Before & After Photos

These homeowners in Virginia, MN had been dealing with a wet basement for a long time. Concerned over its worsening condition and effects on the overall health of the rest of the home, they contacted DBS for a permanent solution. 

DBS Sales Manager Royce Bunn was the Design Specialist for this project and went to the home and provided a free, no-obligation estimate. Royce measured several signs of significant water damage and came up with an extensive plan to solve the issues, both internally and externally.

DBS Production Manager Kevin Steffey was the project foreman. He and his crew first excavated soil around a portion of the exterior wall to perform a wall straightening procedure as well as install SilverGlo™ and SentrySeal® products to seal and protect that wall that was prone to water. This was supported internally with 2 CarbonArmor® Wall Defense straps to prevent the wall from futher movement.

Our crew also installed a full WaterGuard® french drainage system. This system sits flush with the floor and is completely hidden, directing all water to the home's existing sump pump and a new exterior drainage line.

This home is now healthy, safe, and comfortable!

This homeowner in Duluth, MN had been experiencing uncomfortable conditions in their home for years. An unsealed crawl space beneath the home was pooling with water, causing humid air to enter the home in the summer months and cold air during winter months.

One of our DBS Design Specialist visited the home to provide a free, no-obligation estimate for a total crawl space encapsulation. After the inspection, our CleanSpace® vapor barrier as well as a sump pump was recommended in the space.

Our production crew first removed debris and prepped the space by excavated a layer of soil in the crawl space before installing our encapsulation system. This consisted of drainage matting, CleanSpace® vapor barrier, and a SmartSump™ sump pump. This crawl space drainage system is specially designed for crawl spaces. It has a lower profile than other pump packages, making installation in tight quarters easier.

The homeowners now have peace of mind that their sealed crawl space will restore overall health to their home. 

Homeowners in Duluth, MN had issues with water leaking into their basement after heavy rains. As evidenced in the before photo, this basement had incurred water damage to some of the basement walls and flooring. After receiving a recommendation from a local handy person, they contacted DBS for a permanent solution to their flooding basement.

DBS Design Specialist Nathan Schroeder provided a free, no-obligation estimate for the waterproofing system. A DBS Foreman and crew installed our WaterGuard® System along the perimeter of the basement, paired with our CleanSpace® vapor barrier on the walls. The vapor barrier will collect any water due to condensations, leaking walls, and direct it into the new drain system below.

DBS Foreman Joe Harris lead the install on this project, and our production teams successfully installed the basement waterproofing system. 

Homeowners of this McGregor, MN home knew they had to tackle its foundation issues soon after its purchase. Individual blocks in the foundation wall were shifting and this was causing water instrustion in the basement. To prevent further damage, they reached our to DBS for more on our foundation repair service.

A DBS Design Specialist visited the home and performed a thorough inspection, assessing the basement wall shifting, as well as the exterior of the home. The action plan for the block walls in the basement was to install our PowerBrace™ Wall Bracing System, and well as CarbonArmor® Wall Reinforcing System. 

In order to ensure that the basement would stay dry, our DBS Foreman Zach Royer and his team installed a waterproofing system around the perimeter of the basement. This included 96 feet of WaterGuard® and CleanSpace® leading to a new TripleSafe™ sump pump.

The crew then installed 4 PowerBrace™ I-beams. Our team anchored the beams to the basement concrete, as well as to the rim joists in the ceiling. These beams will be tightened overtime to restore the wall's original position. 

This 1940's home in Duluth, MN was prone to taking on water. The owner wanted to fix the water issues for an overall safer and more usuable basement.

A DBS Design Specialist in basement waterproofing visited the home to provide a thorough inspection. It was determined that drain tile would be installed as well as a new sump pump to protect the basement against water intrusion.

A DBS Foreman and waterproofing team worked to install the new system. The crew began by breaking out concrete to create a trench around the home's footing. Our WaterGuard® drain system was put into place and will effectively capture wall and floor seepage, directing it to a new TripleSafe™ sump pump with battery back-up. CleanSpace®, a thick, white poly sheet material was then installed to direct any water leaking from the walls into the drain system below.  CleanSpace® makes an excellent covering for basement foundation walls. The crew finished the job by burying the discharge line in the lawn away from the home. 

This family can now rest easy knowing their basement has the utmost protection in waterproofing technology.