Before & After Photos

This basement in Owenton, KY, was experiencing immense amount of water pressure outside the foundation. The horizontal crack along the wall in the before picture is right where the frost line is in the soil outside the basement. A wall may bow and crack horizontally near the frost line due to frost heave — a natural but damaging process that happens when moisture in the soil freezes and expands.  We relieved the pressure by first waterproofing with our subfloor drains and our sump pump. We then stabilized the walls by installing our steel PowerBrace I-beams. We also added a CleanSpace vapor barrier behind the beams to help drain wall leaks down into the subfloor system. The homeowner was happy to know that they no longer have to worry about their leaky bowing walls. 

We installed an interior waterproofing system for this basement in Monticello, KY. We wrapped our WaterGuard drains around the perimeter of the basement, right underneath the floor. We also wrapped the walls with our CleanSpace vapor barrier system, installed a TripleSafe sump pump system (with a battery backup system), and we installed a trench drain at the base of the stairwell door. This system will keep this space dry, clean, and smelling fresh forever.

This crawl space in Hustonville, KY, needed a proper repair project to safeguard the foundation from moisture. You see, the floor joists in the crawl space were receiving lots of moisture, which could potentially ruin the framing in the space over time. We wrapped our CleanSpace vapor barrier around the entire space to prevent moisture from running rampant. This project came with some added side benefits to like cleaner air throughout the rest of the home, better insulation properties, and added storage space.

At this Lexington, KY, home, water was seeping through the stone foundation, leaving damp spots and musty odors in the basement. We waterproofed the basement by installing a WaterGuard perimeter drainage system, a TripleSafe sump pump, and a SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier to capture water, remove it reliably, and control humidity. Stone foundations are tricky because water can sneak through even tiny gaps between the stones, but by combining drainage, pumping, and dehumidification, the basement is now dry, healthy, and fully protected, turning a potentially high-maintenance historic feature into a worry-free space.

As a result from all the hydrostatic pressure this basement foundation was receiving, the walls were bowing in and leaking water. In the before picture you can see the chipped paint, cracks, bowing, and the pool of water on the floor. In the after picture you can see PowerBraces holding the bowing walls up, CleanSpace walls covering the once dirty wall, fresh concrete over the hidden WaterGuard drains all around the perimeter of the basement, and a TripleSafe sump pump all the way in the corner.