High Quality Foundation Repair & Basement Waterproofing Services in Lexington, SC

This basement in Lexington, SC was taking on water. Our All-Dry of the Carolinas team installed at WaterGuard. A water guard is a system that intercepts the water at the perimeter of the basement and drains it unseen and safely into the SumpPump where it is then flushed from the basement. 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!

Waterproofing a room is as important as they come. What’s important to remember here is that while the room is sort of separate from your home (in how it is used) the room is still part of your home. And so, any problems present in your basement will undoubtedly pass into the other parts of the home if left unchecked.

Water issues, for example, while they will mostly remain in the basement, it’s often true that other parts of the home will begin to suffer as well. Mold will grow upstairs and down stairs. You’ll see doors and windows begin to stick and the carpets give off this terrible odor. These problems won’t disappear.

This Lexington, South Carolina home experienced all of those problems and more before they tried to waterproof their basement. The home had an existing sump pump that worked fine. The problem was that water almost never made it there. The baseboard system didn’t work well at all. They wanted—no—they needed a better solution.

Luckily, upon completing a Google search, they found us: All-Dry of the Carolinas. We were able to set them up with a free estimate with Design Specialist Alex Rogers. He proposed a system that included WaterGuard, a drainage system, and CleanSpace Wall.

Now, the WaterGuard is our preferred system for catching water. It is installed along the perimeter of the basement and catches water as it falls down the wall. We connect this system to the existing sump and allow it to pump the water out of the basement.

The owners were very happy with the system and we are pleased they love it.

This Lexington, South Carolina has been having water issues for quite some time. The property owner had previously installed a sump pump, but it was not stopping the rest of the water. The sump pump was working fine, but the water was not always making it into the sump pump. The owner, before calling us, had concluded that the sump was fine, but the system was not. They were correct.

They decided to give All-Dry of the Carolinas the ‘go ahead’ to come on out. Once we sent our Design Specialist out there, he was able to confirm exactly what the property owners feared. The system was failing. Thankfully, they were able to contact All-Dry just in time and we were able to give them just the right products to do what the other system had promised.

We installed CleanSpace Wall, a thick plastic liner, to go around the perimeter of the crawlspace. Next, we made an incision along the perimeter of the crawlspace and installed our patented WaterGuard system. This system does what the other system could not do. It discreetly catches water that drains off of the walls and funnels it into the sump pump. There is a small area that is pressed against the wall that allows water to pass into it, but does not allow debris and rocks into the system. We connected our WaterGuard with the existing sump pump so it could direct the water away from the home.

Now that the problems have been rectified, the owners aren’t having any more water issues in their basement.

Crawlspaces can be ugly, musky places. Now, we understand that they don’t necessarily have to be “clean city”, but we also want to be able to go down there. This Lexington, South Carolina crawlspace was not making that easy.

When our Design Specialist investigated the space, he found that there were high humidity levels in the crawlspace. The customer wanted a vapor barrier of some sort, but did not think he could afford the full encapsulation. That was fine with us. Our specialist was able to prescribe a few products to rectify the outrageous humidity levels.

We installed our patented CleanSpace liner, a condensate pump, a custom door, and a Santa Fe Edge II dehumidifier. The CleanSpace liner acts as a first line of defense from the radon gas and other natural gases that rise from the dirt. It’s 20 mils thick, and corded with polyester which makes it nearly impossible to tear or rip. The dehumidifier, as the name suggests, takes the moisture from the air in the crawlspace and releases dry air back into the space. The moisture it collects is directed into the condensate pump. Just like that it’s done.

Once we came out and finished the job, the customers felt a lot better about occasionally visiting their crawlspace.

Water intrusion is not anything new to us, but we deal with a lot of homeowners who had never really noticed anything out of the ordinary. Sometimes there is almost an assumption that basements are meant to be a little damp and musty smelling. However, this isn't the case at all, and these issues can be cleared up if the right solution is used to fix the issue. We know that the right solution for keeping a dry basement is to install WaterGuard drain, a sump pump, and sometimes a few other products.

This homeowner in Lexington, South Carolina had begun to notice their basement walls getting damp, especially during heavy rains. The did some online research, where they found our company, they liked what they saw and gave us a call to schedule a free estimate. One of our System Design Specialists went out of the home and figured out where the water was coming in and the best way to take care of the problem. The solution that the Specialist proposed was to install WaterGuard, CleanSpace, a SuperSump Pump System, as well as an UltraSump battery backup. 

The homeowner loved the idea of the system and just a few weeks later our crew was at the home and getting to work! The first thing the crew had to do was remove the concrete along the floor and another small area of concrete for the SuperSump. After that, the crew went to work installing the WaterGuard drain and the CleanSpace wall. The CleanSpace is sealed to the wall and helps to catch and direct water to the WaterGuard. The WaterGuard catches any water getting into the basement and drains it to the SuperSump where it is then expelled from the home. 

If you are in the Lexington, South Carolina area and think you may be having a similar problem to this homeowner, then please contact us today! There are two ways to do this; you can either fill out a customer contact form here or give our office a call at 1-864-984-2308!

Many of the homes that our System Design Specialists visit already have some kind of liner in the crawlspace. There are many different reasons for having this liner installed, but many people have them installed to help combat high humidity levels in the crawlspace of a home. However, these liners are not thick enough and installed properly to keep the moisture out of the crawlspace. 

This home in Lexington, South Carolina had some of this liner down but was still having issues with high moisture levels in the crawlspace. Once the homeowner noticed this, they began searching around for a company who would be able to help them out. Fortunately, through their search, they were able to find All-Dry of the Carolinas. We had a System Design Specialist go out to the home to figure out exactly what was going to have to be done to keep the moisture levels low in the crawlspace.

Our Specialist was able to figure out exactly what needed to be done, and shortly after the homeowner saw his quote and get the work done, our crew was out at the home! They first had to dig out a trench around the perimeter of the crawlspace for the 3-inch drain tile and another hole for the SmartSump to be installed in. After this was done the CleanSpace was rolled out to seal everything up! Last, but not least was the installation of the dehumidifier. The dehumidifier is an important part of the system and helps to ensure that the humidity level in the crawlspace is below the point where mold can grow.