A Beautiful Basement, Waterproofed in Warner Robbins, GA

Tuesday, December 27th, 2016 by Michael Connolly

Challenge

The rain had always caused a problem for Bruce O. of Warner Robbins, Ga. Hydrostatic pressure forced water into his basement through the foundation wall. Bruce lived on a hill and knew the routine every time it rained.

He used his basement as an office, and as a place to store precious memories like photographs and Christmas ornaments. Over time, his finished basement didn’t look very “finished”. His drywall rotted, and showed signs of mold. A mop permanently leaned up against the corner, ready for the next rain.

One day, Bruce hit his breaking point and Googled “damp basements, wet basements, and moldy basements,” and found Lowcountry Basement Systems’ website. On their homepage, Lowcountry Basement Systems advertised free inspections (excluding real estate evaluations). Bruce called and scheduled an appointment with System Design Specialist, Dan Friesen.

Solution

Dan inspected Bruce’s home, inside and out and came up with a solution that would fix Bruce’s problem.

Dan removed the rotted drywall; installed Basement to Beautiful™ panels, a DryTrek™ system and a SuperSump™. It was a three-part system that allowed water to come through the foundation walls, be collected and pumped away from the house.

The Basement to Beautiful™ panels let Bruce run electrical wires up his wall, and drywall could be added later as Bruce upgraded his basement office. The panels also increased the insulation value 24 percent over conventional foam insulation. Because the panels are inorganic, water coming in through the foundation wall would not destroy them. Behind the panels, Dan put a ThermaDry Wall system that would insulate the Basement to Beautiful™ panels and the rest of the basement.

The DryTrek™ system would collect and channel water behind the Basement to Beautiful™ panels to the SuperSump™. The DryTrek™ system was connected to the panels and the footing with a permanent seal. No jack hammering was needed to install the system.

The last piece of Dan’s design was the use of a SuperSump™. The SuperSump™ is capable of pump 2280 gallons of water an hour. The water was pumped from the basement away from the home to a LawnScape™ outlet that matched beautiful green grass outside.