Photo Album: Even Apartment Buildings Need Some TLC - Fishkill, NY

The management team at the Olde Post Mall Apartment Complex contacted Basement Systems of New York to see what could be done to help improve the overall quality of their tenants lives in three of their apartment buildings. In order for us to remediate the temperature and musty smell issues that their tenants were dealing with we needed to install several of our patented systems to take care of the issues at hand. In order to transform their crawl spaces we needed to blow 4-6" of gravel in all three crawl spaces and install our FlowGuard perimeter drainage system, which was then connected to our TripleSafe sump pumps. We then encapsulated the systems installed by pouring a new 4" concrete floor on top. After installing these systems we then sprayed spray foam insulation in both the floor and rim joists to seal the thermal barrier of the crawl spaces. Finally we installed two Basementaire dehumidifiers and Everlast doors. Since we completed this project the tenants have noticed the musty smell that they were living with is now gone, as well the overall comfort level of their apartments have greatly improved. They could not be more thrilled to have a space now that they do not want to leave.

We Love Our Panoramic

Panoramic shot of the front of the buildings we were working on

Left To Center

Here we can see the left part and center of the buildings that we were working on

Center

Here we can see the center of the buildings that we were working on

Center To Right

Here we can see the center part and right part of the buildings that we were working on

Getting Over The Hump To Remove Debris

Before starting our project we had to remove these rocks as well as everything else that was in the way.

Roughing it

Before starting our project we had to remove these rocks as well as everything else that was in the way.

Humidity & Water Affect Everything

Due to moisture and water in the crawl space the insulation that had been placed into the walls had deteriorated .

Residual Affects Of Being A Connected Crawl Space

Another one of the crawl spaces that we were repairing had taken on the same amount of water as the other other one as they were connected.

A Scary Crawl Space

One of the three crawl spaces that we were fixing had taken on an exorbitant amount of water over the years.

One Of Many

Due to the amount of crawl spaces we were working on an the size of them we installed along with our extremely long discharge lines many IceGuard systems.

Discharge Lines For Days

On both the right and left side of the back of the building we installed two extremely long discharge lines that ran the length of the the entire building to make sure that nothing would get stuck in them as well as to drain properly due to the pitch.

Sump Pumps For Days

Throughout the three crawl spaces we strategically installed multiple sump pumps that would take any water or moisture out of the crawl space.

Crawl Space + Sump Pump

As we look at the beautiful sump pump that was installed you can see deeper into the crawl space

Look At That Insulation

Our specialists effectively and efficiently installed insulation throughout the crawl spaces floor and rim joists to make sure that thermal barrier was sealed as tight as possible.