Reliable Home Repairs & Waterproofing in Newport, OR

Water in the basement isn't reassuring. This homeowner called us up when they discovered standing water in their basement. They couldn't determine where the water was coming from, so they wanted to bring in the professionals. During our inspection we found the water was coming in through the foundation where the floor met the walls. Over the years water had made it's way through. To protect the home from water issues, we walked the homeowner through our products and warranties, landing on a solution that would keep the basement dry and healthy! 

Our crew began by digging a trench along the interior perimeter of the basement. Here we laid in a bed of gravel with our WaterGuard drainage system. This will collect the water and is graded to guide the water to the lowest point, where a TripleSafe sump pump is installed. From there the water is pumped out and away from the homes foundation. For the foundation walls, the homeowners chose out BrightWall panels, providing a semi-finished look for the space. It will not rot, mold, or mildew, but will safely guide wall moisture to the below drainage system. We then installed a SaniDry Dehumidifier to keep the humidity levels under control. 

This homeowner called when their rental property had a must damp odor drafting up and into it. They knew to keep the home healthy, the crawlspace would need to be properly addressed. They called us up and we did a full inspection and we crafted a solution to address the homes needs. 

To begin our crew removed the debris from under the home. We then had to replace two of the wooden posts that had begun to rot out. To keep water moving out of the space we installed a SmartSump to send the water out and away from the homes foundation. We then applied TerraBlock along the dirt floor and laid out CleanSpace. This is a 20 Mil vapor barrier that goes under each wooden post, anchored along the rim joists, and sealed into place. Each vent was fully sealed up and a SaniDry dehumidifier was installed. A few weeks later our spray foam specialist applied spray foam along the walls to keep this space dry and healthy. 

These homeowners hadn't checked their crawlspace in years, knowing a healthy home starts at the foundation, they decided to glance under the home. They found the old fiberglass insulation was falling in pieces and layers of mud were caked on the old vapor barrier. They knew this was an issue and they called up John's Waterproofing for help. After a thorough inspection we crafted a solution to clean up under their home. 

When our installers arrived they began cleaning out the space, this included removing the old insulation and the nasty vapor barrier. We then strapped up the loose air ducts throughout the space. We then installed a three inch perforated pipe system around the interior parameter in a silt sock to collect the groundwater. The water graded to a newly installed SuperSump pump which then pumped the water out and away from the home to a LawnScape outlet. We then laid down a new six Mil vapor barrier, running this up the foundation walls eighteen inches to keep the water directed to the pump system. This crawlspace is once again a dry and healthy space, and we will do annual service visits to ensure it remains that way. 

When there are water problems in a crawlspace, often mold develops and through "the Stack Effect" air comes into the crawlspace vents and rises through the home and into the attic before leaving via the attic vents. Because of this, mold in the crawlspace makes its way into the attic and into the insulation and wood. This home was suffering just that so John's Waterproofing was called for a solution.

Two crews were dispatched to the home. One to address the crawlspace and another specialty team to address the attic space.  In the crawlspace, the old barrier and moldy insulation were removed followed by an application of MoldX2 to kill the mold. A 3" perforated pipe drain system was installed around the perimeter and graded to the lowest point of the crawl where a SuperSump was installed to gather the water and discharge it out and away from the home. Then a new 6mil plastic barrier was installed on the floor of the crawlspace and attached to the foundation walls to ensure that any water seeping in via the footing or wall was captured and removed by the drainage system. Simultaneously, all the dirty insulation was removed from the attic and it, too, was treated with MoldX2. Lastly, insulation was blown onto the attic floor. Now, these homeowners can enjoy a clean, healthy home.

Crawlspaces that take on water quickly will show signs of water damage at a much fast rate. While this home had seemed like it wasnt bad, when the homeowners removed some large trees from their property, they noticed an increase of water in their crawlspace. 

To address this new stream of water, they had John's Waterproofing come out to do some work. Our crew began buy removing the debris from under the home. The crew then took our thirteen cubic yards of dirt to level out the crawlspace and keep it compliant with local codes. We also noticed some sagging in the above floors and installed two SmartJacks to support the homes foundation. Next we installed a discharge pipe system to collect the groundwater. All of the water then moves to the newly installed TripleSafe sump pump and than our and away from the homes foundation. To finish we laid out a six Mil vapor barrier to help keep water down. This home is now ready to handle the increased volume of water, and will stay dry and healthy. 

Customer called when flooding was discovered in their small crawlspace. Most of the insulation had become so saturated with water that it had fallen to the ground floor of the crawlspace and was soaked through. The fact that it had fallen was good for the wood of the house, but, it would need a lot of work to be a safe environment for our installation crews to be able to move through. 

To begin, the space needed to be dried out, with the help of preliminary trenching, some temporary pumps, and a dehumidifier, the crawlspace was able to dry out and we could go in. With the space dry, all of the old insulation and debris was removed and discarded. We added in a three inch pipe around the interior walls of the crawlspace connected to a SuperSump Plus Pump to be able to combat the mass amounts of water the space was experiencing. We added in a 30 ft. discharge pipe that took the water to a safe distance away from the home. To finish the space we then installed Cleanspace to the interior so it could be a dry and clean space from here on out!