Tom B. in Ocean City, MD

Challenge

This home in Ocean City, Maryland has had water in the crawlspace for as long as the homeowner could remember. Worchester County can have a very high water table even without the added heavy rains of Spring. He had a company come out and propose a simple sump pump and 6 mil plastic solution. When he asked how the water from the rest of the crawlspace would get to the sump pump, the representative told him they could dig a trench if he wanted. This homeowner had already received the customer information packet from DryZone and had read "Crawl Space Science" so he knew this wasn't a great solution.

Solution

When DryZone's design specialist arrived for the free crawl space inspection, the homeowner was ready with the same questions. DryZone uses a high quality drainage system that we call Hydrolink. It is a 4" pipe that has slots cut into it instead of large holes. The idea is to let water in but keep out dirt and debris. Hydrolink is rigid so the pipe will lay flat and allow all the water to flow smoothly to the sump pump. What's better is that DryZone uses a system of clean out ports which allow for easy flushing of the pipes, just in case they happen to get dirt inside. The homeowner chose to install a TripleSafe sump pump system because it was a large amount of water and he often loses power in thunderstorms. The TripleSafe comes with a battery back up sump pump to keep things flowing when the power is out. He also chose to install the CleanSpace vapor barrier because he understood the importance of sealing out the moisture in the dirt. when the job was finished, he knew that DryZone was the right company for him.

Project Summary

Hydrolink: crawl space drainage pipe

TripleSafe: sump pump system with battery back up

CleanSpace: crawl space vapor barrier/encapsulation system