Top Wet Basement Solutions Of The Year

It has indeed been a challenging year restoring a wet basement into a dry basement. The two-states American Dry Basement Systems serve, Connecticut and New York, were in almost complete lockdown in the month of April 2020. We immediately implemented COVID guidelines in the office and with customers in need of emergency. Amazingly, our business dramatically picked up because homeowners are stuck at home and want to expand their space.

We found ourselves installing many of our SuperDry full-perimeter basement systems. Families are spending more time at home. They need more space, and the first area in any home to get an upgrade is a basement. That is where we excel. Our system takes care of groundwater in a way that allows the slab to remain dry. Then, there is no fear in finishing any basement into the dream space you desire. Homeowners are now adding hundreds of extra square feet making their homes feel larger and more comfortable.

In 2020, we tore out a ton of faulty systems installed by local waterproofing competitors. None of them are capable of handling the type of basement and the amount of groundwater seeping in. Some suffer from a lousy installation, and others are just overflow systems that still keep floors damp. We uncover these simple truths in many of our videos. Shot live, on-location, we make it crystal clear the problems you will find in other systems. We hope our videos will help you make the right decision when hiring a basement waterproofing contractor or company.

0:00 Start
0:13 False Watertable
0:47 Basement Floor Crack
1:11 Wet Basement Floor
1:51 Removing an Overflow System
2:37 Basement Wall Crack
3:29 Foundations
4:02 The Footer
5:12 Floor Thickness & Engineering Tabs
6:21 Supercrete Concrete Mix
7:08 Sump Pump Basin
7:43 Discreet Discharge Pipe
8:34 Lifetime Warranty - Confident Contractor

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Since 1997, American Dry Basement Systems has been waterproofing basements, encapsulating crawl spaces, installing sump pumps and battery backup systems, and repairing foundation cracks throughout Connecticut and Westchester, New York. Our mission is simple: We ensure that every customer who installs our basement waterproofing system will be water-free for life.

Keywords: American Dry Basement Systems, home improvement, Peter O'Shea, basement waterproofing, crawl space waterproofing, sump pump installation, foundation crack repair, crawl space sealing, french drain, basement waterproofers, basement waterproofing installers, sump pump installers, contractors

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[FreedomFighter]

I’ve now been watching your channel every single day for the past month of the same videos because I just found a bunch of mold in my newly purchased house that the sellers did not disclose. I gutted the entire basement and then found asbestos tile throughout the entire basement. Removed 2 rows of the tile around the perimeter to build a French drain. So thank you for these videos I feel like a professional now…..until I start the work.

[jamaljackson]

This looked so expensive, but I'm sure not as expensive as the damage water would have caused over time... and your warranty is simply unheard of and I find it very professional and respectable.

[jagboy]

I don't own a basement, but thanks for the hard work you've put into teaching us the right way to do it!

[linkstale]

i called 7 people here in jersey to help me out with my basement and they all sound like they're tryna get me for money. Why cant there be someone like yourself here lol

[imkennyshaw]

Look at you go Peter. glad to see you guys are doing well. Its Kenny I used to work one of your crews, im Beckys son. Im a home inspector now. You've got a lot of great information in here. Keep up the good work man

[TheCreston]

This video made me more comfortable with the process.

[alexpeguero]

I appreciate all these videos. As a new homeowner with water issues in basement I noticed after I purchased. Thank you

[deborahfairbanks]

I watch these videos like people watch cooking videos!!

[jrock-xsvp]

Great video I had a similar system put in in June they put the plastic panels on the wall it works great .

[aprilangel.channel]

This looks so trust worthy and great. I wish you serviced Ohio or your website had a list of recommended companies for other locations. 😢

[briannorton]

from the start of the piping from the pump to the highest point you must keep that measurement as small as possible. the longer/higher you have to push/move the water the lower GPM is achieved happens to the pumping process and shortens the life of the pump. i do agree with installing that pipe under the slab

[tedferikcfa]

This is great information, thanks for sharing

[ceciliakosowicz]

Very informative! I’m looking forward to hearing your suggestions for our basement.

[karensavageau]

Could you please tell me what your super slurry is? I'm up here in Frenchville maine and had a foundation poured last summer and we are having cove joint seepage...dealing with contractor now who graded and poured foundation.. I watched your other video on how to properly redirect water coming in from cove joint. Thank you so much!

[Jabezzie]

this man i doing the lord's work!

[sade]

Sure wish you were in Colorado.. I’ve had about 5 estimates for waterproofing our basement and each one tries to sell us the systems I just watched you and your guys rip out.. I’m taking notes while watching your videos and I’m going to try two more companies out here. I’m hoping to let them know that I have somewhat of an understanding of what proper waterproofing should be. 🤔😊

[Inkulabi]

They had so many seperate perimeter pipes, no surprised it turned the room into a pool

[ggtp]

Please make your way to Ohio!! Or absorb/sub-contract/educate these companies on the right way to do these jobs! 😩

[lanejohnson]

We just did this but we also put a sock over the black perferated pipe.

[randallschaeding]

What is "super slurry" you reference at the 5:32 mark? Is this a sealant?