Ayers Basement Systems Before & After Photos

This commercial building was turned into a home consisting of a basement workspace however water was starting to leak in. We were able to help with a WaterGuard perimeter drainage system. In this finished space, some of the wood was removed from the wall to expose the framing. A small amount of the framing was cut out from the base of the wall to allow for concrete to be broken up.  WaterGuard could be placed right on the home's footing, stone could be filled in around it, and then the concrete replaced. Now the framing could be repaired, wood placed back on the wall, and cabinets put back in place. This was a lot of work and was a bit of an inconvenience I'm sure, but when building materials are being ruined and the homeowner is spending his time cleaning up moisture with a wet vac rather than working, it becomes totally worth it for that extra time, money, and peace of mind that you were missing before. This workspace is now safe from flooding.

This Grand Rapids homeowner had a crawl space with a dirt floor and wanted it to be sealed off. He called us for a solution to sealing it off and making it cleaner. We installed the CleanSpace Crawl Space Vapor Barrier. The CleanSpace is a thinck, durable liner that looks similar to a pool liner. It prevents water vapor and humidity from passing through into your crawl space. By keeping the space dry, it also protects the stucture from mold and rot.

Miriam decided to encapsulate her crawl space. Her crawl space walls and floor are  made of concrete and she wants to protect it from the earth. We installed our CleanSpace Liner and drainage matting. The drainage matting creates a barrier between the liner and the ground, keeping any possible water outside of the crawlspace. The CleanSpace liner is made of a durable plastic similar to a pool liner. The liner protects the crawlspace from allowing any water vapor to enter that could create mold and bacteria growth detrimental to the family’s health.

The easiest way to waterproof a basement is from the inside. These homeowners has just bought the home and noticed in the spring when it rains they get a wet basement. The water was coming in through the walls which were poured concrete, a very porous material. We knew the best solution to this wet basement was our WaterGuard system.

Over the years contractors have been installing systems similair to WaterGuard but they just don't work as well. We have designed our system to sit above the footing rather than alongside it so mud, dirt and other debris can't get in and clog it. It also is built with a 3/8 inch gap between the floor and the wall to drain any water that comes in through the walls. The drain outlet to the sump is also large to allow all of the water to properly drain and exit your basement. 

As winter is getting closer, we're not the only ones feeling chilled.  Our beloved homes also are feeling a little bit cold.  This affects not only the house and our comfort, but also our energy bills.  Fixing this involves a couple of products such as CleanSpace, SilverGlo, and FrothPak.  Starting with CleanSpace, we lay it on the floor as a vapor barrier as well as insulation.  SilverGlo is used for the walls, working as insulation to seperate the house from the ground.  FrothPak is a sprayable insulation that we use to fill the gaps in hard to reach places like rim joists, furthering the potential of insulation.  With all of these additions, you can start seeing savings on energy bills, as well as warm up your house to survive the brutal Michigan winters!