Before & After Photos

Water marks coming down from the wood sill plate is an outside drainage issue and needs to be repaired from the outside.  Digging a trench and installing drain tile below the sill plate directs water to a low spot downhill from the sill plate.  Water can no longer rise up and come in over the sill plate into the basement.

Water used to seep through the cinder block foundation in this Edwardsville, Illinois basement.  Now, the basement is equipped with a full-perimeter waterproofing system and TripleSafe Sump Pump system.

A stair-stepping crack through the brickwork is a possible sign of a foundation that is settling. These Freeburg, Illinois homeowners called us to take care of the crack and inspect their foundation.

Our push piers are placed beneath the foundation wall by removing some of the footing so the pier bracket fits close to the vertical foundation wall.  The hydraulic ram smoothly installs the pier tubing and the excavated holes are filled in when completed.

When support pillars in the crawl space settle and can no longer maintain supporting the subfloor and flooring, interior drywall cracks and uneven floors could become a problem.  Our SmartJack® support jacks are the right answer to this problem.  Set on a properly installed footing block, these galvanized adjustable posts will stand the test of time.

Woods Basement Systems replaced this old, wooden crawl space hatch with the Turtl crawl space entry system.

• Quick and easy to install.
• Protects your crawl space from moisture and water damage.
• Provides easy access to your crawl space.
• Built to last, and designed to be safe and attractive.
• Appropriate for new or replacement crawl space installations.
• Eliminates the need for a crawl space door and access pit.