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Water table? I have a pool table in my basement but I don’t know anything about a water table. OK, lame joke. We all know the water table isn’t furniture. It’s actually not so much a thing as it is a measurement – the uppermost level of the water-saturated soil...
My basement is flooded! I need help! You sure do. The only question is, what kind of help do you need? If the “flood” in your basement is clean water after a period of heavy rain, you likely have a seepage problem, possibly made worse by a failed sump pump...
Arrgh! I have water in my basement. Where did it come from? Good question. There are several answers, each indicating a different type of water problem. And, each will require a different solution. What are the Sources of Basement Water Problems? Basically, water in your basement can come from one of three...
The very word “foundation” sounds solid. It’s used widely to describe a solid basis for an idea, a business, a relationship. It’s something to build upon. The foundation of your home should be no less solid. A competent builder will make it level and square and it will support your...
Northwest Indiana is famous for, among other things, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore – big heaps of sand on the south shores of Lake Michigan. With the presence of all that sand on the lakefront, it’s not surprising that sand is a key ingredient of the soil in all...
Basement waterproofing is a fairly simple business in a way – we find the leak, we fix the leak. Of course, there’s a lot more to it than that, otherwise everybody would be doing it. Like many businesses, we speak our own lingo and, because this blog exists to educate...
In a recent article, we talked about “first aid” for your unfinished basement water problems – what to do immediately when ground water infiltrates your basement. As big a mess as you may have on your hands with water in an unfinished basement, the problem is far worse if...
Water in your basement can come from a lot of places – through the cove joint, over the top of the foundation, through cracks in the wall – but one of the most confusing sources for homeowners is through cracks in the basement floor. Why Basement Floor Cracks Leak Hydrostatic Pressure...
The northwestern part of the Hoosier state is known for many things – steel mills, popcorn, the Indiana Dunes – but in our business it’s known for its concrete block foundations. That’s not going to make the tourism brochures but, if you’re a northwest Indiana homeowner, it’s a pretty important...
You wake up to the sound of rain, heavy rain. The news on the bedside clock radio tells you that it’s been raining all night and should be ending shortly. It’s Saturday, so you start to roll over and go back to sleep when the thought flashes into your mind...
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