All-Dry of the Carolinas Before & After Photos

Crawlspace walls made out of blocks often have water issues. They are simple to use and find so, of course, they are extremely common. The same is true for dirt floors. However, both of these options are extremely problematic. We see this demonstrated in this Brevard, North Carolina crawlspace.

The blocks are extremely porous and so water often slips in from the outside. This is particularly noticeable during  heavy rains. If you’re having water issues, those walls may be the cause of it. The issue with the dirt floor is similar. Water vapor rises out of the dirt floor. As it enters into the space, it increases the moisture and humidity in the crawlspace.

Now, what’s the solution to all this? Easy. CleanSpace.

Our patented CleanSpace liner is a thick material that was designed to keep moisture at bay. For both the walls and floors, it becomes a barrier of the best kind. It provides a separation from home and earth. It keeps the water that comes in from pooling in the crawlspace and adding to the humidity. Not to mention, it’s beautiful.

Don’t take our word for it, take a look at the “after” photo and tell us how nice it looks.

Keeping your basement foundation strong is very important. If your basement walls begin to bow or crack it can lead to severe damage to your home. In this Brevard, NC home the basement walls had begun to bow in. To solve this problem the All-Dry of the Carolinas team was able to install CarbonArmor strips. This CarbonArmor system is a fiber reinforced polymer that is 10 times stronger than steel. The system is extremely flexible and can be used easily against all basement walls. This strip absorbs the pressure that is pushing out from the wall. Along with all the foundation benefits, the CarbonArmor strips are easier to paint and are easily concealable.

This homeowner's crawlspace was not properly protected before they called us. While they had a liner laid down, it is nothing like our CleanSpace Liner. These liners are usually laid down, but not properly staked in and sealed, which was the case for this homeowner.

In the "before" photo, you can see the homeowner's previous liner. This liner does provide a little protection, but not much. As you can see, the liner is hastily cut out to fit around the support columns, leaving a lot of open ground.

The "after" photo shows the same area after our crew installed the CleanSpace Liner. You can see the difference, there is absolutely no open ground when we install this product. Our crew placed the product up the walls and support pillars to ensure the best protection for the homeowner's crawl space.

This basement in Hartwell, Georgia was having some pretty serious water intrusion issues. There was a significant amount of water coming in, which was worrying the homeowner who called after he began to notice it. Fortunately, this homeowner did not wait too long before calling us to come look at the problem. We were able to send a Systems Design Specialist out to the home to figure out the best course of action!

 In order to help this homeowner solve the water issues in their basement, our Specialist inspected the basement, took pictures, and began working on a solution. The solution that he came up with included; BrightWall Paneling, our WaterGuard Drain, and a SuperSump Pump system. While this may not seem like much, these three products work together in such a way that will help keep water out of the basement.

The difference between these two photos is pretty incredible, and it was done in just a few days. The first photo shows one of the corners in this basement that has water all over the floor, and several feet up the wall, whereas the after photo looks much better. The finished product is one step closer to becoming a finished/semi-finished basement. Not only does it look better, but this homeowner doesn't have to worry about water hanging around anymore.

Water intrusion in basements is unfortunately something that we see just about every day here at All-Dry of the Carolinas. This can end up doing pretty extensive damage to the home, and the longer a homeowner waits to have the situation assessed and fixed, the more damage can happen. This is unfortunate because many homeowner don't realize that this is an extremely common problem and more than likely it is an ongoing problem, rather than just "every once in awhile". 

This home actually had a good amount of water coming through the basement walls and can be seen in the first photo. There is water coming through the both the basement wall (around the platform) and the joint between the floor and wall of the basement. Since there was so much water coming into the basement, the solution was a little different from our average installation, but was still something that we do frequently!

The second photo shows the same area, but with our system in place to prevent water from staying in the home. Our system is an interior drainage system where the drain is actually in the floor along the wall. This catches the water that comes through the wall and drains it to the sump pump. The SuperSump pump system is an efficient pump system that does not take up very much room. It is able to pump out all of the water, while staying out of the way. Our crew also installed BrightWall on the wall, because it catch any water that comes through the wall and directs it to the WaterGuard.