Before & After Photos

This window well was a real problem area for this home. Water kept getting into the basement from around the window. The homeowner had put sand bags around the well to try to keep water from getting in it. Soaked towels on the floor inside captured anything that got into the house. It was time to figure this problem out once and for all. Our crew came out and added a WaterGuard french drain system inside the basement along the wall. WaterGuard sits along the footing of the home below the concrete. As water comes in at the walls, floor, or the joint where the two meet, the moisture is directed into the drain and is carried safely to the sump pump for removal from the home. To help drain the window well properly, a window well drain was placed in the bottom of the well. As moisture enters the drain, it passes through a pvc pipe into the basement and down a channel along the wall, where it then enters the WaterGuard system to be directed a safe distance away from the home by the sump system. The window well should no longer be a problem. The proper drainage will ensure that the homeowner no longer has puddles on his basement floor and his possessions won't be ruined by moisture.

The homeowners had water leaking into their basement. They had an existing sump pump, but it was not effectively removing water from the home causing water damage on their floors. 

Our professional team replaced the old sump pump with the TripleSafe sump pump.  The TripleSafe pump keeps your basement dry with triple protection! The first sump pump will remove water effectively handling up to 2,600 gallons of water per hour. The second pump is more powerful and has a second drainage line that is there for you if the first pump fails. Finally, the third pump is equipped with batteries so it is there for you if the power goes out! 

The homeowners in Grand Rapids, MI noticed that during the winter months their sump pump would become flooded with water. Their sump pump discharge line was freezing and trapping water in it. Once that ice thawed, it would all spill back into the home causing the sump pump to flood and getting water on their basement floor. 

To combat this problem, our professional team installed IceGuard anti freeze system. The IceGuard system attaches to the sump pump discharge line on the outside of the home. The system works by allowing water to escape from the discharge line even if it freezes or becomes blocked for any reason. Even if your discharge line is buried under a foot of ice and snow, water can still escape allowing your sump pump to keep your basement dry. Water will automatically run along its normal route once the pipe thaws, the homeowners do not need to do anything! 

How's your sump pump? Does it look like the one on the left or the one on the right? Or do you not even have one at all? We see it time and time again, homeowners are generally unaware of the quality of their sump pump. This homeowner in Grand Rapids had a sump pump that was not perfect for his basement, it sat in water (which means it didn't do its job) , and it didn't have a lid so it could be easily damaged by debris and many other materials. To fix it, we installed our UltraSump III. This sump pump has a battery operated system so that it will work even in a power outage. The UltraSump also has a lid so that it can be safe from being clogged and damaged. This homeowner will have a dry basement for a very long time now. Call Ayers to upgrade your sump pump today.

Courtney works for a property management company and was in need of a contractor that was as professional of a company as her own. Wanting to fix the cracks in her foundation, Courtney contacted Ayers and had our resident foreman Evan perform an inspection.

Evan realized the home needed a stronger draining system, so he prescribed a WaterGuard Drainage system. The system works with the home's sump pump to add an extra level of protection.

The system consists of a series of channels that diverge any excess water from the sump pump towards an outlet that takes the water far away from the home's foundation. The Channels are placed under the foundational floor, making the system invisible and unintrusive.