Baileyville, ME Professional Crawl Space & Basement Waterproofing Contractor

This homeowner living in Baileyville, ME had been living with a moisture problem below their home for a while. The basement would always have a musty smell to it, due to moisture in the air. Looking to have something done about this moisture, the homeowner called us at TC Hafford Basement Systems after seeing one of our ads on their TV. Our sales representative took a look at the space and gave the homeowner their free estimate on how we could solve the problem for them. They gave us the green-light right away and we got started!

When our installation crew arrived at the home, they got started by installing a Condensate Pump on the basement floor. Connected to this pump, a SaniDry XP dehumidifier was also installed on the basement floor. The SaniDry will pull in the surrounding air, separating any moisture from it in the process. The now-dry air is circulated back into the basement to continue cycling more air back towards the dehumidifier, until the basement has been rid of excess moisture in the air. The water collected by the SaniDry is passed to the connected Condensate Pump where it is forced out of the home through a discharge line. The water will follow this line a safe distance from the home before being discharge onto the ground.

Now this homeowner will no longer need to suffer from musty, damp air when visiting their own basement. The SaniDry XP dehumidifier will make sure this basement air remains dry and healthy for years to come!

A homeowner living in Baileyville, ME was having trouble keeping their basement dry. Even with a sump in their basement floor, they still regularly needed to remove the water almost by themselves by sweeping water toward the drain. Looking for a better solution to this problem, the homeowner searched online and soon found our TC Hafford Basement Systems website. They called us to receive their free estimate and gave us the go-ahead to start work on their basement soon after.

When our installation crew arrived at the home, they began work on the basement by excavating a shallow trench into the perimeter of the concrete floor. This enabled them to lay WaterGuard piping down around the basement. Buried below a layer of loose rocks and concrete, the WaterGuad pipes inside the floor will capture any leaking moisture in the future through small slits along the bottom of the pipes. This trapped water is then guided through the floor directly to the sump to be removed from the home.

Inside the existing sump, we installed a TripleSafe pump unit. The TripleSafe houses three pumps within itself, each able to force the collected water up and out of the home through a PVC discharge line. The first and secondary pumps inside the TripleSafe will handle the bulk of the water-removal with the secondary only activating when the primary pumps requires extra power. Lastly, the third pump is a battery-operated pump that will switch on when the home loses power to keep the basement dry even in the harshest weather.

Outside the home, two additions were made to the discharge line before we were finished on this home. The first addition was an IceGuard pipe segment attached just beyond where the line leaves the home. This section of pipe has special built-in holes that only allow trapped water to escape. This means if ice or debris blocks the line, the backing up water will be able to flow through the holes without reaching back into the home to cause flooding. Finally, a LawnScape port was attached to the end of the line. Here, the water will flow out of the grate of the LawnScape onto the lawn to drain away. This grate will also prevent most debris from entering the line to cause blockages.

With these waterproofing devices installed, this homeowners basement will now keep itself dry for years to come.

A homeowner in Baileyville was having trouble with a crack in their basement. This crack was growing and allowing for water to enter during heavy rain. Needing this problem fixed, the homeowner got online to find a solution. This is where they found TC Hafford Basement Systems. After receiving the call, we had a representative head over to the home to give a free estimate. The homeowner soon decided on what they wanted done to solve the problem, and we got to work!

We started with a Polyurethane Injection. This injection lifts part of the concrete foundation back up into place, to help realign the basement to where it originally rested. Then we got busy fixing the crack. We first filled the crack with a sealant, this will help hold back water trying to enter the basement. This sealant is then covered with a foam matting to further the fortification against moisiture. Finally, a second layer of sealant is laid over the foam to completely lock out any water from the outside. Now a wet basement is not something this homeowner needs to be concerned about.