Basement Waterproofing Before & After Photos

This home in Honea Path was dealing with quite a bit of water intrusion from the back wall of the garage. The homeowner noticed this issue and called us to deal with it as soon as we could. We were able to come out to the home and install a few products that were able to solve this homeowner's problem for good. Our crew installed WaterGuard drain, and a SuperSump pump system to help with the drainage in the garage.

The "before" picture shows what the garage looked like before and shows the water that was coming through the walls, which was the main problem that this homeowner was dealing with. As you can see, this wasn't just a small leak either, but rather a large amount of intrusion coming from this area.

The "after" photo shows a different story however, with our WaterGuard having been installed. While it still looks wet (and still may be to a certain extent), this home is in much better shape than it had been with our drain system installed. The WaterGuard, which is the dark area around the perimeter of the garage, leaves a little gap between the wall and the floor. This gap is enough to catch any water that comes through the walls and drain it to the SuperSump pump system.

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.

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

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 basement in Hartwell, Georgia was having some pretty serious water intrusion issues. There was a significant amount of water coming in, which was worrying the homeowner who called after he began to notice it. Fortunately, this homeowner did not wait too long before calling us to come look at the problem. We were able to send a Systems Design Specialist out to the home to figure out the best course of action!

 In order to help this homeowner solve the water issues in their basement, our Specialist inspected the basement, took pictures, and began working on a solution. The solution that he came up with included; BrightWall Paneling, our WaterGuard Drain, and a SuperSump Pump system. While this may not seem like much, these three products work together in such a way that will help keep water out of the basement.

The difference between these two photos is pretty incredible, and it was done in just a few days. The first photo shows one of the corners in this basement that has water all over the floor, and several feet up the wall, whereas the after photo looks much better. The finished product is one step closer to becoming a finished/semi-finished basement. Not only does it look better, but this homeowner doesn't have to worry about water hanging around anymore.