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It’s a fair bet that most residents of Des Plaines, IL have never heard of the “Des Plaines Disturbance.” Neither a struggling local rock band nor a minor league baseball team, the Des Plaines Disturbance is actually a subterranean geological feature that scientists believe was caused by a prehistoric...
Just about every homeowner understands that a period of heavy rain will often result in a wet basement. It’s not that the rain water is running directly into the basement, however; it is quickly saturating the soil around the foundation and the increased ground water is making its way...
The Lincoln Park neighborhood on the north side of Chicago has had an interesting history. Originally forest, the area’s first real development was a small army post along the Green Bay Trail, which is now the thoroughfare known as Clark Street. When residential development began, the size and construction of...
Palos Heights, IL is today a pretty typical suburb of Chicago with a diverse population, great schools and a thriving commercial center. Its growth, however, didn’t follow the usual pattern of suburbs surrounding the larger cities in the U.S. The biggest difference is that Palos Heights didn’t really have a...
What a difference a year makes! In the spring and summer of 2012, Chicagoans were baking in the heat and suffering from an extended drought. Lawns dried up, soil cracked and plants and flowers shriveled. However, every homeowner enjoyed a dry basement. In 2013, things couldn’t be more different. Spring was...
“Oh, it’s just settling.” “I think my house is done settling.” “Do you think those cracks came from settling?” Every homeowner has at one time or another talked about or thought about settling as it affects his or her house but not many understand what it is, how it happens and how...
Lake Forest has been described as one of the most architecturally significant communities in the Chicago suburbs. A list of architects who have designed homes in Lake Forest reads like a “Who’s Who of American Architecture,” including Frank Lloyd Wright, Howard Van Doren Shaw and David Adler, with landscape...
The 1970’s was a big decade for Wheaton, IL. Already firmly established as the county seat of DuPage County and as a regional center for shopping, education and business, Wheaton saw its population grow by 50% and the number of houses in the city nearly double from 1970 to...
Sometimes, finding the source of a wet basement in Chicago is a little bit like a detective story. The homeowner discovers the scene of the crime – a puddle on the floor or a soaked carpet – and calls in the expert, in this case the basement waterproofing contractor. The...
The phrase “rule of thumb” has ancient antecedents and no one really knows where it came from. Most likely, it resulted from early artisans, builders and masons using their thumb as a constant for measurement – a bit rough but effective. There is a specious story about its origin...
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