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Like any other home repair, basement waterproofing costs money. No one is surprised by that. A minor repair will cost less than a major repair – also pretty obvious. But, what else dictates the price of basement waterproofing? Is it materials? Labor? Permits? The answer? Mostly yes to all of...
Unlike many villages in the Chicago suburbs, Schaumburg IL did not depend on the coming of a railroad to begin its development. In fact, the lack of a railroad passing through town contributed to Schaumburg’s relative isolation until the 1950’s. Originally Native American territory, Schaumburg’s first “European” settlers were Yankee...
River Forest IL is a small, affluent suburb located just west of Chicago and next to Oak Park, often referred to as its “sister city.” The two towns share a public high school and River Forest has many of the attributes of the larger town, including historically significant architecture. River...
Drain tile, whether installed on the interior or exterior of a foundation, can take several forms, including round, square or rectangular. The shape of the pipe used to create the drain tile system is less important than the design and execution of the system itself even though some in...
Uh-oh. There’s a puddle on the basement floor. A big one. And it’s not the first one, either. All the excuses have been used up. It can’t be put off any longer. The basement needs to be fixed and a basement waterproofing contractor is needed to fix it. OK, that’s one...
For many municipalities in northern Illinois, the history of the community’s name is often a tangled tale of founders’ names, proximity to long-gone landmarks and references to immigrants’ hometowns in Europe and elsewhere. By comparison, the origin of “Rockford” is pretty simple: The city was established and lies today on...
Lombard IL is a pleasant DuPage County suburb with a population of more than 43,000. Like many of Chicago’s western and northern suburbs, Lombard started out as Potawatomi territory and was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s. Also like many Chicago suburbs, Lombard began to grow when a...
There are a number of ways to keep water out of a basement. You can apply an exterior waterproofing membrane to the outside of the foundation walls. You can fix cracks in the wall, either from the interior or the exterior. You can fix problems with yard drainage to...
There’s a little puddle on the basement floor. That’s not good. Trace that puddle back to its origins and the source turns out to be an unnoticed crack in the poured concrete wall. That’s not good, either. But how bad is it? If the crack is wide (more than 1/8”) it...
Northfield IL is a small, quiet northern suburb known for its natural setting and large residential lots. The village’s first European settler arrived in the mid-19th century — a blacksmith named John Happ who established his business and residence there. The Happ place was soon surrounded by farms as immigrant farmers were...
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