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Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Leaky Basement In Moose Lake, MN Now Ready for Finishing with Waterproofing System

Homeowners in Kettle River, MN were tired of water issues in their partially finished basement. Before investing time and money in finishing the rest of their basement, they knew they had to take care of water that was leaking via the foundation. DBS Design Specialist Rich Johnsen is an expert in basement waterproofing and visited the home to provide the inspection and estimate. After thoroughly inspecting the leaky basement, Rich designed a custom plan for a basement waterproofing system including a vapor barrier, powerful new sump pump, and drain tile. DBS Foreman Dustin Behning and his crew installed our basement waterproofing products. First, they dug a trench around the perimeter of the basement and carried out the concrete. They also drilled weep holes into the bottom foundation blocks. Often times hollow foundation blocks hold water in the foundation wall. With nowhere to go, it eventually leaks into the basement via the footing or the basement wall itself. From there, they installed our WaterGuard® drainage system and surrounded it with gravel to encourage proper drainage, and covered it with new concrete. Once the drain system install was complete, they connected it to a TripleSafe™ sump pump. To prevent moisture build-up via the basement walls, DBS installed CleanSpace® vapor barrier. This flexible poly material will collect water and moisture, and direct it into the basement drainage system below. This Moose Lake family now has a proven system for to keep their basement dry for good!

Partially Finished Basement in Moose Lake

Water issues in this Moose Lake basement were affecting this family's plan for more living and business space. This walk out basement serves as a salon and the home owners wanted to ensure that it would be fully protected from basement leaking.

Homeowners Tired of Mopping in Leaky Basement

After periods of heavy rain and snow melting in the spring, the homeowners were used to mopping water from the floor. Looking for a permanent solution to their leaky basement walls, they contacted DBS.

Removed Flooring to Install Drain System

It's important for our WaterGuard® system to cover the entire basement. In this case, the homeowners removed flooring planks to ensure our waterproofing team could properly protect this basement. After the concrete covering the drain is dry, the homeowner will be able to assemble the flooring on top of it with no problem.

WaterGuard® Collects Water Leaks

This French Drain-style system is designed to collect water seeping in from the basement walls and direct it to the basement sump pump.

WaterGuard® Drain Around Utilities

Water can damage utilities like washers and dryers, water heaters, and furnaces. This drain around the water heater's footing will protect it from water leaking from the foundation.

WaterGuard® Surrounds Entire Basement

To give this basement the utmost protection against water, we installed a full perimeter system.

TripleSafe™ and SaniDry™

Before the homeowner complain of some issues with humidity and musty smells in the basement, our team also installed a SaniDry™ basement dehumidifier. This unit is directly connected to the sump pump and does not need to be manually emptied.

Existing Sump Pump in Moose Lake, MN

The homeowners wanted to upgrade their sump pump to ensure that it could keep up with spring thawing and heavy rainfalls. Our team will replace this pump with our TripleSafe™ sump pump.