American Dry Basement Systems

American Dry Basement Systems American Dry Basement Systems has waterproofed over 50,000 basements in Connecticut and New York. Our mission is a simple one.

We are dedicated to empowering residential and commercial property owners with reliable information on waterproofing while delivering the most effective drainage solutions for basements and crawl spaces. We ensure that every customer that installs our SuperDry system will be water-free for life, backed by the best guarantee in the industry.

06/01/2026

We’re back in the stone foundation basement and the demo is done. ⬇️
Old system completely ripped out. Clean slate. Now we get to do what we do best — install a system that’s actually going to work.
Proper depth. Correct pitch. Right materials. Everything the last system wasn’t.
Stay tuned! 🔥


05/27/2026

Continuing the sump pump series and Peter is breaking down two details that separate a system that truly works from one that just looks like it does. ⬇️
1️⃣ weep holes drilled directly into the block wall. Any water still sitting behind the wall has a path out. It flows straight into our drainage system instead of building up pressure and finding its own way through.
2️⃣ SuperCrete installed over the waffleboard. Not a thin skim coat. Our proprietary mix that bonds at the molecular level, grows into the existing slab, and creates a finish-ready surface that won’t crack down the road.
Nothing is left to chance. Nothing is left behind the wall. That’s the standard every job is held to.


05/21/2026

The sounds we love to hear!
Waffle board being laid down, gravel around the drain, drain, drainage being set, slurry and SuperCrete on the walls.
This stone crawlspace in Greenwich Connecticut is just about done! 🔥👍
Where are we off to next?? 👉


05/18/2026

Remember the perfectly level drain we showed you? Here’s what it actually looks like up close.
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Drain sitting at the top of where the water table sits — not below it. A pinch of gravel around it instead of the proper stone bed it needs. And about an inch of concrete on top when it should be 3.5 to 6 inches of SuperCrete (or concrete).
Every single component of this system is wrong. Wrong placement. Wrong support. Wrong finish. It was never going to intercept water properly because it was never installed where the water actually is.
This is what we’re pulling out, and this is exactly why we show you the work.


05/13/2026

Patches are out. ⬇️
This is where precision matters most. Getting the drainage level and pitch dialed in perfectly before anything else goes down. Too high, too low, or even slightly off and the whole system pays for it.
This is the step many contractors rush. We don’t. Get the pitch right and the water flows exactly where it’s supposed to. EVERY TIME


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05/05/2026

Found some old inactive underfloor heating during the tear out today.
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Not active, not a problem. We cut through it, removed what we could for the homeowner, and kept the demo moving. Just another day on the job.
Old system out. New drainage going in 👆


05/04/2026

Drainage installed too close to the base of a stone wall can erode the footing beneath it. This is called undermining. What starts as a water problem quietly becomes a structural one, and by the time it’s visible it’s been happening for years.
Stone foundations aren’t like poured concrete or block. Every component placement has to account for how that wall sits and how water moves around it. Get it wrong and you’re not just dealing with a wet basement, you’re dealing with a wall that’s losing its footing 👎


04/29/2026

We know, it’s been UNUSUALLY dry for this time of year. ⬇️
Yet, here’s the thing about New England springs, they don’t STAY dry. When the rain does come back after a stretch like this, it hits hard and fast on ground that’s been drying out and contracting. Opening up gaps, widening cracks and creating new entry points for water that weren’t there before.
The dry stretch isn’t a pass. It’s a window.
Right now you can get your basement properly waterproofed at 30% off. No storm breathing down your neck, no panic, no emergency timeline. Just a smart decision made at the right moment before the weather makes it for you.
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30% off services! Give us a call ☎️ (888)748-2002


04/29/2026

That will do it for this Bilco door seal job in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Lesson here, manage the drainage, manage the water in and around your basement foundation, you too can have a dry basement.
See you on the next one 👍


04/25/2026

Quick question. ⬇️
If a drainage system is perfectly level — which way is the water going?
If you said “nowhere”,congratulations! You just diagnosed this system better than the contractor who installed it. Water doesn’t move without pitch. It pools. It backs up. And eventually it finds the path of least resistance straight into your basement.
We’re ripping out yet another failed system today. Picture a flat line, zero flow, and just completely useless. The other guys installed it, collected their check, and left a homeowner with an expensive puddle under their floor.
Out with the old. In with a system that actually drains.


Address

28 Del Mar Drive
Brookfield, CT
06804

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18887482002

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