Systèmes Sous-sol Québec Before & After Photos
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A wet basement in Montreal, Qc
Cold basement walls make your entire basement colder in the winter. The cold surface also creates condensation in the summer. Insulating your basement walls with the right material can help make your basement warmer and drier.
Those problems were occurring in our client’s basement in Montreal, and this is when she deceided to contact us!
Our team suggested the installation of 2 from our products: ThermalDry and Foamax.
Our thermalDry system is Stain resistant.Won't warp, bow or delaminate like wood products.
As for our Foamax, it really makes a big difference in the temperature of your walls, providing a comfortable basement and lowering heating costs.
Basement Waterproofing in Montreal
Our customer in Montreal was very happy with her house until her basement had problems of water infiltration and constant humidity, causing damages to everything in that basement including the furniture and the walls.
Our specialist recommended a complete drainage system to protect her entire basement, all the time!
Crawl space encapsulation in Montreal, Qc
Problem
Ms. Wilberg had a wet crawl space with water seepage. Moisture comes from the earthen floor, but also from the concrete foundation walls.
Solution
We installed a drainage membrane and a CleanSpace vapor barrier. The drainage membrane creates a drainage space below the Cleanspace to direct surface water to the customer's sump pump system. CleanSpace is a 20mm thick coating that acts as a vapor barrier. It insulates the floor of the house by blocking out moisture.
Water infiltration problems in a basement in Montreal, Qc
Ms. Lauzon had a problem with water infiltration in a room in her basement. Wall efflorescence means that there is water and moisture seeping into the walls and this causes a white powdery substance (mineral salts) to appear on the concrete walls. .
The solution
Install a sump pump system as well as a WaterGuard interior drain. First, a hole was dug to install our SuperSump sump pump system. It features a powerful ⅓ HP Zoeller cast iron sump pump capable of pumping 8,300 gallons of water per hour out of your basement to a height of 8 feet. Then a trench is dug all along the foundation walls to reach the foundation footing and the WaterGuard is laid in it. It collects water from the walls and the floor.
With this solution, Ms. Lauzon now has a permanently dry basement.
Cracked foundation of a house in Montreal, Qc
Problem:
Ms. Léger's house is cracked in several places:
- Cracks at the corners of the interior door frames
- Cracks in the foundation
- 1 '' wide horizontal crack on exterior brick wall
- Nearly 2 '' wide vertical crack on the corner of an exterior foundation wall.
- Floor of the second floor is no longer level
The cause of these problems is the sagging foundation of the house. When the foundation sags, cracks on the foundation and walls are created, it can also have a detachment of part of the foundation from the rest of the house.
The solution
Install PushPiers hydraulic pillars under the footing of the house. They can straighten the house slightly, and the weight of the house is supported solidly. Then, some cracks in the foundation were sealed using our FlexiSpan solution. It is a high viscosity polyurethane polymer. The sealant penetrates deeply into the crack to form a flexible and durable seal. CarbonArmor strips were laid on the corner of an exterior foundation wall to reinforce it as it began to pull away from the house. Finally, in order to straighten the main floor and support it, our SmartJack beams were laid.
With these solutions, Mrs. Léger has nothing more to fear as the foundation of her house is supported solidly and the cracks are sealed.
* Note that the "after" photo was taken before the crack was sealed.
