Basement Waterproofing Before & After Photos

WaterGuard is one of the most popular products that we install in basements and this home was no different. This homeowner noticed water getting into his finished basement when it would rain. In order to keep his finished basement beautiful and usable, he needed to have WaterGuard and a sump pump installed. In the end, he decided on two sump pumps (a SuperSump and an UltraSump), as well as over 30 feet of WaterGuard. The area near the bathroom was the main culprit of the water intrusion, so that's where a lot of the WaterGuard and a sump pump was installed.

The "before" picture shows off where the toilet usually sits. However, because there would be WaterGuard installed here, it needed to be taken out. However, even though this may be bothersome, in the long run, it is immensely beneficial.

The "after" photo shows what the area looked like after we had installed the WaterGuard. It may not be the prettiest of sights at the moment, but the good thing is that more tile can be laid. However, if this customer didn't fix this issue right away, they could have had several thousand dollars in damage, and the problem still would not have been fixed.

This homeowner was concerned about their basement when they started noticing more and more water coming in through one of the walls. Fortunately, the homeowner caught on to this issue before it did any real damage. They actually had heard about us from a friend, and gave us a call to come visit them! Our Systems Design Specialist proposed for a SuperSump pump system and around 40 feet of WaterGuard be installed.

The "before" photo gives a quick look at part of the basement in question. As you can see, there was not too much damage from the water at this point. But this homeowner knew that eventually it would, so they erred on the side of caution and went ahead and got it installed before the damage was done, rather than afterwards.

The "after" picture shows the same area, but after the WaterGuard had been installed. As you can see, it doesn't look like much work was done, but this homeowner didn't need to worry about water getting through this area any more. The WaterGuard is completely hidden by the floor, except for a small gap between the floor and wall of the basement.

Water intrusion is a bad thing no matter where it happens in a home. This home happened to have this problem in their finished basement. If left unchecked, water intrusion can do some major damage including rot and mold. This can be especially bad when these things actually happen in the home, like this customer's case. Fortunately for them, they had not let it get to the point of rot or mold. They were more preemptive in this case and called us before too much damage was done.

The "before" photo shows the area just before we installed our products. We have to cut out and remove the drywall partially up the wall in order to install our CleanSpace Wall, which helps to direct and drain water to our Waterguard drain that we also installed.

The "after" picture shows what the (almost) finished product looks like. You can see the area behind the insulation that has been covered with the CleanSpace liner that was just mentioned. The dark area of concrete is where the Waterguard was installed. It drains down to the sump pump where any collected water is then pumped out of the basement.

This home's basement had a lot of water intrusion through their basement walls, floors, but mainly from this doorway leading into the basement from the outside. This is a common point of entry and if the proper precautions are not taken around these problem areas, then water will more than likely get into the basement. This customer actually had a sump pump around this area, but because there was so much water, the sump wasn't able to handle it all.

The "before" picture shows what the customer was dealing with as an entrance to their basement. There really isn't all that much here besides the concrete with a little bit of a slope to it and a small sump pump to the left-hand side of the photo, just where that mesh is. All in all, this does not provide all that much protection for the basement.

The "after" photo shows a huge difference in protection for this basement. There are several lines of defense now! The first one we have is the drain right in front of the door, so that before the water even has a chance to make it into the basement it gets taken care of. Then we have the SuperSump sump pump, which is able to pump 2,650 gallons of water per hour. Last but not least, if those two fail, we have another small backup that was installed inside the basement, called WaterGuard. While the WaterGuard won't contain huge amounts of water pouring in, it will catch a small flow of water, which would more than likely be the case.

Everything we’ve seen once, we’ve seen it a thousand times. A muddy combination basement/crawlspace like this one is old news to us. Truthfully, all basements are unique. All basements require different products to eliminate the water problem. But, essentially, all of them will have the same or similar problems. Marshy though it is this Clinton, South Carolina basement/crawlspace combination isn’t special. Make no mistake…that’s a good thing. That means that the water problem is fixable. It seems like a lost cause. Let us assure you, it is not.

Let’s flash forward to the finished product. The WaterGuard piping system is inserted below the actual floor and is secured tight against the wall. This insures that any water from the wall falls right into the piping system and none is left to pool.  The piping system insures that the murky river you saw before is doesn’t happen. Now, the white plastic around the perimeter is a CleanSpace liner. It often accompanies the WaterGuard and it keeps the water contained as well. They are quite the perfect team when it comes to capturing water.

If your basement resembles this one, reach out to All-Dry of the Carolinas. We have just the thing to solve your problem