Basement Flooding Nightmare On Long Island

This homeowner in Southampton, NY had a beautifully finished basement that their kids and friends would use all the time, their basement was the neighborhood hangout spot until one day a foundation crack developed behind their sheetrock wall and ended up completely flooding the basement the next time it rained outside. After just a couple of hours, after it started to rain the homeowner's basement was completely ruined and no longer the neighborhood hangout spot, this was devesting to the homeowner and the rest of the family! The family didn't just lose their favorite hangout area but they also lost a lot of valuables that they had stored down there. The homeowner was very upset as when he finished the basement he had the option to waterproof it first but never thought the foundation walls would fail and opted to save some money upfront, now the homeowner is upset because the upfront cost would have saved his basement from flooding along with saving money in the long run since the homeowner will now need to refinish the basement again. This kind of story we hear all the time at Healthy Basement Systems and it breaks our hearts to hear/see people's finished basements be ruined by water, for this exact reason is why we highly recommend you have your basement waterproofed before starting the basement finishing process.