Ayers Basement Systems Before & After Photos

Dirt crawl spaces with a musty smell are a pretty common problem we tackle here at Ayers. So, what makes the crawl space so damn and unpleasant?  Moisture from the ground. Soil naturally contains some water, but as the soil dries up in the crawl space, it releases that moisture in the form of water vapor. Along with groundwater leakage, the water in the crawl space contributes to humidity, which is where mold grows. These mold spores are carried through the air, and since we all know air rises, it’s carried upstairs.

The best way to eliminate water vapor in your crawl space is to encapsulate it. CleanSpace, and thick, antimicrobial crawl space liner seals off the space from the earth. Its bright white color also helps the space feel brighter. CleanSpace not only provides a vapor barrier, but also transforms the crawl space into a healthy, usable area.

Are your floors always the wrong temperature? Cold in the winter and hot in the summer? If your crawl space isn't properly insulated, it might be the culprit as air from the crawl space rises and defeats all of the hard work your heating and cooling system is doing.

By encapsulating your crawl space with CleanSpace and SilverGlo insulation, you can not only protect the crawl space from ambient groundwater, you can also make the home above it more comfortable and save money on heating and cooling costs.

This Battle Creek, MI homeowner was interested in a replacement basement window. The standard basement window is a small rectangle occasionally equipped with an aluminum or metal well encasement. Windows like these work well in most basements because lighting usually isn’t a huge factor, but when homeowners go through the effort of finishing their basement they prefer to be able to see it. At least that was this homeowner’s viewpoint.

To replace the original window, the team had to excavate the soil around the well and recut a larger hole into the wall. Our egress windows are vinyl framed and designed to never rust or decay like steel or wood-framed basement windows. The wells are the same way. Being made from plastic instead of metal means the well will keep the new window protected from a variety of elements without ever needing another replacement. As you can see in the after photo, the new well was installed with a cover on top and deeper into the ground than the previous unit. The cover allows light to reach the basement, but the homeowner will never have to worry about water getting in and ruining his window or walls. The one-day installation finished up just in time for the owner to enjoy the summer sun shining in through his new basement window.

Our customer called with a flooded finished basement. Or at least it used to be finished before it went underwater. She'd had one of our competitors out a few years ago. and they installed half of a system and then never came back to finish or fix what they'd improperly installed.

We installed a perimeter waterproofing system, including replacing the overwhelmed sump pump with two new pumps that covered the breadth of the basement.

A customer in Battle Creek, MI needed a solution to freezing and bursting pipes in their home that was causing their basement to be wet. Our solution? IceGuard. IceGuard is a grated discharge line protector for your sump pump line that can still function with a frozen underground pipe. It allows for water to leave your sump pump and be dumped outside even in freezing months. No need to worry about water in your basement in the winter with IceGuard!