Before & After Photos

his home in Hendersonville, NC was experiencing water issues in their basement. Water would seep down the walls of the basement and begin to puddle around the perimeter of the area. To solve this issue our All-Dry of the Carolinas team installed WaterGuard. The WaterGuard system is added to basements by jackhammering the perimeter. Once the cement is removed the WaterGuard System and a Sump Pump is placed into the space then recovered with cement. The WaterGuard system intercepts the water at the perimeter of the basement and drains it unseen and safely into the SmartSump where it is then flushed from the basement. WaterGuard is different because it is designed to not sit in dirt like most draining systems do. There is a special wall flange that creates space between the floor and wall allowing wall seepage to drain through the WaterGuard while keeping it away from the dirt. Since this type of drainage is separated from dirt, the chances of it clogging are nearly impossible! The WaterGuard leads the water to the SuperSump where it is then flushed from the basement outside to the LawnScape outlet. All resulting in a dry basement!

Basement walls that leak water are not uncommon. This is because, depending on the wall’s material, the walls can be very porous, allowing in water whenever it rains. This water, of course, trickles in and leaves a little pretty sizable stain on the floor of your basement. The owners of this Hendersonville, North Carolina home were experiencing this first hand.

Taking a look at our “before” photo, we can see that’s exactly what happened here.  In fact, all along the bottom of the walls the water left stains. To prevent this from happening any further, the best course of action was to install WaterGuard.

WaterGuard is our patented piping system that actually does not sit in dirt. It’s installed inside of the basement, against the leaking walls. It has a special wall flange that creates space between the floor and wall which allows wall seepage to drain while keeping debris out. Once we’ve set it up, we cover it with cement, so it can blend in with the floor once it dries.

The “after” photo showcases the last leg of the installation. The cement has yet to dry, but the WaterGuard has already been installed. Say good-bye to those water stains.

The church needed some help with their basement kitchen area. They were having water intrusion in the basement of one of the church's buildings and wanted it taken care of so they didn't have to worry about any problems stemming from the water such as mold or mildew. We were able to send out a Systems Design Specialist out to help find the perfect solution for them, and he came up with a great solution that was affordable and helpful for the customer.

The "before" photo shows what the area looked like before/during installation. The only work that had really been done in this area was to remove part of the drywall in order to install one of our products. There are areas of the wall where you can actually see where water has come through, mainly by towards the end of the wall where the darker areas are.

The "after" picture shows the installation of almost all of the products that we put in this basement (minus the sump pump). The white liner that is on the wall is actually our CleanSpace Wall, which helps to push the water into the WaterGuard drain. The WaterGuard drain is under the drying (but still wet) concrete against the wall. The WaterGuard helps to drain any water that collects in it, to the SuperSump pump.

Basements suffering from water intrusion is something that we see every week here at All-Dry of the Carolinas. Sometimes these can be just a small amount of water, however sometimes basements can have a huge amount of water getting into them. This home was somewhere in between, water wasn't completely flooding in but there was also not a small trickle. 

The before picture gives a great look at one of the areas that the water was coming through. This wall was backed up against the side of a hill which was where a significant part of the water was coming through. The water in the ground began to soak through the block foundation, and would get even worse when the area would have heavy rains. This would be a difficult problem to solve from the outside, but our interior drainage can handle this easily!

The after photo shows the same area after our interior drainage system was installed. The two products that can be seen in this picture is the CleanSpace Wall and the WaterGuard Drain. There was also a SuperSump pump system was installed in order to pump the water out and away from the home. All of these products work together in order to provide a system that keeps the basement dry. The CleanSpace Wall catches any water that comes through the wall and drains it down to the WaterGuard. The WaterGuard is installed in such a way that it angles down towards the sump pump. 

This system has been installed thousands of times over the past 27 years and has been proven as an effective way to prevent water intrusion and damage in a basement. If you believe you are having similar problems and would be interested in a system like this, please contact us today! You can do this by either filling out a customer contact form or just by calling us at 1-800-638-7048!

Our Design Specialists and crew go to a lot of trouble to make sure all products function in the most effective way possible.  This means taking the time to measure, to plan, and to review the subject at hand. Before we install any product, we have to make sure that the product can “work” in that space. We do this with all things, including our sump pumps. To function as they were designed, the sump must be placed at the lowest point in the crawlspace or basement. This insures that all water will eventually flow towards that point.

Before installing our SuperSump pump in this Brevard, North Carolina basement, that is what we attempted to do. We often attempt to accommodate other factors as well, but this is one of the most pressing during installation. Sometimes, the SuperSump is accompanied by WaterGuard. This is a piping system that is installed below grade and covered with cement. The system, as depicted here, is invisible to the eye. It does its job without being seen, carting water from around the perimeter of the basement and into the SuperSump.