Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Waterproofing Basement with WaterGuard in Downtown Columbia, SC

This business in Downtown Columbia needed some waterproofing done before the could finish up their basement. We were able to come in and knock this project out in just a few days! This was an important job to do as quickly as possible, because we wanted to make sure this business could move into their office sooner, rather than later!

Drying out the Area

This picture was actually taken on our Systems Design Specialist's initial inspection, while another company was already there. This company was trying to dry out the area as much as possible. While this can be a temporary solution, it certainly won't prevent water damage from happening later on.

Area Affected by Water Intrusion

Here is another photo showing part of the basement that was to get the WaterGuard installed. It was even better that the drywall hadn't been installed on the back wall, so that there was not a chance that it could get damaged or dirty during installation.

Installed WaterGuard

Here is a photo of the installed WaterGuard, which is a huge part of the system. This is a drain that goes around the perimeter of the basement to collect any water that comes from the basement walls or wall/floor joints. This drain ultimately leads to a sump pump which pumps the water away from the building.

More WaterGuard

Here is another picture showing some of the installed WaterGuard in this business's basement. WaterGuard is a great interior drainage system, that not only works, but is also pretty low-profile, so you'll hardly even know its there! This is especially true if you decide to finish the basement.

No Obstacle is too much for us

We have obstacles like this more often than not, but we are almost always able to work around these obstacles. This basement actually was pretty easy to work in since it was being renovated, as you can see, the walls of the bathroom weren't actually there, so we didn't have cut any drywall.

Stand Up Dehumidifier

This was a pretty important part of this system, the dehumidifier. While the WaterGuard is a very important part of the system by catching and draining out the water, the dehumidifier is also important. The dehumidifier helps to keep the relative humidity level down in the area, this is important, especially because we don't want mold to grow on the drywall.

Installed TripleSafe Sump Pump

Here is the sump pump that was installed in this business's basement. The TripleSafe is one of our nicest and most reliable sump pumps, because it has three motors. One of these motors runs on DC power provided by the battery. This is nice because if the power were to go out, there would still be one motor running in the sump pump liner.