Ayers Basement Systems Before & After Photos

One afternoon we received a call from Don, a home inspector and homeowner in Kalamazoo, MI. He began observing water seepage where the wall meets the floor. As a home inspector, Don knows what can happen when you don’t address issues of this nature. He smartly made the decision to address this water concern before it began developing into larger problems. We went to his home and diagnosed the issues he was facing in his basement; we then recommended installing WaterGuard to remedy the problem. WaterGuard was installed along the home's footing, beneath the concrete, the installment collects water along the base of the perimeter walls and safely directs it to the sump pump for discharge from his home. In addition, to supplement the WaterGuard, we installed the DoubleSafe sump pump system. DoubleSafe is a safeguard feature that includes the use of two pumps to ensure this basement will stay dry, even in severe weather events. In the case of heavy water or primary pump failure, the second and more powerful pump will kick in. With this complete system in place, Don should rest assured that his wet basement days are over.

This Kalamazoo had some walls in the basement and crawl space that were starting to bowing. There wall also contained a lot of cracks in the walls which is not a good sign. We installed the CarbonArmor Wall Reinforcing System to hault movement in the walls. This system is made up of flexible carbon fiber straps that are stronger in tension than steel. The straps are secured to the wall using a high strength resin to stabilize the wall. This system requires no exterior excavation, installs quickly, and won't impact future basement finishing.

This homeowner had some water issues in their particularly finished basement but where the water is coming in is not finished. Water bubbles up from the floor and water comes in where the floor meets the wall. We installed the WaterGuard system to keep the water out of the basement so that the family can finish it. The WaterGuard is a french drain that is under the floor to collect water and send it to the sump pump. We also installed the TripleSafe sump pump system to make sure that the water is expelled out of the house. The TripleSafe provides 3 levels of protection for the family in case of a power outage or one level stops working.

Lori was concerned her home wouldn't be able to withstand power outages and wanted to install a backup generator, so she called Ayers for help. We sent our professionals to her home who suggested installing a Kohler generator. Kohler specializes in providing continuous power during outages with generators that start automatically when the main power shuts off. Lori feels ready for anything!

After the last rainfall, Gary noticed water leaking into his basement and running down the walls. He knew this was an issue he couldn't fix, so he called Ayers. Our team of specialists visited his home to evaluate and recommend a solution. Upon inspection, they decided WaterGuard, a drainage piping system, would be the best route. WaterGuard, unlike other drainage pipes, is placed on top of the footing rather than alongside it to prevent clogging. Gary loves having a dry basement!