Outside of the historic home.
The trench for the WaterGuard is completed.
One of four TripleSafe sump pumps and a SaniDry Sedons
Another one of the TripleSafe sump pumps.
After the WaterGuard is completed and the CleanSpace is installed.
After the WaterGuard system and the TripleSafe sump pump are installed
The WaterGuard is installed and then backfilled with clean rocks to hold it in place.
The CleanSpace is added to the walls to keep the basement waterproofed.

Historic J. Monroe Parker Home Waterproofing in Davenport, IA


The J. Monroe Parker house was built in 1881 by James Monroe Paker who was a wealthy davenport financer. The home was designed by 19th-century builder T.W. McClelland. The home features a mansard roof, multicolor slate shingles, wrought-iron roof cresting, brackets, moldings and fanciful window surrounds. Today the home is associated with Delta Sigma Chi Fraternity of Palmer College of Chiropractic. They have recently been given a grant to update the home.

The challenge with this large historic home was that the home had few straight walls and the WaterGuard system had to be cut in many different sizes and placed. Four TripleSafe sump pumps were added to the home to make sure that the home stayed dry.  The TripleSafe sump pump is a three pump system that comes with a battery back up and WaterWatch alarm. The battery back up is used to keep the pump running in the case that the power goes out. The WaterWatch alarm is placed at the top of the pump and will alert you in case the water in the pump gets too high. The walls had a layer of CleanSpace added to them. CleanSpace is a barrier that is installed on the walls, similar to a very thick pool liner and will help keep out moisture.