All-Dry of the Carolinas Before & After Photos

Homeowner's with exterior access to their basement may recognize this problem, as it is pretty common. When it rains a lot and there is not proper drainage around the home, the water will flow towards the home, carrying debris and clogging the drains. This is an unfortunate problem that many people have to deal with, including this homeowner. Fortunately, we had a solution for them.

The "before" picture shows the area before we had done any work. Both of the drains were filled up with dirt which caused them to be almost completely ineffective. This allowed the water to flow straight into the basement of the home and begin causing problems. This homeowner had been dealing with a damp, scary basement for much too long! 

The "after" picture may look similar to the photo before, but a lot has changed between the two. The threshold is actually a little higher, meaning that not as much water can get inside. However, that was only a small piece of the solution. The biggest part is actually what you aren't able to see in the photo. The TrenchDrain is the visible drain on the inside of the door, but it is integrated with a whole drain system that drains to a sump pump. This system has ports installed periodically so that it can be checked for any blockages. 

The homeowner was extremely happy having our system installed because it finally gave them a solution to the problem that they had been dealing with for much too long.

There are several different ways to tell if a crawlspace is having a problem with moisture, such as falling insulation, "sweating" pipes, and having standing water on the ground. One very obvious sign that can often be overlooked is the smell of the area. Often people just think that this is just how the crawlspace normally smells, however this musty/old smell can actually be mold beginning to grow.

This happened to be the case for this homeowner, who had ignored the smells coming from their crawlspace for quite awhile before finally trying to fix the moisture problem by installing a dehumidifier. Unfortunately this dehumidifier was not enough to take care of the moisture in this crawlspace. Once the homeowner noticed this, they decided to have the professionals come out to the home and see what All-Dry of the Carolinas could do for them. 

Our System Design Specialist was able to explain our system and why it worked so well to the homeowner, who was excited to have this system installed.  The three main products that were installed in this crawlspace were drainage matting, CleanSpace, and a SmartSump. The sump pump is installed first and helps to pump out any water in the crawlspace. Then the drainage matting is laid out over the floor of the crawlspace and helps to move water along the ground to the sump pump. To finish it up, the CleanSpace is laid out over the entire crawlspace floor and walls in order to seal everything up. This helps to keep water and moisture out of the crawlspace. 

Falling insulation and debris decorated liners are a tell-tale sign that your crawlspace may have a high humidity level. It’s also a high indicator that something must be done down there. This Easley, South Carolina crawlspace faces that main problem here in the “before” photo. The insulation is falling down in piles. What’s more is that the insulation that is still in place is no better. Once the insulation fills with water, it’s as good as done. It’s useless.

In the “before” photo, we’ve made a big change. We’ve removed all debris from the dirt floor and fixed in place a beautiful CleanSpace liner. The liner itself operates as a barrier from the earth and keeps many things—as well as water vapor—from disrupting the newly dried atmosphere. It also opens up the crawlspace and makes crawling in there a lot easier. So, if there is a problem, residents won’t feel so hesitant to travel down and explore it.

We’ve received nothing but praise from the owners of this crawlspace. They absolutely love the CleanSpace and we loved being able to give them this.

This home in Easley was taking in water in their basement. In this before picture you can see the bare basement without any work done. The walls and floor had evidence of water intrusion. This is a problem for the home owners because they were trying to install wood flooring. To fix this problem they called us at All-Dry of the Carolinas to install a variation of our waterproofing products.

The perimeter of the basement was jack hammered out so that the WaterGuard could be placed in the space. Since this is a circular basement and WaterGuard is typically cut into straight sections, our crew let by crew foreman Will Harris, had to take a different approach to solving this issue. Cutting the WaterGuard into small sections, our crew placed tiny slits into the WaterGuard so that it would curve like an accordion. These slits are then covered with our waterproof tape so that when it is covered with concrete it won’t enter the WaterGuard. But before the WaterGuard is placed into the trench, the CleanSpace was added to the wall. CleanSpace was added to the wall to direct any ground water that seeps in down into the WaterGuard drain system. CleanSpace is added before the WaterGuard so that the drainage system can be installed against the plastic. It is harder to tuck CleanSpace behind the drainage system once it is installed.

 The SuperSump Pump is placed into the ground and has the WaterGuard connected to it. The WaterGuard is leveled so that any water that enters it will be drained into the SuperSump Pump. There is a three inch pipe that connects the WaterGuard to the SuperSump liner. The SuperSump would then flush any water it takes into the LawnScape outlet that is located in the yard.  

Once all the parts of the system are installed, they are cemented over so that it is invisible. Our crews wash down any and all forms of dust and muck that might have formed during our work so that your basement looks better than when we arrived. The after picture shows the basement with our WaterGuard, SuperSump, and CleanSpace products!

Crawlspaces can end up causing a lot of trouble for homeowners, especially when in such a humid climate. Water intrusion and high humidity affect a lot of crawlspaces and basements in our region, so we have gotten very good at fixing these kinds of problems in homes. This can be a very serious issue, which is why we treat it as such when assessing homes for customers. 

This homeowner had a pretty rough crawlspace when our Specialist went under the home. They had a much higher humidity level than they should have, and because of this mold and mildew was already making appearances in the crawlspace, which the homeowner was worried about. The bad thing about a high humidity level is that it is pretty much completely invisible, so unless you have to proper tools, you can't tell.

However, our CleanSpace Liner completely transforms the look and function of a crawlspace. Almost the entire crawlspace has been covered in CleanSpace, which helps to keep moisture from getting into the crawlspace. This particular homeowner wanted to get the liner all the way up the walls, to really protect them from any further water. One thing that is often missed is the debris that the crew removes, which if you look between the pictures is extremely obvious. The crew will take out most of the rocks/bricks/etc in order to make sure that the ground is level and no rocks will go through the CleanSpace.