace to help with the high humidity levels in the crawlspace.

This project was very similar to that example except the home needed push piers in order stabilize the foundation and CleanSpace liner to keep water and moisture out of the crawlspace. The first photo shows one of the areas that was cracking and where many of the push piers were installed. Here you can see one of our crew members working on the push piers!

The after photo shows the same area, but after the push piers had lifted and stabilized this area. The CleanSpace was laid out after the push pier work had been done in order to encapsulate the area. As you can see, the CleanSpace is laid out extremely tight against the wall of the crawlspace and is sealed extremely well. The CleanSpace liner does an excellent job at preventing moisture from getting into the crawlspace. 

The majority of the crawlspaces that we inspect and encapsulate live up to their name. Some crawlspaces the crew can crawl on their hands and knees, sometimes they have to crawl on their bellies, and sometimes the crew can even crouch or even walk! But some crawlspaces can be even tighter than making the crew crawl on their bellies. However, there are very few crawlspaces that we aren't able to encapsulate and fix. Some may need a little extra work, but nothing we can't handle.

This particular crawlspace was extremely damp and when the area would receive heavy rains the problem would get even worse. The homeowner actually noticed problems with his floors which led him to search for a company who could help out with these issues. He was able to find us through some online research and we had one of our System Design Specialists visit the home. The Specialist almost immediately knew that the home was going to quite a bit of work, and when he saw how tight some areas under the home got, he knew that we'd have to come up with a solution to reach these tight areas.

The best solution to reach those areas was for the homeowner to remove the floor/sub-floor around these areas for our crew to be able to reach the areas. While this may seem like a lot to do, this was actually the best and most cost-effective solution. The crew was able to get into the crawlspace and lay out the CleanSpace liner and completely seal up the crawlspace of this home. This project had several different products that helped to keep the moisture out of the crawlspace, but the CleanSpace was definitely the part of the project that the crew had spent the most time perfecting.