Basement Systems of New York Before & After Photos

These homeowners contacted Basement Systems Of New York to see how we could help rid their homes of water. Over the last twenty-two years, the homeowners never had a water issue, that is until hurricane Ida. Since Ida, they have constantly had water coming in through their concrete foundation. After trying to fix the problem themselves water continued to penetrate their home and they knew that they needed professional help.

Originally, they thought that water was coming in from their bedroom. Because of the issues, they described to our Specialist during their consultation, he could pinpoint where water was penetrating the home from. Specifically, the area where they were having an issue with water penetrating their home was in their garage. In turn, this was keeping their home wet.

To make sure that water cannot penetrate their home again, our team installed our patented WaterGuard waterproofing system along the right side of their garage, which we tied directly into our TripleSafe sump pump system. By installing these systems, we are able to capture any water that comes into their home and divert it to our out of and away from their home. By installing these systems, we are able to keep moisture, humidity, and dampness out of their home.

Since installing our system, these homeowners have noticed a dramatic increase in their comfort level due to the removal of excess dampness and moisture from their homes. These homeowners now have a home that is protected. More importantly, than anything, we have restored peace to these homeowners. They can now sleep peacefully at night without worrying about their home. 

Basement Systems of New York believes that having the right windows in your basement is a big factor in keeping your basement dry. Not only is it an improvement in an aesthetic way but more importantly, it is part of an entire system that will keep your basement dry all the time. In this case, we replaced a basement window with a beautiful window well. 

After many years of heavy rain, these homeowners said enough is enough and were sick and tired of dealing with water constantly penetrating their garage and home, but more importantly, they were worried about the water issue as they were feeling the after-effects inside their home. More specifically they noticed over the years that their floors were bouncy, doors would not stay open and would close on their own and that their floors felt uneven as they walked, which are all signs of foundation support issues. Because of these issues, they decided to contact Basement Systems of New York to see what could be done to take care of the problems at hand. 

For us to take care of all the issues that were going on in this home, we had to install several of our patented waterproofing and foundation support systems. These systems included us removing their old concrete floor to install two trench drains, one on the outside and inside of the garage, two SmartJack foundation supports with poured footings, four external stabil-loc foundation supports, a SuperSump Plus sump pump system, and finally to complete the project a new four-inch-thick slab.

Immediately after we waterproofed, lifted, and stabilized their home they could see a dramatic change in their home's structural integrity, as the problems at hand were no longer existent. As well after seeing their garage transformed these homeowners could not believe that this same garage just a week ago looked as if it was on its last legs. They could not be more ecstatic about how their project turned out, but more importantly that we were able to help bring peace of mind back to them.  

This property management company contacted Basement Systems of New York to see how we could help alleviate the water problem, that their tenants were dealing with. During heavy rainstorms, their backyard would flood, and water would flow into the basement, in between the foundation wall, and their sill plate. Upon our Design Specialist completing his consultation he realized that the issues they were having with water were caused due to the pitch of the backyard.

For us to alleviate the water problem at hand we had to install a curtain drain. In order to handle this, run off the drain was installed in an eight to sixteen-inch deep by one-foot wide trench. Then we filled the trench with gravel, then we, placed filter fabric along the top of it. Next, we placed our perforated pipe in the trench with more filter fabric and gravel. Finally, we ran our discharge line to daylight. By implementing this system, we were able to make sure that their backyard does not flood, as well that no water would penetrate their home or sill plate. Installing curtain drains are not a way to waterproof a home, but they do help mitigate surface water and are a different approach to help with a water problem.  

By implementing our system, we were able to remediate the water problem that they were having, prevent rotting of their sill plate, and more importantly, bring peace of mind back to everyone.

When this homeowner originally purchased his home back in the 80s he added an addition onto their home to make their almost perfect home perfect. Little did they know that due to putting on the addition due to the soil conditions and many other factors that their home would settle and they would start to have issues with their floors being uneven, not being able to close doors, and bouncy floors. Because of these reasons, he contacted Basement Systems of New York to see what could be done to bring his home back to its former glory. The reason they chose to have us perform the work was due to our level of professionalism, along with our ability to complete projects in an efficient time frame. 

To fix the foundation problems that their home and they were experiencing we needed to dig down six feet to install our sono tubes, these sono tubes would serve as the foundation for our sixteen new SmartJacks that would be installed. We then sistered every 2x6 floor joist with treated lumber. Finally, we installed 165 linear feet of main girders with our steel i-beams. We installed one i-beam on each end and two in the center.

Once all our systems were installed our Installation Specialists methodically and meticulously raised the home to level. With just a small amount of leveling and the doors slowly going back to normal the homeowner was ecstatic, once the entire project was completed he could not believe that his home was now back to how it was when he has first put the addition on.