Basement Waterproofing Before & After Photos

In this basement we placed WaterGuard, a SuperSump, an UltraSump, and Bright Wall. These products work together to capture the water as it comes down the wall and flush it from the basement. Bright Wall was tacked to the wall, so the water that flows down it would be guided straight to the WaterGuard. WaterGuard was added to the side of the basement where the water was coming in. This WaterGuard is a drainage system that is placed in the floor and angled so that any water it collects will be guided to the SuperSump Pump. WaterGuard is different because it is designed to not sit in dirt like most draining systems do. There is a special wall flange that creates space between the floor and wall allowing wall seepage to drain through the WaterGuard while keeping it away from the dirt. Since this type of drainage is separated from dirt, the chances of it clogging are nearly impossible! The WaterGuard directs the water to the SuperSump Pump where it is then flushed from the basement outside to the LawnScape outlet. 

In the “before” picture you can see water damage around the perimeter of the basement. In the “after” picture you can see where WaterGuard and Bright Wall have been installed to waterproof the area.

This home was in the middle of being constructed in Greer, SC. The home owner had had work done by All-Dry of the Carolinas in his old home and was wanting to protect his new home from the start. Instead of waiting for something to happen once the home was built, the homeowner called us at All-Dry to install a total encapsulation of the crawlspace as preventative action.

                Our All-Dry of the Carolinas team started the project by installing our Silver Glo insulation. Silver Glo was installed as insulation for the crawlspace to prevent heat from leaving the house. Since heat moves from more to less, the Silver Glo works to keep the heat inside the home to keep the crawlspace and floors above warm. But Silver Glo isn’t your typical insulation; it is EPS foam with graphite infused into the foam to raise the insulation value by 24% over the standard EPS foam. Along with the graphite infused foam, it is covered in a shiny radiant barrier that reflects head back inside.

                Once the Silver Glo was installed our All-Dry team wrapped the crawlspace with CleanSpace. CleanSpace is a 20 mil thick liner that is laid across the crawlspace floor. This liner works as a barrier to keep moister that is produced from the ground out of the crawlspace.

In addition to the CleanSpace a TripleSafe Sump System was added to the crawlspace as a way of pushing excess water that enters from outside. The TripleSafe System has two different pumps along with a battery backup UltraSump. If the first pump fails or cannot keep up with the flow of water, the second pump will kick in to help out making sure that the water is getting expelled from the crawlspace. In the case of a power outage, the UltraSump battery backup will kick in until power is restored to the system.

                To finish up the process our All-Dry team installed a Aprilaire dehumidifier. The Aprilaire pulls the moisture from the air and pushes it into a condensate pump where the water is flushed from the crawlspace.

                Together with all of these products our All-Dry of the Carolinas team was able to install a perfect prevention plan to keep this new home safe and dry.

Water intrusion in basements and crawlspaces is an extremely common problem, which is an unfortunate truth for homeowners almost everywhere. Even a small amount of water intrusion can cause some pretty serious issues, so even small leaks should be looked at seriously. This happened to be the case for this homeowner in Tryon, NC. There were only a few places where the water was coming through, but where it was coming through, it was a lot. 

The "before" photo shows one of the main areas that the water was coming into the basement by. As you can see, the area that the water is coming from is not very big, but the amount of water that has come into the basement is pretty significant. This would happen to the homeowner quite often, and they knew it was something that needed to be taken care of as soon as they could.

The "after" picture provides a much different look at the basement, it almost looks like a new area! The main product that was installed was the WaterGuard drain, which is installed around the perimeter of the basement to catch any and all water that may come through the basement walls. After the water is caught by the WaterGuard, it is drained down to the SuperSump where it gets pumped out and away from the home. 

Our All-Dry crew was able to install a series of our waterproofing technology that would take care of the water issue in the crawlspace. Our crew installed a CleanSpace liner, sump pump, and dehumidifier. When encapsulating the crawlspace with CleanSpace, it seals the area to keep moisture from creeping up from the ground and causing damage to your foundation.   A dehumidifier was placed in the crawlspace as a solution to the humidity that is produced from the pipes under your house. A SumpPump is to flush out entering water and excess water from the dehumidifier from the crawlspace. Together with all these tools, the crawlspace is completely protected from moisture.

This homeowner was having issues with water getting into their basement, mainly through the wall separating the basement area, from the dirt crawlspace. Since this was a unique situation (usually a home either has a crawl space OR a basement and in some cases, they have both, but they are much more separated), there was a little more planning that had to go into this project.

The "before" picture shows the area in which the water was coming through the most, the corner of the wall. Don't worry, that is not mold! This was a waterproof spray/coating that the homeowner had tried, without any luck. IF these types of products work (and that's a big if), then get ready to keep having to respray constantly, because this is definitely not a permanent solution to water intrusion issues.

The "after" photo shows the same area, with a little wider view. It shows all of the products that were installed in the basement; DryTrak, the sump pump, and a little bit of CleanSpace Liner! All three of these products do a great job of getting the water out of the basement. First, the CleanSpace liner helps to direct the water down the wall and into the DryTrak. The DryTrak then directs the water to the sump pump. The sump pump that was installed was a SuperSump. Once the water enters the sump pump and gets to a certain level, the water is pumped out (through the white pipe coming out of the sump pump) and somewhere in the yard. Between these three products, the basement/crawlspace combo is protected from water intrusion.