Flooding North Haven, ME Basement Kept Dry With WaterGuard

Challenge

A couple in North Haven, ME had been having trouble with a flooding basement. Their basement would take on water after a rainfall, and this water would stay for days at a time. This was a serious problem for the homeowners, and they called TC Hafford Basement Systems to get the space waterproofed.

Solution

Once our crew arrived, they began by searching for the entry point of the water. The water was entering through the concrete foundation itself due to hydrostatic pressure. To stop this water in its tracks, we dug out a shallow trench around the inside perimeter of the floor. We then laid our WaterGuard piping down within this trench, burying the pipes beneath a fresh layer of cement. With the WaterGuard in place, the moisture traveling through the concrete will be taken up in the pipes. Trapped inside, the water is then guided to the sump for removal before ever reaching the surface of the basement again.

With the floor based water dealt with, we installed a SaniDry XP dehumidifier to clear the air of moisture. The SaniDry will pull the damp air in from around itself, taking the water out of it as it does. The dry air is then pushed out into the basement to cycle more damp air back towards the SaniDry. The removed water is then deposited into the sump to be removed from the basement. With the SaniDry in place, moisture problems such as mold growth will no longer threaten this basement.

Within the sump, to keep up with the increase in water being directed to it, we needed to install a sump pump. We installed a TripleSafe sump pump to handle this increase. The TripleSafe is composed of three pumps, the primary, the secondary, and the tertiary. The primary pump will take on the bulk of the water, removing it from the basement through a PVC discharge line. The secondary pump will activate if and when the primary fails for any reason, taking over the bulk of the water. The tertiary pump is a battery-operated backup pump. This pump kicks on when the home loses power, keeping the basement floor water-free even in the heaviest storms.'

With their new basement system in place, this couple no longer has any water problems within their basement. Thanks to the WaterGuard piping, their days of flooding are over.

Project Summary

Products: WaterGuard, TripleSafe, SaniDry XP

Sales Rep.: David Zawistowski

Foreman: Tony Hafford