Before & After Photos

This home's basement had a lot of water intrusion through their basement walls, floors, but mainly from this doorway leading into the basement from the outside. This is a common point of entry and if the proper precautions are not taken around these problem areas, then water will more than likely get into the basement. This customer actually had a sump pump around this area, but because there was so much water, the sump wasn't able to handle it all.

The "before" picture shows what the customer was dealing with as an entrance to their basement. There really isn't all that much here besides the concrete with a little bit of a slope to it and a small sump pump to the left-hand side of the photo, just where that mesh is. All in all, this does not provide all that much protection for the basement.

The "after" photo shows a huge difference in protection for this basement. There are several lines of defense now! The first one we have is the drain right in front of the door, so that before the water even has a chance to make it into the basement it gets taken care of. Then we have the SuperSump sump pump, which is able to pump 2,650 gallons of water per hour. Last but not least, if those two fail, we have another small backup that was installed inside the basement, called WaterGuard. While the WaterGuard won't contain huge amounts of water pouring in, it will catch a small flow of water, which would more than likely be the case.

Everything we’ve seen once, we’ve seen it a thousand times. A muddy combination basement/crawlspace like this one is old news to us. Truthfully, all basements are unique. All basements require different products to eliminate the water problem. But, essentially, all of them will have the same or similar problems. Marshy though it is this Clinton, South Carolina basement/crawlspace combination isn’t special. Make no mistake…that’s a good thing. That means that the water problem is fixable. It seems like a lost cause. Let us assure you, it is not.

Let’s flash forward to the finished product. The WaterGuard piping system is inserted below the actual floor and is secured tight against the wall. This insures that any water from the wall falls right into the piping system and none is left to pool.  The piping system insures that the murky river you saw before is doesn’t happen. Now, the white plastic around the perimeter is a CleanSpace liner. It often accompanies the WaterGuard and it keeps the water contained as well. They are quite the perfect team when it comes to capturing water.

If your basement resembles this one, reach out to All-Dry of the Carolinas. We have just the thing to solve your problem

Water in a basement is never fun. What’s worse is trying to identify the location of the water. It can turn into a particularly tiresome scavenger hunt, if you don’t know what you’re looking for. It’s a problem that many homeowners have trouble identifying. The best solution is to call in the professionals.

And, after suffering with these water issues for some time, they reached out to All-Dry of the Carolinas. As shown in this photo, the wooden stairs in the corner of the room were quiet damp—dark with moisture. The walls bled water, often puckering the wood in the area.

In the “after” photo, we’ve solved that issue completely. We took the liberty to install WaterGuard—a patented drain system inserted beside cement and recovered to blend with the floor. It’s really a seamless process that takes a little work and a few people to make it successful.

This basement in Gaffney, South Carolina was in some need of drainage for their basement. They were having some water intrusion into the basement, which started to worry the homeowner, so they gave us a call! Our service design specialist was easily able to figure out what the best solution would be for the homeowner; WaterGuard and a sump pump, along with some BrightWall.

The "before" picture shows the state of the basement before our crew came in to install the products. While the water intrusion is not very visible, it was definitely affecting the area. Something else that can be seen in this picture is the old sump pump. While it was good that this home had a sump pump, the way it was installed was definitely not the best. While difficult to see, it is essentially a hole in the ground with a pump in it, having the hole open allows water to evaporate and cause problems.

The "after" photo shows the same area, but with our products already installed. All three of the products that were installed are all shown in this picture. The first one may be harder to notice, it is actually on the lower part of the wall, the white area and is BrightWall. This is used to help drain water from the wall to the WaterGuard. Next, we have the WaterGuard, which isn't actually visible. It is under the wet concrete around the perimeter of the crawlspace. It has a slight gap between the wall and floor, so that water can "flow" into it. The final product that is in this photo is the SuperSump sump pump.

This home in Union, SC 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. The SuperSump can pump up to 2,650 gallons an hour, has a WaterWatch system, Superliner with 96 holes for water flow, and an Airtight Lid. The SuperSump then drains all water outside through the LawnScape Outlet