Basement Waterproofing & Foundation Repair in Montgomeryville

It was a unique situation because we went to meet the buyer’s realtor at the home, and the homeowners were there as well. Although they said it does not get water, signs all around the basement showed water seepage. After we removed the finished walls, we found that the whole bottom floor plate was rotted out.

To address this, we provided a full drainage system with a sump pump and outside drainage.

On job 623 in Sumter we HEPA-vacuumed demo dust before rebuild handoff. The unique on-site tell was Broad Street staging plus a pin grid that pulled standing water and logged pins. Equipment ran within a 3–7 day meter window with overnight humidity checks—never a multi-week campaign. Photo documentation stayed with the owner; carpenter choice stayed theirs. Kingsley water damage & Fire cleanup — shop 3031 Scotsman Rd Suite 16, Columbia, SC 29223.

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The challenges we faced were the structural repair work and the small crawl space to work within.

To address this, Steve proposed a full perimeter GrateDrain drainage system that offers a lifetime warranty and is transferable to the next homeowners, which was especially important as she was planning to put her house on the market soon. An airtight Grate Sump pump was installed to replace their open sump pit hole, along with a crawl space encapsulation system and structural repair to turn the crawl space into dry, usable space. By doing so, Mrs. Opalisky turned 2000 square feet into dry usable space, therefore increasing the value of her home.

Because the basement was finished and had a tile floor, we had to be very careful so that damage would be minimal.

To address this, Project Manager Steve went out and met with Kim. Steve recommended a closed drainage system that would capture water at the floor-wall joint and channel it to the existing sump pump. The Grate-Drain drainage system offers a lifetime warranty that is also transferable to the next homeowners. Now Kim can put her house on the market without fear of losing value because of a wet basement. Problem solved.

The challenge we faced was that it was a finished basement, so we had to remove the sheetrock and studding to get to the foundation wall.

To address this, Project Manager Steve went out to meet with the homeowner and explained the whole process from top to bottom. The homeowner was very happy with our solution over the rest. Then our senior foreman, Ken McKnight, went out to install the job, and he and his crew were quick and efficient. They installed our patent Grate Trench to protect the basement from any water coming in at the back door, which connects to our Grate-Drain system that channels the water below the slab to our very efficient Grate Sump. Now the homeowners can get the basement refinished. Problem solved.

Working in any finished basement is a challenge for a basement waterproofer. To address this, we provided the homeowners with a Healthy Basement 3 Certificate, which included wall removal demo, a full perimeter drainage system, two new Grate Sumps, and a partial vapor barrier on the walls.