Before & After Photos

Our customer called for an estimate on installing an egress window in their basement. Egress windows are necessary to convert a basement into a bedroom and add light to other habitable space options.

Chuck awoke the morning after a storm and found water leaking into his basement and pooling on the floor. He didn't want his belongings ruined but wasn't sure how to fix the problem, so he called Ayers for help. We sent a team of specialists to his home to evaluate and recommend a solution. They suggested installing TripleSafe, the sump pump system designed with three pumps to prevent failure. The primary and backup pumps are accompanied by a battery-powered pump in case of power outages! Chuck is glad he called and got the job done correctly!

Steve and LeeAnn had significant amounts of water coming into their wine cellar. The couple reached out to Ayers, and a home inspection was conducted. The team at Ayers determined that water was seeping through areas in the foundation and interior drains would be best. Steve and LeeAnn decided on the TrenchDrain, which sits below the floor and above the home footing, leaving it out of sight! Additionally, CleanSpace was installed, which utilizes a heavy-duty plastic liner that lines the walls creating a vapor barrier. Any water entering the cellar will run behind the liner and directly into the drain! Steve and LeeAnn were thrilled with the entire outcome!

Gayla was looking to seal off her sewage pipe as it was leaking down the wall. She decided to contact us at Ayers Basement Systems and have an inspection done. The team at Ayers determined that the BrightWall system would be perfect for the situation! BrightWall utilizes rigid plastic sheeting that is waterproof and creates a vapor barrier! Any drainage from the pipe will go behind the system and to the drain on the floor! 

As you can see in the before photo, the windows of this basement hadn’t seen a lot of use over the past few years. In total, there were 6 basement windows and they were all boarded up in a similar fashion as this one. When the homeowners called us up to repair their foundation, they figured it was also a good time to replace their old worn out windows.

The replacement windows in the after photo are what we call our egress window system. The real benefit of the system are the wells that come accompany the windows. Once placed into excavated portions of soil, the inorganic, waterproof wells will shield the newly installed windows from possible leaks and any decay caused by ground water. The owners now have windows they can see out of, and they’re even protected.