Basement Systems of New York Before & After Photos

This homeowner had contacted us about two and half years ago saying they thought they had a leak in their basement. Our Specialist then went out and evaluated their home, upon his evaluation he was able to confirm their thoughts about a plumbing leak, he as well mentioned to them that there were a couple of signs that concerned him about their being potentially a bigger water problem in the future. Two years later our Specialist received a call again from the homeowner that their basement was taking on an extreme amount of water due to the issues that our Specialist had pointed out during his previous evaluation. He was able to figure out that they had a lot of hydrostatic pressure pushing water up into their basement.

For us to fix the problem at hand for this homeowner to ensure that their home stays dry regardless of the season, as well as the amount of rain or snow they get we installed one of our patented waterproofing systems, which is comprised of 160 feet of FlowGuard, an under slab system with a lateral that spaned from the back part of their basement to our sump basin. Finally to make sure that all water caught by our waterproofing system would be directed out of the home we installed a SuperSump basin with approximately 220 feet of gravity discharged, which would run in front of their home to the front right-hand corner of the property where it would discharge into their pond. 

These complex owners were referred to us by Creative Finishes and another past client of ours. They specifically contacted Basement Systems Of New York to see how we could help bring life back to the pool in their complex. Because of the soil conditions and the location, it began to sink slowly. Once the voids formed underneath the pool, they began, to lose several thousand gallons of water.

To fix the problems that they were experiencing,  we strategically drilled over fifty 5/8th pilot holes in the pool itself. Once we reached the proper depth, we began to slowly lift, level, and stabilize the pool with PolyLevel. Once done, we double-checked each hole to ensure that it was filled. Once this was confirmed, we began our clean-up and finishing process. 

After completing the pool, we turned our attention to the back left side of the pool deck. The back corner needed some serious help, as the slab had sunken significantly. The sunken slab created both a tripping hazard and a safety concern. More specifically, the safety concern was that the void under the slab would grow and would cause someone to hurt themselves worse than just incurring a few scrapes. Again we strategically drilled our pilot holes to the proper depth to fill the voids. Once we achieved the proper depth needed we began to lift, level, and stabilize the affected area. 

During the project, these owners were on-site to make sure that the project went smoothly, as well because of the processes and products we were using piqued their curiosity. As they watched our teamwork to bring life back both to the pool and deck they could not be more amazed at how interesting and how well the products worked. They could not be any happier with how phase one of their project turned out. They are looking forward to having us back to restore life to the rest of their pool deck at the end of May 2022.  

Give us a call at 1-800-719-9240, or visit us at basementsystemsofny.com to schedule your free no-obligation consultation with one of our expert Specialists today!

We received a phone call from a concerned home owner looking to resolve an issue with what he called "A Nightmare Crawlspace". He expressed being concerned about the energy efficiency and unhealthy environment of his home. After a free evaluation our certified professionals replaced all his moldy fiberglass with spray foam insulation and sealed his crawlspace with our 25 year warrantied CleanSpace crawlspace liner.

The home owner is very pleased and now has a storage area instead of a nightmare.

Just as we are always improving the lives of our clients and bringing peace of mind to them we are always improving our shop. Our team needed a dedicated area to keep materials, supplies, and miscellaneous tools/vehicles. Because of this need, we decided the best thing to do was to pour a new concrete slab that would be dedicated to these items. We now have one area where all our items can be stored, instead of them being stored in multiple locations throughout the shop. 

This homeowner contacted Basement System of New York because they had a local contractor sister their floor joists, as well as shimmed their support beams. In theory, everything should have been level, unfortunately to their dismay, their floors still continued to sag and sink in several areas. 

To take care of the issues at hand, we first started by removing the old fiberglass insulation from their floor joist for our new support systems. Once this was completed we installed twenty-four feet of four-inch I-beams on each side of their old main girder for supplemental floor support, along with five of our SmartJack support systems with pre-cast footings. We then replace their old main girder with a new triple two by ten girder with five SmartJack support systems with pre-cast footings. Finally, before encapsulating the crawl space in our drain mat with CleanSpace and applying three inches of Closed-Cell spray foam on walls and box beam we lifted, leveled, and fully supported the home. 

In performing this project, we were able to make this home structurally sound and comfortable home again. More importantly than anything, we were able to restore peace of mind to the homeowners. They could not be happier with the result of their project and how much more comfortable their home now feels thanks to the work that we completed.