Your Reliable Sandy, OR Leaky Basement Repair & Crawl Space Repair Company

This home was on the market and during inspection a leak was found in the crawl space.  Water was stagnant over the fresh vapor barrier, pooling in the lowest point of the area. To get this taken care of, the inspector recommended John's Waterproofing for our realty redone team since they are sure to meet realty time-frames. Sure enough we were there quickly, provided an inspection and estimate and got the project scheduled! 

To begin we pulled out the old vapor barrier. We then installed a drainage pipe system.  This wraps around the interior perimeter of the space and guides the water to the lowest point so it can be pumped away from the home with a new Sump Pump.  A new cape barrier east then laid down, this was run up the walls and the seams overlapped to help it last. This vapor barrier will need to be replaced or upgraded in a couple years since it is just a 6 mil. 

This crawl space had an old sump pump that had been installed by the previous homeowner. While it had worked for the past few years, it ended up failing, and the crawl space flooded. To address this space, the homeowners called up John's Waterproofing. 

To begin our crew dried out the crawl space, a week later we were able to return to encapsulate the space. We switched out the old pump with a TripleSafe sump pump, hooking this to an interior drainage system. Groundwater will be graded along the drain pipe to the sump to now be directed safely out and away from the homes foundation. We then insulated the dirt floor with TerraBlock. The vents were sealed shut, and we installed CleanSpace. This 20 Mil vapor barrier has a woven fiber in it and comes with a 25 year warranty against rips and tears. We then installed a SaniDry dehumidifier and allied Spray Foam along the foundation walls. This crawl space is once again dry, and with the full system in tact it is protected against water damage and backed by numerous product warranties. 

This basement had been purchased with a fully finished basement, which included a bedroom with a large below grade window. After living in the home for a few years, the bedroom window had water coming through, after inspecting the drywall and carpeting around this, there was a lot more water damage occurring. They called up Johns Waterproofing for a full inspection.

To address the homes water problems we removed the damaged drywall and carpeting that was molding and damp. We then installed a new WellDuct for the large window to ensure the home was better protected. We then went inside the home and dug a trench along the interior perimeter. Here we laid down a bed of gravel and WaterGuard drainage system. These grade along to an UltraSump pump to divert water away from the home. The walls were then properly insulated with ThermalDry radiant barrier which won't mold or rot. Our finishing crew then came out to refinish the space again, but now with waterproofing to protect this home. 

Many of our customers become dismayed when they learn that they will need a sump pump in their finished basement. We often suggest that they build a cabinet around it and take the discharge line up the wall behind the drywall and then discharge it. This customer did do a very clever disguise of their sump pump. They had a finished basement and created a small cubby space where they took an old end table-type cabinet and used it to house the SuperSump Pump and hid the discharge line in the wall. Hats off to this homeowner!

The homeowner wanted to finish her wet, smelly basement, so she called on John's Waterproofing to solve the water problem and make sure she didn't have to worry about her basement after investing in remodeling. A System Designer was sent out a few weeks later and discovers problems with damaged and clogged downspouts as well as high water tables. 

WaterGuard is an award-winning piping system engineered specifically to solve basement water problems effectively and without the worry of clogging pipes from soils under the floor. Our crew installed it around the perimeter terminating it at a newly installed SuperSump Plus. It has a primary pump with a battery backup to assure continued pumping in the event of a power outage. ThermalDry Wall is a wall system that makes the basement remodel ready and takes care of any water vapor intrusion from the walls. Now this homeowner can finish and enjoy a comfortable space without the worry of water intrusion.

Nicole called into our office and made an appointment to have Sean J come out and assess her crawl space that had gotten water in it from the water heater. A bit of a mess had been made and, Sean suggested that she go ahead and have a clean up done and then the installation of CleanSpace. Nicole agreed and so Delfino and his team here at John's Waterproofing came out. They cleaned up the crawl space and installed a new SaniDry Sedona Dehumidifier that stops moisture and then installed CleanSpace to the entire crawl space. Nicole is now thrilled that she has a dry crawl space and no longer has to worry about any water damage occurring. And knowing that she will not have to worry for many years.