Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Flooded Basement Meets WaterGuard

This basement would flood every time it rained or the snow melted—which was a problem, considering it was partly finsihed. Even worse, the drain that would've helped eliminate some of the water was covered with cement, so the water was trapped in the basement. Installing WaterGuard and a TripleSafe sump pump, this basement will certainly be dry the next time it rains.

WaterGuard Installation

A perimeter drainage system called WaterGuard is laid along the perimeter of the room to collect water from the walls if they leak.

Finished WaterGuard

The pipes from WaterGuard are mostly buried, except for a small space right by the wall so the water from the wall leaks can drain into it.

Soaked Wood

The framing of this wall was so soaked from the flooding that the wood crumbled.

Water Meets Frame

The water in the basement reaches the exposed wood frame in this corner of the basement.

TripleSafe Installed

TripleSafe contains 3 pumps within the sump, including one that's battery operated, so it can readily accept and pump out water no matter what.

Finished Basement Floods

The finished part of this basement looks great-except for the standing water on the ground. Most of this drywall will be removed in order to install a new drainage system to prevent this from happening in the future.

WaterGuard Meets TripleSafe

Not only does TripleSafe accept ground water, but it has an inlet hole where the water collected from WaterGuard is rerouted to so it can be pumped out of the basement.