Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: The Journey to Waterproof Basement

A waterproofed basement can improve the value of a home and provide a comfort to the homeowner, making it well worth the effort to turn a leaky basement into a waterproofed investment.   Carol M. from Granite City, IL. took that journey to keep her basement protected from water damage. She turned to Dave P. from Woods Basement Systems to install the best waterproofing measures.    Water often leaks into basements from the gap where the wall meets the ground. That's because water gathers in the area beneath the floor where the footing is and can build up enough to leak through the that gap. The answer is to install a drainage system that takes the water from that area to a sump pump to be pumped away from the home entirely.    Some systems will be buried next to the footing where they must filter the water out of the mud to be drained away. These systems often need to be replaced as the filter clogs with mud and clay and blocks the water from being drained away. Instead of burying a drainage system in the mud, WaterGuard™ is installed on top of the foundation footing, just beneath the floor, where it can collect the water before it seeps into the basement while still being above the mud and debris that can clog other systems.   WaterGuard™ will then drain the water to the sump pump. Instead of relying on any old pump to keep the basement dry, Carol M. got the TripleSafe™ sump pump system. The TripleSafe™ features three seperate sump pumps in one single sump liner. Two powerful pumps keep up with even enourmous water flow while a third, battery-powered pump can kick in to help keep water levels down when the power goes out.   The water then gets pumped outside through the IceGuard™ system. IceGuard™ is an attachment to the discharge line that can keep water pumping out of the sump pump even if the discharge line is blocked or frozen. Without IceGuard™, sump pumps can overfill because the discharge line is blocked and there's no where for the water to go. Nowhere but the basement floor that is. But with IceGuard™ installed, the sump pumps will always have somewhere to pump the water and keep the basement dry.   With WaterGuard™ directing the water away from the gap in the wall and floor, TripleSafe™ pumping the water out of the home even during power outages and IceGuard™ keeping the water flowing even in icy conditions, this basement in Granite City is protected from water leaking in from outside in even the toughest conditions.