Basement Waterproofing Before & After Photos

We often encounter crawlspaces in all shapes and sizes. Some crawlspaces are tiny, which require are crews to crawl through it on their hands and knees. Some crawlspaces are connected to a basement and so they are oddly shaped, much like this one. This Clinton, South Carolina crawlspace was definitely a weird one. But that didn’t make much difference to us. We’ve seen it all and we’ve fixed it all.

This crawlspace, despite its weirdness, required very little. One thing is for sure, it needed a CleanSpace liner and an Aprilaire dehumidifier. The trouble, of course, was the odd shape of the crawlspace. In order for our liner to perform to its best ability, it needed to cover the entire floor of the crawlspace. This required a lot of movement and adjusting from our crew. However, they were able to create what you see here. A platform was even created to raise the dehumidifier. It looks particularly well done, proving, once again, that All-Dry of the Carolinas gets the work done.

                This home in Augusta, GA was experiencing major moisture issues in their basement Our All-Dry team tackled this issue head on using several different methods of our water proofing technology. After cleaning the crawlspace of debris, our team inserted the CleanSpace Liner. CleanSpace is a 20 mil tick liner that is laid across the basement floor and wrapped around walls and piers. This liner works as a barrier to keep moister that is produced from the ground of the basement. In this specific case, the CleanSpace was just placed on the walls; this was to hold in moister that came from the water that dripped down the walls when entering the crawlspace. Once the CleanSpace was installed our team added a dehumidifier that would remove all moisture that is produced from under the home.

Water in a basement is never fun. What’s worse is trying to identify the location of the water. It can turn into a particularly tiresome scavenger hunt, if you don’t know what you’re looking for. It’s a problem that many homeowners have trouble identifying. The best solution is to call in the professionals.

And, after suffering with these water issues for some time, they reached out to All-Dry of the Carolinas. As shown in this photo, the wooden stairs in the corner of the room were quiet damp—dark with moisture. The walls bled water, often puckering the wood in the area.

In the “after” photo, we’ve solved that issue completely. We took the liberty to install WaterGuard—a patented drain system inserted beside cement and recovered to blend with the floor. It’s really a seamless process that takes a little work and a few people to make it successful.

This basement in Gaffney, South Carolina was in some need of drainage for their basement. They were having some water intrusion into the basement, which started to worry the homeowner, so they gave us a call! Our service design specialist was easily able to figure out what the best solution would be for the homeowner; WaterGuard and a sump pump, along with some BrightWall.

The "before" picture shows the state of the basement before our crew came in to install the products. While the water intrusion is not very visible, it was definitely affecting the area. Something else that can be seen in this picture is the old sump pump. While it was good that this home had a sump pump, the way it was installed was definitely not the best. While difficult to see, it is essentially a hole in the ground with a pump in it, having the hole open allows water to evaporate and cause problems.

The "after" photo shows the same area, but with our products already installed. All three of the products that were installed are all shown in this picture. The first one may be harder to notice, it is actually on the lower part of the wall, the white area and is BrightWall. This is used to help drain water from the wall to the WaterGuard. Next, we have the WaterGuard, which isn't actually visible. It is under the wet concrete around the perimeter of the crawlspace. It has a slight gap between the wall and floor, so that water can "flow" into it. The final product that is in this photo is the SuperSump sump pump.

This apartment complex had water intrusion in one of its buildings. However, the intrusion was not anything too serious, although definitely something that needed to be taken care of. The help of just a few products was able to really transform and to solve this management's water intrusion problem.

The "before" picture shows the area where the water was coming in when our specialist first went out to the apartments. Many times, there is not a very obvious area where the water is coming, however, in this area, this is not the case. There is a large area where the ground is soaked with water, assumed to be soaking through the concrete on the wall.

The "after" picture shows the same area, but with the WaterGuard drain and CleanSpace liner installed. The CleanSpace liner helps to direct water down to the WaterGuard drain system, which then drains to the sump pump. The CleanSpace is definitely an important part of this system, but the "meat and potatoes" is the WaterGuard drain. The drain runs down the perimeter of the wall and collects all of the water that comes through the wall. The final step of this is for the water to drain off to the sump pump where it is then pumped out to the outside of the home, or apartment in this case.