Snohomish, WA Attentive Basement Waterproofing & Foundation Repair

Eric and Kristi M.’s crawl space was not in great condition when they bought their home in 2001. It was evident there was previous water damage and there were cracks throughout the drywall. Their plan (like many others) was to simply ignore the space and make the best out of the rest of their home. However, the problem was more serious than they had originally thought. Their crawl space managed to leak anywhere from one to one and a half feet of water at a time. Bouncy bedroom floors were the result of rotted support posts that had settled into the ground and the drywall cracks were quickly expanding. Eric and Kristi contacted Rainy Day Basement Systems because they were pursuing a long-term solution in preventing future damages.

To resolve the bouncy floors, moldy support posts were removed and replaced with new ones to reestablish a firm foundation. Along with the new posts, a number of measures were taken to prevent water from damaging them in the future. Eric and Kristi’s crawl space was encapsulated in CleanSpace, an antimicrobial crawl space lining that isolates the space completely from the ground below, greatly reducing the amount of moisture allowed into the space. The encapsulation is completed with durable plastic vent covers and an EverLast Crawl Space Door. Both are made entirely out of inorganic materials making them waterproof and unable to support mold or mildew growth.

Moisture that is stopped by the system is captured by the drainage trenches that were added. The water is then pumped through the newly installed TripleSafe Sump Pump, our most effective sump pump. It offers the homeowner three times the protection by including two water outlets, two pumps that can process up to an impressive 6,200 gallons per hour and an additional battery backup system for worst case scenarios, like a power outage. The water is then released out of the LawnScape Outlet, a buried discharge line that carries the water a safe distance away from the home.