John's Waterproofing Before & After Photos

This crawlspace in Hammond, Oregon was full of water and falling insulation which caused cold drafts throughout the whole house. Our crews came in and installed our CleanSpace system and transformed this homeowners space

The homeowners just had their vapor barrier replaced by another company, however, their old insulation was never addressed. They had hoped changing the barrier would eliminate the moldy smell under their home, however, it didn't. The mold was festering under the old insulation. To help we removed all of the old insulation, brought in a mold remediation company, and then fully encased the crawlspace. 

When the crawl space is in disrepair, than the air that moves up into the home will carry all that yuck, up into the home. From falling fiberglass and caked on mud, this crawl space was a mess. Since their living spaces smelled damp and musty, they figured they should fix the problem at the source. To ensure their home will be protected, they contacted John's Waterproofing and asked about getting a long-term solution in place. To do this we suggested a full encapsulation. This system includes a full interior drain system and a TripleSafe sump pump. We than insulate the dirt floor with TerraBlock and all vents are sealed shut. CleanSpace is than wrapped throughout, sealing the space off and a SaniDry is installed to maintain a healthy relative humidity. Spray insulation is than applied to the foundation walls to complete the job. Now the space is dry, stable, and healthy and the owners are happy to report their air smells fresher already. 

The basement above the floor of this home was sagging, one of the wooden basement posts was no longer providing adequate support. This is a very common issue with wooden posts, and one that the Structural experts here at John's are very familiar with. When our Design Specialist arrived at this home, he found that the ground of the basement was all dirt and had history of water intrusion, causing this wooden post to settle into the ground, under the pressure of the weight of the home resting on top of it. To return the sagging overhead floor to its correct height, we removed the old beam, and replaced it with a Steel SmartJack. We "jacked up" the SmartJack until the sagging floor was lifted back up. This Steel Post will remain in place to permanently prevent the floor from future sagging. Additionally, to address the issue of water intrusion into the basement, we installed our WaterGuard Full Perimeter Drainage System along the interior walls, to collect and expel all water safely away from the home through a sump pump through a discharge line. We also laid down our DrainMatt dimpled drainage matt on top of the entirety of the floor, to help gather and direct all water slightly downhill, and away from the home via a discharge line. On top of the DrainMatt, we built concrete forms, and poured new concrete tightly around the footing of the SmartJack, as well as the entire basement floor. After pouring, we gave the new slab a nice broom finish! The flooring above the basement of this home is now level once again, and with the basement waterproofed, the entire structure of this home is now protected and secure.

A single wall in this basement was cracked and bowing from the build up of hydrostatic pressure, caused by water seeping into the walls from the outside. Water seepage into basement walls poses a serious threat to the structural support of homes, because it causes many components to lose strength and stability over time. Our Design Specialist here at John's explained the seriousness of this issue to the owner, and presented him with permanent solutions. Our teams Structural and Waterproofing experts craft individual and specialized job proposals for each and every customer. After a thoughtful explanation of their job proposal by our Design Specialist, the homeowner agreed to the recommended repairs. When our crews arrived to begin work, we first dug out a narrow line around the entire interior perimeter of the basement, forming a trench. Inside the full length of the trench, we set our WaterGuard drainage channel, which will gather all wall water seepage to a sump pump which expels it safely away from the home via a discharge line. Directly onto all of the concrete basement walls, we attached our ThermalDry Vapor Barrier Wall Covering to provide a thermal break for a basement that is getting ready to be finished. This system also ensures that all water seepage through the walls is diverted downward, into the WaterGuard trench below, and sent safely away from the home. The face side of ThermalDry Wall Covering is made of reflective foil to reflect heat back into the home - decreasing heat loss while helping homeowners save money on their electricity bill. On the cracked and bowing wall, we installed 10 SecureLock Interior Wall Braces, directly in front of the ThermalDry Covering. SecureLock Braces are heavy duty I-beams, used to reinforce walls that have suffered structural failure due to hydrostatic pressure build up. On the ground in front of the damaged wall - spaced evenly apart - we dug 10 holes to place each of the Braces floor brackets inside of. The top of each Brace is bolted tightly onto the overhead floor joist. These Braces will remain permanently, to prevent further damage to the wall, and to return structural stability to the home. The final portion of this job was addressing the dirt floor. We began by laying down DrainMatt over the entire floor, to help route all ground water intrusion down to the lowest point, and safely away from the home. On top of the DrainMatt, we built concrete frames, and poured a slab to cover the entire floor as well as the SecureLock Wall Brace Floor Brackets, and then gave the new slab a perfect broom finish. We than keep the relative humidity within a healthy range by installing a SaniDry dehumidifier. The Structural and Waterproofing experts here at John's have now returned strength and stability to a damaged basement, and have protected it from further water damage. This space is now ready to be finished and added as usable space within the homes footprint.