Dracut, MA's Local Foundation Repair & Radon Mitigation Contractor

Rocco S. is a homeowner who has been dealing with a wet basement. Despite already having a sump pump, Roco is still experiencing leaks. This is not uncommon in areas where soil is heavily saturated with water. With the basement being used for storage, Rocco was concerned about his personal belongings getting damaged. He reached out to our Erickson Foundation Solutions team for a permanent solution.

After scheduling an appointment through our Customer Care Center, a Design Specialist went out to Dracut, Massachusetts to inspect Rocco's home. After finishing the inspection, John Prince was able to provide solutions to keep the basement dry. He recommended installing WaterGuard, a piping system designed to intercept water while safely protecting the basement. This drainage system goes along the perimeter of the basement and filters to the sump pump. Our installation crew installed the system and then cemented it into place.
The perimeter drainage in addition to the sump pump offers much more protection to the foundation. This waterproofing system gives the homeowner peace of mind that the basement will remain dry and his storage secure.

The owner of a rental property in Dracut, Massachusetts has owned the property for the past ten years. They have tenants living in the building who have expressed concerns about radon levels. The owner wants to ensure their tenants' safety, so they contacted EFS for a radon inspection. Our Design Specialist, John Prince, met with the owner and left a 48-hour CRM test in the basement to monitor radon levels for an extended period. After completing the test cycle, John returned to review the results with the owner.

The results showed an average of around 4.3 pCi/L, which is slightly above the recommended amount provided by the National Radon Defense. John recommended installing an ERV system in the basement. Although an ERV is not traditionally used to mitigate large amounts of radon, it will work perfectly in this scenario to lower the already manageable radon levels in the home even further.

Our installation team, led by Mike Lyall, located a suitable wall space in the basement to install the Energy Recovery Ventilator. This large system has two intake and two exhaust pipes and will take in fresh outside air, conditioning it to the temperature of the basement and bringing it inside while removing old, stale air from inside the basement and sending it outside. This process will help remove radon particles from the basement as well.

Once the installation was complete, the team showed the homeowner the ERV system, how it works, and its benefits. The homeowner was impressed with the system, and everyone was satisfied with the outcome.

A homeowner residing in Dracut, Massachusetts, has been living in their house since 1988. Over time, they noticed water entering their basement through two cracks. Initially, it was a small amount of water, but the problem worsened, and now the homeowner describes it as gallons of water entering the basement. After enduring this issue for 20 years, the homeowner contacted EFS to request a free inspection of their basement. Our Design Specialist, Nikki Burke, inspected the basement and recommended installing 2 FlexiSpans, a crack monitor, and NexusPro Crack Repair.

Our Installation Team, led by Steven Dumais, began the project by cleaning out the two cracks in the basement that were allowing water in. After cleaning the cracks, they chipped out the bottom of the wall to create a drain for the water. Then, they installed the FlexiSpan membrane over the crack and down to the floor. This allows the water to travel down the crack to the drain and flow beneath the home, keeping water out of the basement. Next, the team installed a Crack Monitor on the top of the crack to monitor its activity. Lastly, the team installed 40 feet of NexusPro Crack Repair to the slab's cracks.

The homeowner was pleased with the project's results and how quickly our team completed the installation.

A homeowner in Dracut, Massachusetts, has lived in their home since 1995. The foundation of the home was poured in 1994 but about a year ago the homeowner noticed a vertical crack in the foundation that was leaking water into the basement. In the past year, they have been a construction project nearby that had been blasting. The homeowner believes that the crack in their foundation was formed by pressure from the blasting. They decided to call EFS for a free inspection of their foundation. Our Design Specialist Anthony Brancato met with the homeowner and inspected the basement. After the inspection, Anthony recommended installing FlexiSpan over the crack in the basement.

Our Installation Team led by Branden Edwards began by clearing any debris out of the crack. After the crack was cleaned the team then began prepping the crack and installing our FlexiSpan membrane over the crack. The membrane will prevent water from penetrating through the crack and into the basement. After the FlexiSpan was installed the team then sealed the crack on the exterior of the home. 

The homeowner was pleased with the results of the project and no longer have to worry about water collecting in their basement. 

This homeowner in Dracut, Massachusetts, had lived in their home for almost 50 years before they decided to finish the basement. When they decided to finish the basement the homeowner also decided to test the home for radon. The levels from the radon test came back at 2.1 which is fairly low. The homeowner wanted to make sure that the basement had the least amount of radon in their home. Our design specialist Michael B. recommended installing a radon mitigation system in the basement. 

Our radon team first started by chipping out the concrete in the basement. They chipped out a small hole that will fit a PVC pipe. The team installed the PVC at the radon extraction point and ran the PVC pipe to the radon fan. The radon fan is installed on the outside of the home. The team connected the PVC pipe to the radon fan and then vented the system above the roofline of the home to ensure radon cannot re-enter the home. 

The homeowner was happy that the radon mitigation system lowered the amount of radon in their home. Now the homeowners can go ahead and finish their basement. 

This homeowner in Dracut, Massachusetts had recently moved into his new home. He had a triple safe in his home before this new home and would like to upgrade to a triple safe in this home. He decided to call EFS for a free inspection. 

Design Specialist Chris Greenwood inspected the basement of the home and had the Triple Safe sump pump go into the same basin as the old sump pump.

Dillon Kingsbury and his team arrived at the home and installed the Triple Safe in the basement.

James P. of Dracut, Massachusetts was in the market to purchase a duplex. He did a walkthrough of one in Dracut and loved the property but found one 8ft crack in the foundation wall that he wanted looked at by a professional. James and the inspector agreed to call EFS to see about repairing the crack. EFS Design Specialist Royce Potts came to the duplex to take a look at the crack. Royce recommended using Crack Seal on the foundation crack. 

Crew Lead Branden Edwards and his crew came to the duplex and sealed the crack.

James and the inspector were pleased with how quickly everything was done.