Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Keeping a Basement Dry in Ballwin, MO
Homeowners try all sorts of methods to keep their basement dry. When Philo, Illinois had heavy rains, the water leaked worst at the water line going through the basement wall in this home. The device in photo one caught the water squirting in during a heavy rain and drained to across the basement floor to the floor drain. Water also leaked up at the wall and basement floor seam on 3 out of 4 basement walls. This was also a walk out basement and even after the rain stopped the water would continue to leak in for days. Our perimeter waterproofing sytems and wall drain for the water line controlled all of the leaks and is keeping this basment dry all the time now.
Water Line Waterproofed
If patching and plugging fail to stop a leak in the wall around a pipe like this water line, then a vertical drain is installed and drains the leak into the waterproofing system at the basement floor.
WaterGuard System
WaterGuard™ is an exclusive waterproofing drainage system to control a flooding basement. The water is collected in this specialized pipe and drains the water to the sump pump.
Existing Sump Pump
WaterGuard was installed to work well with the existing sump pump system.
Before Waterproofing
This photo was taken before the basement was waterproofed by Woods Basement Systems.