Basement Waterproofing Before & After Photos

This Dimondale, MI home was flooding about 7 times a year and the homeowners weren’t sure what they could do about it. They had already taken steps to waterproofing it. But with an underground spring, there was no telling when the next flooding might occur. The wife had decided enough was enough and gave Ayers a call to see about waterproofing the home as a surprise for her husband.

The team arrived and immediately began to upgrade the system. Instead of depending solely on a sump pump to handle flooding water, they installed a new WaterGuard system to lead the water directly to the sump for disposal. However, it wouldn’t be the same pump that the couple had struggled with in the past. As you can see in the between before and after photos, the team installed one of a new SuperSump. The SuperSump is one of our more reliable sump pump systems, capable of sending out over 2,000 gallons of water per hour. Even a basement that floods as often as this one will be protected with that kind of power.

An upgraded waterproof system is the type of surprise we here at Ayers love. Enjoy!

The homeowners were noticing water pooling in corners of there basement.  They had a sump pump, but it was not removing water from the home effectively.

Our professional team installed WaterGuard to combat the problem. WaterGuard is a long lasting interior perimeter basement waterproofing system. The product sits on the top of the footing to drain the water. The reason the system sits on top of the footing is so it's not sitting in mud preventing it from getting clogged and so it does not cause structural damage to the foundation. WaterGuard has a small opening where the product and the wall meet in order to catch the water that drains down from the wall and to collect floor seepage. The water then moves from WaterGuard to the sump pump where it is effectively removed from the home! 

The home is now waterproofed and the homeowners are now worried free!   

We received a call from a customer in Granger, Indiana about his basement, he was experiencing wet walls so we gave him a free estimate and then decided to install WaterGuard technology among many things. The WaterGuard is the pipe that runs water underneath the floors. This system runs on top of the footing instead of alongside it. The WaterGuard has a big drain outlet to the sump. It also has a built in tiny gap between the floor and the wall so that it can drain any wall leaks.  This system is designed not to clog by having holes in case of debris clogging the pipe. The WaterGuard collects the water from drains in the basement.

Our Customer Elizabeth K. wanted to replace her submarine like basement window. Unfortunately, customers often don’t realize that basement companies should be installing any basement windows. Ayers has the knowledge and expertise to make sure your windows are secured and sealed and will not allow water to leak into your home. In addition, egress windows allow for an additional exit out of your basement, that you can actually fit through,  in the case of an emergency.

A finished basement deserves a finished look. The old, rusted metal window well that was attached to this basement was anything but that. It’s a bit of an eye sore on the outside, and from the inside perspective, the window was failing to at its one job – letting light in. Small rectangular windows don’t allow for much light in the first place, couple that with half the window being buried below ground, and it’s no wonder that the window was struggling. So when these Granger, IN customers called asking about a replacement window for their finished basement, we sent a system design specialist out to explain our egress window systems. Instead of the metal well used in the before photo, the crew installed one of our plastic EverLast wells because the plastic material won’t rust away from water. Another great perk is the size of the well and window much bigger, meaning more sunlight can enter the basement and the lid will actually fit this time around.