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These homeowners contacted Basement Systems of New York to see what could be done to take care of their basement to get it in tip-top shape before selling it. They knew with it having an old dirt floor that would get water consistently they would either need to take care of the issue before selling their home to create a value proposition for the buyer or take a large sum of money off. Because of this, they decided to be proactive and take care of the issues before selling their home. In doing so they can now guarantee to get the most return on their investment possible. For us to take care of their water, foundation, and floor problems, we dug their floor four inches down, we then installed eight precast footings, all of which our SmartJack systems would sit on top of. Once this was completed we started to install our patented FlowGuard waterproofing system along the perimeter of the basement, which was then tied into our SuperSump plus. Finally, before laying our new concrete slab we installed our CleanSpace vapor barrier on their walls. By installing our patented systems we able to address the major concerns that the current homeowner had for himself and his family while they continued to live in the home, but more importantly to them they were able to address obvious issues that they knew would stop them from being able to sell their home in the foreseeable future.

Home Sweet Home

Here we can see how the home we were performing the project on looked from the outside.

Time To Get Down And Dirty 1/2

How things looked before we started digging their dirt floor down on the left hand side as well as the back center of their basement.

Time To Get Down And Dirty 2/2

How things looked before we started digging their dirt floor down on the right hand side as well as the back center of their basement.

Starting To Dig The Floor Down1/2

Our team started digging the floor down in order to make way for our SmartJack support systems with pre-cast footings, new waterproofing system and new concrete slab.

Starting To Dig The Floor Down 2/2

Our team started digging the floor down in order to make way for our SmartJack support systems with pre-cast footings, new waterproofing system and new concrete slab.

Floor Digging Left Side

We continued to dig the the basement down to the proper height for our new concrete slab with waterproofing system on the left side of the basement.

Floor Digging Right Side

We continued to dig the the basement down to the proper height for our new concrete slab with waterproofing system on the left side of the basement

Behind The Mechanicals

Once the remainder of the basement was dug out we finished by digging the floor behind the mechanicals down to the proper height

Removing The Lally Columns

Once the floor was dug down to the proper height we turned our attention to digging out the old lally columns to make way for our SmartJack support systems with pre-cast footings.

Measure Twice, Cut Once

Before cutting our SmartJaco to the proper height we double checked to make sure that we had the proper height from the floor to the main girder. Once we were sure of this we measured and cut our SmartJack to the proper height.

Temporary Support

In order to remove the old lally column we had to temporarily support the home in order to remove the lally column and then install our SmartJack support system.

Bye-Bye

Removing the old lally column for our SmartJack support system

Making Sure Everything Is Centered

Before putting our SmartJack on the pre-cast footing that had been laid we made sure that everything was concentric and the SmartJack would sit center on it.

The Last SmartJack

After putting in our last SmartJack we removed the temporary support that we had put in place.

Left Side Smartjacks

Fully installed SmartJacks on pre-cast footings on the left side of the basement.

Right Side SmartJacks

Fully installed SmartJacks on pre-cast footings on the right side of the basement.

Creating A Rough Hole

Once we had left back corner dug down to where it needed to be we then dug out a rough hole for where our sump pump basin would sit.

Checking The Depth

After digging our rough hole four our basin we then shaped it to the proper size and shape before making sure that it sat at the proper depth.

Setting The Basin

After achieving the proper depth for the basin we permanently set it.

Starting To Lay Our Gravel

Before laying our new concrete slab we placed gravel with drain mat on the floor in order to create a path of least resistance in order to pitch any and all water towards our waterproofing system

Time for Gravel

Getting the last of the gravel out of the dump truck

Efficient Buckets

To make the lowering clearing of buckets quicker and more efficient we established an assembly line to bring them down and up from the basement.

Look At All That Concrete

After laying our concrete in this basement we started to distribute it evenly throughout the entirety of the basement.

Starting To Finish The Edges

Once all the concrete was distributed evenly we started to apply a semi-finish to the edges.

Starting To Finish The Basement

Once all the concrete was distributed evenly we started to apply a semi-finish.

First step in Applying Our Finish

After laying our concrete down and allowing it to harden a bit we then applied our finish to it by hand.

Concrete Hardened

Here you can see our crews getting to work on applying the finish

More Work on the hardened concrete

Our crews take multiple steps to ensure the highest quality work when applying the finish

Getting in the corners

After laying our concrete down and allowing it to harden a bit we then applied our finish to it by hand.

Applying Our Finish 5/5

After laying our concrete down and allowing it to harden a bit we then applied our finish to it by hand.

Edging

Putting the final finish on the edge of our new slab before letting it dry.

Cleaning Time

During the process of laying our concrete some of it sprayed onto our CleanSpace. Before leaving the basement we made sure that any all concrete was cleaned off our CleanSpace.

Finished Left Side

How everything looked once our project was completed from the front left corner to the back left corner of the basement.

Fully Encapsulated

After installing our sump pump we fully encapsulated it with our new slab. In doing this we are able to make the system look clean and flawless, but more importantly make it air tight.

Finished Center

How everything looked once our project was completed from the center of the basement.

Finished Right Side

How everything looked once our project looked from back right corner to the front right corner of the basement.

Discharge Line With IceGuard

Once we established our discharge line inside the home from the sump pump we attached our IceGuard system and continued to run the discharge line to its final destination.