Damp Moldy Jacksonville, IL Basement Waterproofed by Woods
Here you can see how desperately this basement needed a waterproofing system. This Jacksonville, IL family use their basement for storage but with constant leaking their belongings were always in danger of water damage. Fortunately they knew to call Woods Basement Systems to fix the problem permanently.
Wet Jacksonville, IL Basement Suffered from Water Damage Before Homeowners Called Woods
You can see that cracks in floor are the culprits for letting water into the basement. Our system design specialist visited this home and designed a customized solution to keep this basement dry year round.
WaterGuard Drainage System Installed in Jacksonville, IL Basement
Along the perimeter of the floor you can see fresh concrete that has been poured over our WaterGuard drainage system. This system leads water from under the footing that is trying to enter the basement directly to our TripleSafe sump pump which expels the water from the basement before it ever has a chance to puddle on the floor.
TripleSafe Sump Pump Installed in Wet Basement of a Jacksonville, IL Home
Here you can see that the new concrete covering the WaterGuard drainage system leads right to the TripleSafe sump pump. The great features of the TripleSafe include a main pump, a secondary pump that sits higher in the tank than the first, for when there is weather event that causes a high volume of water that the first pump can't handle alone. A couple more special features include a battery backup pump, which would kick on in the event of a power outage, and an alarm which would alert the homeowners should there ever be a mechanical failure before the basement floods.