Before & After Photos

Melissa gets water entering her basement through her window after heavy rains. She also wants to turn the space in her basement into a room so she called our team. We installed an egress window and well in order to prevent further water intrusion and have the space in her basement count as a finished room. Most windows offer minimal protection against outside air entering the home due to poor insulation around the window. Egress windows will help ventilate your indoor areas and prevent unwanted allergens from entering your house. Also, egress windows provide a safe exit in case of emergency so they are required in finished basement living areas. In addition, these windows provide lots of natural light.

Mike O. had a crawl space with a musty smell. The dirt floor was covered in plastic in an attempt to seal off the floor but to no avail. Encapsulating a crawl space needs to be done professionally and requires a full inspection to determine how to best waterproof and encapsulate the space. The musty smell the owner complained about could be standing water that accumulated beneath the makeshift plastic tarp they installed. Standing water can also lead to mold and mildew growth. We installed a waterproof, inorganic plastic liner called CleanSpace to protect the crawl space from any water intrusion. We also installed a drainage mat to captures any intrusive water and then channel it to the sump pump.

Jack's basement had water leaking around the seams of the walls and floor. He didn't know how to fix it, so he researched his options and called Ayers for help. Our experts stopped by his house to assess the space and recommend a solution. They suggested the installation of WaterGuard, a drainage pipe system that is designed to prevent clogging. WaterGuard is installed on top of the footing rather than alongside it, reducing dirt and rock clumping. Jack loves his dry basement!

Unattractive, water damaged, or mold-covered basement walls can be permanently repaired by our patented EverLast finished wall restoration system. This system adds insulation and creates a clean, finished look to your basement. The surface is also washable, and EverLast even comes with a 50 year warranty. This family in Richland, MI had us install EverLast and can now fully enjoy being in their basement. 

The basement of this Richland, MI home was leaking through the wall where the well pipe penetrated the wall. It’s very common for plumbing pipes to cause leakage at the spot of entry due to how often they move. The before photo shows the water damage around the pipe and where it leaked down to the floor. In the after photo, the leak has been solved with the FlexiSpan System. The system works by first plugging the leak with a flexible sealant, and then another layer of polymer creates a drainage route for any water that does leak through. The drainage layer then directs water to a drain well at the foot of the wall. You can see in the after photo where fresh concrete was poured after the drain well was installed. The leaking pipe won't bother this home again.