Basement Systems of New York Before & After Photos

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. 

This homeowner contacted Basement Systems Of New York because his foundation wall was bowing. The reason this occurred was that little to their knowledge when, they originally purchased the home over thirty years ago, they did not know that the addition that the previous homeowner put on wasn't properly; supported and tied into the wall. Also, when their siding was installed water was allowed to run behind it and hit the foundation wall.

Upon our Specialist inspecting and taking their measurements, he noticed that the wall had deflected inward approximately three inches. Because of the amount of deflection due to both soil and water erosion, this home's foundation wall was severely compromised and had to repair before things became worse. 

To take care of the issue, we started by jackhammering six inches from the foundation wall to create a trench. Once we had removed the old concrete, we installed four PowerBraces with an eight-foot brace strategically spaced with our top-lever bracket. We then built a form around the trench we had created with two-by-fours. Once completed, we pour our concrete footing/curb around our PowerBraces. In doing so, we were able to provide much more stability and rigidity to the wall. 

Since reinforcing their foundation, this homeowner has been able to sleep easy at night knowing that their home will not fall over. Also, they now have some more storage space due to how their new footing/curb sits. They could not be any happier with how their project turned out. They are so glad that they decided to invest in the security of their home.  

This crawlspace was full of nasty old fiberglass and creepy crawlies. Our crew braved the creepy crawlies and removed the fiberglass and installed our patented CleanSpace product. The trasnformation speaks for itself.

Our crew was tasked with transforming this home's crawlspace from the disgusting humidity, and moisture ridden crawlspace that you see to a beautiful functional space. We installed our Patented CleanSpace in order to get rid of and mitigate humidity, moisture, and dampnees from making its way through your concrete walls and into your basement.