Ayers Basement Systems Before & After Photos

This Lansing, MI homeowner was interested in waterproofing an outdoor stairwell that led to her basement. Originally, she thought about replacing the already in place stairwell with an egress window and well. After a talk with one of our system design specialist, she decided that the more cost effective solution would be to install a TrenchDrain Grated Pipe System outside of the door. The floor drain (seen in the after photo) will intercept any flowing water before it can pass under the door, thus, preventing flooding and water damage to the interior of the basement. This is another great example of how our system design experts work with our customers to create a system that best meets the needs of their home, all the while saving them time and money. 

We had taken a trip out this Lansing, MI home last year to install a WaterGuard perimeter drainage system. The owner called us back out a few weeks ago to see if we could do something for her block walls, as well. While the leaking water was no longer puddling on the floors, the walls that the water ran down had definitely seen better days. Ayers has the perfect product to get rid of old water stains and make sure they don’t reappear on the next set of walls either.

The crew attached our BrightWall rigid plastic panels in front the stained stone walls. BrightWall panels are made from inorganic, mold resistant plastic and can be put in place without a lengthy or invasive installation. Once the panels are set up, any leakage will happen behind the walls and out of sight. The water will then be directed to the WaterGuard unit that sits at the foot of the wall. It’s the perfect product to give your basement full protection from leaks without being distractingly ugly.

The SuperSump premier sump pump system is perfect for keeping a basement dry and healthy for extended periods of time, even in times of heavy water intrusion. The SuperSump has a ⅓ horsepower cast-iron sump pump, capable of pumping 2,220 gallons of water per hour at an 8-foot head out of your basement. This complete system provides total protection, and that is why this Lansing, MI family had install the patented system. Peace of mind, at last!

After waterproofing this customer’s home a few months back, we received a call asking us to come back out to Lansing, MI and help with the finishing job they were doing. The owners had plans to create a bedroom in the basement for the family and needed to upgrade several aspects of the basement, including their windows. Egress replacement windows, like the one seen in the after photo, are perfect for finished basements because they look just like windows in any other finished room and offer an alternative escape route in the event of an emergency. Not only that, as you can see, the egress windows are much larger and allow more light to filter into the basement. The waterproof well will keep the window protected while allowing it to do what windows are meant for, brightening up rooms.

This a unique before and after piece because the before photo shows the early stage of the installation process. In the before photo of this Lansing, MI home, you can see where a window well duct drain was installed to catch leaking water that was coming in through the window. It’s very common for windows to separate from their original frame and begin to leak. Our solution is to force all the leaking water to one spot and then use the window well duct drain the leak. The duct leads directly to a perimeter drainage system that sits under the footing of the floor. After the ducts were installed, the team replaced the previously removed finished walls with rigid plastic panels where the water could flow to the drainage system without being seen. As you can see in the after photo, the drainage system was then covered with fresh concrete to keep the finished room fully protected.