Dependable Basement & Crawl Space Waterproofing Expert in Howard County, MD

Customer had their finished basement turned into a living space, but before they could legally call it a living space, there needed to be an emergency exit. The best solution for this, is to install an Egress window. Not only does an Egress make for a safe and easy exit in case of an emergency, but an Egress window also allows in a lot of natural lighting. 

There was no pre existing window in the area the customer requested the Egress, so we had to first cut through the poured concrete wall. Once we cut out and framed the area for the Egress we then jumped right in to the installation. The installation consisted of a 48x48 Slider Egress Window and a 66x36 RockWell Window Well. The Rockwell Window Well resembles the look of real stone and is constructed so that it will not collapse from backfill or allow water to leak through the well walls. 

In the case that the well does fill up with water, whether due to a flood or water leaking from the porch above, we did install a well duct in the interior of the wall. The well duct will flow any water that leaks into the basement from the Egress, over to their existing waterproofing system to be pumped out. 

An emergency exit in play and some natural lighting, this customer now has all of the finishing touches for this basement living space. 

There was a small hole in this basement's foundation, which allowed water to come in. It was fortunately behind the sump pump system so the seeping water made its way into the sump, but the issue still needed to be fixed to ensure no further issues spring up. Our team installed a line of our WaterGuard drainage system which was attached to the sump pump to properly address this issue.

With the rainy season hitting hard, this homeowner noticed that with the rain, his basement floods. To prevent any water seepage or leaks, our team installed a perimeter of our WaterGuard drainage system, which was attached to a new sump pump system!