All-Dry of the Carolinas Before & After Photos

This homeowner had been dealing with some serious water intrusion issues for a long time before deciding to call us. The main reason that the homeowner had called us was because they were no longer able to pump out the amount of water in the basement and crawlspace. While this should have been looked at sooner, it was still certainly something that we would be able to take care of!

We first had to send a Systems Design Specialist out to the home in order to determine the best way to solve this homeowner's problems. Since the problems were pretty extensive, the solution that was proposed included CleanSpace, SilverGlo Insulation, 3 inch drain tile, a sump pump, and a dehumidifier for the crawlspace and WaterGuard and another sump pump for the basement.

The final part of the project was actually installing everything! The product that can be seen installed in the after photo is the WaterGuard. This is installed by removing some concrete along the wall, and then laying the WaterGuard in the trench. Then some stone is laid over the WaterGuard and finally covered with fresh concrete to leave the area just the way we left it!

Having water in a basement isn’t just an issue of aesthetics. If your basement is wet or damp, it can lead to dust mites, mold upstairs, swollen doors and windows, and buckling hardwood floors. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

In the basement pictured here, there are signs of water intrusion and effervescence. Contrary to popular belief, concrete walls are not an ideal choice to keep water out of a basement. The water can actually come through the minute holes within the concrete slabs. This, of course, causes the damage seen here.

To combat this problem, we install our Clean Space Wall, a heavy, durable plastic liner. Clean Space Wall provides a vapor barrier, drains water behind it, and potentially brightens the basement.

Our crew installed CleanSpace and transformed this dark and dirty crawlspace, into a clean and bright crawlspace. 

The homeowner was dealing with some pretty major issues in their basement. In these two photos, you aren't actually able to see the water soaking into the carpet, if you look for the "Photo Album" with a similar title as this Before and After, you will be able to see the wet carpet. This area was in pretty rough shape and needed to be taken care of before it got any worse. If the homeowner would have left the problem alone, there could have very easily had issues with mold or mildew.

The "before" picture shows the affected area before our crew had installed the WaterGuard drain. While the area does not look that bad, it was in pretty rough shape. You can actually see the water stains on the floor along the right-hand wall.

The "after" photo shows us a whole new story, having the WaterGuard drain installed along the wall. The WaterGuard runs back towards the camera, where there is a small closet area that houses a sump pump for the water to be pumped out of the home. This WaterGuard will help keep water from staying on the basement floor. Instead, it collects all of the water that comes through and keeps it from even getting on the ground, let alone sit there.

This before and after is a little different because the work has already been completed and the crack has already been brought back towards its original position. This before and after is more to show the process after the push piers are installed, rather than the difference that they made in closing the crack (which was a huge difference). 

The "before" photo shows off the two installed push piers that had to be installed under this patio. The crack can also be seen at the top of the picture, and as you can see it is essentially completely closed up. Our crew had carefully removed a portion of the concrete that was just big enough for them to dig out the area and install the push piers. The great thing about push piers are that they are almost always completely in the ground once installed.

The "after" photo shows the same area but after the area had been filled back in. The crew filled the holes back up with the dirt they had removed and then began mixing concrete to cover the area. The concrete was poured and smoothed out, making it as good as new! Of course the old and new concrete will look a little different, but the most important part is that this homeowner doesn't have to worry about any further damage to their wall.