Evansville, IN Basement Leaking While Waterguard is Installed

Here you can see the water weeping into the basement from the block walls.

This is the opposite basement wall, which is also leaking.

This photo shows the beginning of the trenching process.

The trench width has been cut and the crew will start clearing out the trench to install the Waterguard system.

Here is one of the Healthy Spaces crew members clearing out the trench.

As the crew continued working on the trench, you can see how much water began flooding the basement.

As the water continued coming into the basement, Steven decided that the TripleSafe Sump Pump could be used immediately to keep the basement dry enough to safely install the waterproofing system.

As the trench is cut, the team works on clearing away the debris and cleaning up the trench.

Here, you can see one of the Healthy Spaces crew members jack hammering up the perimeter. With an electric jack hammer, it is important the the crew is keeping the water intrusion from creating a safety concern.

In order to insure that the entire perimeter of the basement is protected by Waterguard, the Healthy Spaces team determined that they would need to remove the lower stairs, then replace them.

This is an overview of the jobsite at the end of the first day. Healthy Spaces prides itself on leaving a clean workspace each evening.

At the beginning of day 2, the crew works diligently to complete the trench.

The entire perimeter has been trenched out and while one crew member works on the most complicated trenching areas, the rest of the crew is laying the Waterguard down in the prepped trenches.

Day 2 Challenge: there has been water trapped in the block walls and now that it has a way out of the blocks, the basement is actively flooding.

The Healthy Spaces team has finished the perimeter drain construction under the stairs and has replaced the wooden stairs completely.

Here, you can see the temporary sump pump set up to help the Healthy Spaces team keep the water under control. You can see that the pit is full.

This is a close up of the trench near the HVAC unit. It's full of water!

With the temporary sump set up, water is flowing rapidly into the trenches and being directed out of the basement.

While the basement water is a challenge, it is a great way to test the effectiveness of the trench construction because the entire perimeter is now filling with water and that water is being pumped out of the basement by the TripleSafe.

Here is a picture of the battery back up unit that is being used with the TripleSafe. Now, even if the power goes out, the homeowners will still have a functional sump pump.

Here is one of the tricky parts of installing a perimeter drain system. Waterguard can be installed flush to all walls, even if there is an inset or tight series of corners to negotiate!

Here, the crew is completing final cleanup on the floor before starting the CleanSpace Wall System installation.

The CleanSpace Wall System has been installed and will create a much healthier basement environment!