WaterGuard in Fairmont City, IL
This Fairmont City, IL basement had water leaking and the walls were dirty and stained. Woods Basement Systems installed the WaterGuard, an interior drainage system designed to direct water flow (from leaking cracks or floor seals) into the sump pump and out of the house. This picture shows the WaterGuard post-installation along the perimeter of the basement floor.
TripleSafe Sump Pump in Fairmont City, IL
In this photo, you can see the TripleSafe Sump Pump installed. The TripleSafe sump pump is equipped with three pumps: a primary, secondary, and battery back-up. In the event of primary pump failure, the secondary pump will kick in. In the event of power outage, the battery back-up will keep the pump running. This ensures water will continue to be pumped out in many different circumstances.
CleanSpace in Fairmont City, IL
The CleanSpace was installed along all the walls in the basement to help direct any water seepage into the WaterGuard drainage system. It also conceals the dirty water stains on the wall and helps to brighten the space.
PowerBrace in Fairmont City, IL
This wall was bowing due to outside pressure, but was too close to the home next to it to install Geo-Lock Wall Anchors (described more in next photo). Instead, Woods installed the PowerBraces, which are steel beams anchored to the basement floor and floor joists to stabilize the wall. In the dry months over time, the brackets can be tightened to help straighten the wall.
Geo-Lock Wall Anchors in Fairmont City, IL
For another bowing wall in this Fairmont City, IL basement, the Geo-Lock Wall Anchors were installed. These consist of a earth anchors embedded into the soil out away from the foundation wall connected to heavy-duty, steel wall plates on the interior of the basement wall by galvanized anchoring rods. These can also be tightened over time.