Basement Waterproofing Before & After Photos

After living in this home for many years, this homeowner has never seen water come into the basement before. One day, he noticed a large puddle by the wall after a rainstorm. He called DryZone frantically to get repairs done and prevent more water from coming in. It was discovered there was a crack that allowed water to enter the home whenever it rained. DryZone sealed the crack with a flexible sealant to ensure a longer hold and trench was added to the bottom of the crack to catch any water that comes in and runs down the wall. 

Wet basements are no fun. This basement had a majoy sump pump upgrade from this wimpy pump laid in a hole with no protection from the soil to this Triple Safe pump with battery backup. These homeowners now have a powerful sump pump which sits on a stand which will protect against system blockage. The battery backup gives them peace of mind during a power outage as well!

Most older homes that have sump pumps installed in the basement need updated equipment. The old pumps are either broken or aren't strong enough. Many times the hole itself isn't large enough and actually contributes to the sump pump getting over used. DryZone uses a much larger sump pit than the average home currently has. The container is sealed so the smells and water vapor won't escape. Since the container is bigger, the pump takes longer to turn on and pumps out more water in one cycle. Short cycling, when the pump turns on and off in a small amount of time, will destroy a sump pump.

These two pics were taken from roughly the same angle and you can definitely see the difference after using Total Basement Finishing.

This home in northern Delaware would leak every time it rained. The homeowner would also notice that the water would seep in a couple days after the rain. DryZone inspector, Johnny Scarborough, explained that it was because the hollow concrete blocks fill up with water. Over time, the blocks drain out and the basement will be wet several days after a storm. DryZone crews make sure to drill the blocks at the base of the wall to relieve the pressure and allow the water to flow into our WaterGuard system. The "after" picture is more of an "almost finished" picture. You can see the nice layer of stone and solid construction of the WaterGuard pipe. The white wall liner is to prevent the tiny leaks from spraying out over the drain.