Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Waterproofing a large basement in Montpelier, Vermont

A home owner in Montpelier, Vermont was in search of a permanent way to stop the water from entering their basement. They were tired of having such a large space, they couldn't use, because of the water and intense humidity. They reached out to pros at Matt Clark's Northern Basement Systems for a FREE ESTIMATE and a permanent solution. After the estimate, a plan was set forth to permanently stop the water and control the humidity. Matt's team of experts installed a full perimeter Water Guard System and because of the size of the basement and amount of water entering, installed two TripleSafe Sump Pumps. Finally to control the humidity the customer decided on the state-of-the-art SaniDry Sedona Dehumidifier. The customers basement is now permanently waterproofed, humidity controlled, and ready for them to use.

Water in the Basement

A before picture of the basement with quite a bit of water entering.

Old Sump Pump

This is the old sump pump, which was very ineffective and also a danger to people walking by it.

WaterGuard Drain Installation

The trench ahs been dug out, in preparation of the WaterGuard installation.

WaterGuard

Here you can see the fresh cement laid on top of the WaterGuard. The WaterGuard will collect the water and bring it to one of the newly installed TripleSafe Sump Pump.

Hole Filling

This is the hole where the old sump pump used to be. It was so deep we had to fill multiple feet with rocks.

Hole Complete

The hole is filled and cemented. There is no longer a danger of falling in the old sump pump pit.

Trench Drain

Here is the trench drain. We install this at the bottom of the bulkhead stairs. It will collect any water and make it go directly into the WaterGuard System.

TripleSafe Sump Pump

The TripleSafe will take any water the WaterGuard sends to it and pump it out of the basement down a discharge line away from the home.

TripleSafe

This is the second TripleSafe Sump Pump. The basement of the home was so big and there was such a large amount of water entering there was a need for two pumps.

Basement Dehumidifier in Montpelier

This is the state-of-the-art Sanidry Sedona dehumidifier. This will keep the entire basement at a perfect 55% humidity. The discharge line of the humidifier also goes directly into the WaterGuard.