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Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Waterproofing a Basement in Swansea, IL

Homeowners in Swansea, IL were experiencing many negative effects from the water entering their basement. Moisture was leaking through the walls and staining the white painted walls as well as beginning to grow mold on a wood built-in. After a quick call to Woods Basement systems, our team came out to the home to fix their wet basement. To stop the water vapor from leaking through the walls, the BrightWall was installed. This basement paneling system covers the wall from the floor to the ceiling and provides a clean and bright look to the basement walls. WaterGuard was installed as well, which is a water drainage system. This system is positioned around the perimeter of the home and prevents any future leaks that may occur. It works by catching the water and channeling it to the sump pump and out of your home. The home had a previous sump pump but needed to be replaced by our TripleSafe Sump Pump System in a new location in the basement. This system is equipped with a three-pump system in case of pump failure, water overflow, and an UltraSump battery in case of a power outage. The homeowners also opted to add two of the SunHouse Basement Window Enclosures. The SunHouse is a new way to protect a basement window that keeps rain out, reflects natural light into the basement, and prevents weeds from growing inside. The homeowners were ecstatic with the new additions to their basement that will keep it dry for years to come!

Painted Walls Leaking

Several coats of basement paint could not stop leaks in the walls and at the basement floor. Even with a sump pump, every rain there was a wet basement.

Completed wall and floor waterproofing

The perimeter basement waterproofing systems with basement wall finish and vertical drain will now keep the whole basement dry all the time.

New Sump Pump Location

The center of the basement was the lowest part so for proper drainage we will install our sump pump systems across the basement opposite the existing sump pump.

Double Sump Pumps

Because this Swansea IL homeowner wanted a completely dry basement, they selected our dual sump pump system. The two sump pump will run at different levels of water leaking and flooding the basement, with primary sump pump working first and for most of the cycles. Note, they were also keeping their existing sump pump too to have THREE pumps. They are serious about never having a wet basement again.

Limited Space to Work

Between the hot water heater and large built in sink, there was limited room for our sump pumps so we positioned our sump pumps to the center opposite wall across from this part of the basement. We have several patented products, such as this specialize drain grate, to add to the perimeter waterproofing systems for complete protection from a wet basement and to save the plumbing cost to remove and replace the sink.