Here are some pictures to illustrate the different processes we use in basement waterproofing.
This is a crack in a basement wall that has been dug out, chipped, and ready for mortar.
In this picture, the worker is checking the drain tile, which is very plugged.
This is the same crack, now being waterproofed.
Now the crack is waterproofed, with tar, vinyl, Stryofoam, changed drain tile, and stone added. This is how a waterproofed crack should look!
The finished product: more stone was added, and then it was all topped off with top soil, finished to the homeowner’s specifications.
Another happy homeowner, 100% satisified with the work of Downriver Waterproofing Specialists.
Here you have a “before” picture. We will be doing work to both sides of the porch you see here.
This is what we visually observed before digging.
This is the same house, with yet another crack that we observed.
This is the same house, the same crack as the previous picture, but now, when the dirt has been cleared away from the basement wall, you can see just how big this crack is. Although it may look like a hairline crack above ground, once it’s dug out, you can see that it’s a half an inch wide. You can also see why basements leak!
We took this picture to show you how a front porch can actually pull away from the wall. Note the area enclosed by the red box: this is dirt between the porch and the wall.
This picture shows the same porch and wall as the previous one, but now we’ve mortared the area where the dirt was previously, so that the porch is now flush with the wall, and most importantly, water can’t get behind the footing.
This is the same house, showing you a section of the basement wall that has been dug out and now shows you the original drain tile.
Same house, same section, with new tile! The new tile is a continuous run (with no gaps) and it’s made of plastic instead of brittle clay.
The same section of wall, now tarred and vinyled.
Here is the porch, now also tarred and vinyled.
Same section, now with tar, vinyl, Styrofoam, and stone over the new drain tile. Water won’t get through now!
Note on the left the wrap done on the porch with tar, vinyl and Styrofoam to ensure that water will not get into areas on the other side of the footing. This is done on all footings for porches, additions, etc.
Here is that same section, finished off with top soil.
Here’s the whole house, now with the two front sections completely waterproofed. Looks the same, but is much drier!
