Basement Waterproofing Before & After Photos

Basement walls that leak water are not uncommon. This is because, depending on the wall’s material, the walls can be very porous, allowing in water whenever it rains. This water, of course, trickles in and leaves a little pretty sizable stain on the floor of your basement. The owners of this Hendersonville, North Carolina home were experiencing this first hand.

Taking a look at our “before” photo, we can see that’s exactly what happened here.  In fact, all along the bottom of the walls the water left stains. To prevent this from happening any further, the best course of action was to install WaterGuard.

WaterGuard is our patented piping system that actually does not sit in dirt. It’s installed inside of the basement, against the leaking walls. It has a special wall flange that creates space between the floor and wall which allows wall seepage to drain while keeping debris out. Once we’ve set it up, we cover it with cement, so it can blend in with the floor once it dries.

The “after” photo showcases the last leg of the installation. The cement has yet to dry, but the WaterGuard has already been installed. Say good-bye to those water stains.

The church needed some help with their basement kitchen area. They were having water intrusion in the basement of one of the church's buildings and wanted it taken care of so they didn't have to worry about any problems stemming from the water such as mold or mildew. We were able to send out a Systems Design Specialist out to help find the perfect solution for them, and he came up with a great solution that was affordable and helpful for the customer.

The "before" photo shows what the area looked like before/during installation. The only work that had really been done in this area was to remove part of the drywall in order to install one of our products. There are areas of the wall where you can actually see where water has come through, mainly by towards the end of the wall where the darker areas are.

The "after" picture shows the installation of almost all of the products that we put in this basement (minus the sump pump). The white liner that is on the wall is actually our CleanSpace Wall, which helps to push the water into the WaterGuard drain. The WaterGuard drain is under the drying (but still wet) concrete against the wall. The WaterGuard helps to drain any water that collects in it, to the SuperSump pump.

Basements suffering from water intrusion is something that we see every week here at All-Dry of the Carolinas. Sometimes these can be just a small amount of water, however sometimes basements can have a huge amount of water getting into them. This home was somewhere in between, water wasn't completely flooding in but there was also not a small trickle. 

The before picture gives a great look at one of the areas that the water was coming through. This wall was backed up against the side of a hill which was where a significant part of the water was coming through. The water in the ground began to soak through the block foundation, and would get even worse when the area would have heavy rains. This would be a difficult problem to solve from the outside, but our interior drainage can handle this easily!

The after photo shows the same area after our interior drainage system was installed. The two products that can be seen in this picture is the CleanSpace Wall and the WaterGuard Drain. There was also a SuperSump pump system was installed in order to pump the water out and away from the home. All of these products work together in order to provide a system that keeps the basement dry. The CleanSpace Wall catches any water that comes through the wall and drains it down to the WaterGuard. The WaterGuard is installed in such a way that it angles down towards the sump pump. 

This system has been installed thousands of times over the past 27 years and has been proven as an effective way to prevent water intrusion and damage in a basement. If you believe you are having similar problems and would be interested in a system like this, please contact us today! You can do this by either filling out a customer contact form or just by calling us at 1-864-984-2308!

Unique cases are often some of our favorites here at All-Dry of the Carolinas. This Brevard, North Carolina home had a crawlspace and basement combination. The crawlspace area (depicted here) had a liner pulled tight against the dirt floor. It had this liner, but it was not contributing to the overall protection of the home. It was thin, and not completely reliable. While it covered the majority of the dirt floor, it was not secured. There was no single sheet. The liner was a collection of sheets haphazardly banded together. It couldn’t really be trusted.

What’s the solution?

CleanSpace, our patented liner, and an Aprilaire dehumidifier are the tried and true solution. The CleanSpace provides the perfect barrier from the earth, while the dehumidifier removes all moisture from the air. There has never been a more perfect team.

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.