Woods Basement Systems, Inc. Before & After Photos

Cracks forming in foundation walls can be a sign of a more serious underlying issue. Matt R. of O’Fallon, MO noticed that he was constantly patching cracks in his walls and new ones would form in their place. He also noticed the walls appeared to be leaning, as shown in the pictures, in so he called Woods Basement Systems for an assessment. Woods recommended installing Geo-Lock Wall Anchors.

Woods installed the Geo-Lock Wall Anchors along the leaning and cracking walls. Steel wall plates, as shown in the picture, are attached to earth plates that have been buried in the yard using galvanized steel anchor rods. The rods are tightened and will permanently stabilize the walls, preventing any future movement and can also straighten the walls in most cases.

Matt R. is happy he won’t have to patch cracks in his walls anymore.

Steve C. had long cracks along the foundation walls of his basement. They were allowing water to get into the basement and he was worried they might be a sign of larger problems so he called Woods Basement Systems. Woods recommeneded extending his waterproofing system and installing Geo-Lock Wall Anchors.

Geo-Lock Wall Anchors were installed along the cracked wall, as shown in the picture. Steel wall plates on the inside of the foundation wall connected to earth anchors by galvanized steel anchor rods counteract the pressure from soil on the outside of the wall. Geo-Lock Wall Anchors permanently stabilize the walls and can in most case straighten the walls by tightening the anchor rods during dry periods.

Lisa G. of O’Fallon, MO had an alarming amount of water coming into her finished basement. It was damaging her finished walls, especially under her leaky window (as seen in the picture), and destroying her carpet so she called Woods Basement Systems. Woods recommended installing a basement waterproofing system.

Woods installed a well duct along the wall under the window as part of the waterproofing system. A well duct is a channel that guides water from the leaky window directly to the WaterGuard drainage system below for removal.

The finished basement of Lisa G.’s O’Fallon, MO was repeatedly being damaged by water getting in. Her finished walls and carpeted floors were ruined. She had a waterproofing system in place but it didn’t extend to the area that was leaking and the sump pump had stopped working so she called Woods Basement Systems. Woods recommended extending the waterproofing system and replacing the sump pump.

As part of the waterproofing system, Woods installed WaterGuard under the concrete floors along the foundation wall, extending the waterproofing system to the area that was leaking. WaterGuard is a drainage system that collects water from the foundation walls and floors to the sump pump for removal. It sits on top of the concrete footing of the home so it’s won’t become clogged by mud.

Lisa G. had water leaking into her finished basement and damaging her finished walls and carpeted floors. She had a waterproofing system in place but it didn’t extend to the area that was leaking and the old sump pump had stopped working so she called Woods Basement Systems. Woods recommended extending the waterproofing system and replacing the sump pump.

As shown in the picture, Woods replaced the old, nonfunctioning sump pump with a Twin Pack. The Twin Pack contains two powerful, cast-iron pumps in an air-tight sealed sump liner that prevents water from evaporating back into the basement air and making it more humid. The Twin Pack will keep the basement dry, even in severe weather.