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One of the most important ways to maintain a healthy foundation and dry basement is proper yard drainage on the outside of your home. An experienced basement waterproofing contractor knows this and begins to evaluate your home when they get out of their car in your driveway. What are they...
When I started this blog earlier this year, one of our most popular posts talked about common misconceptions about basement waterproofing solutions. That was fun to write because those “fact vs. fiction” topics are things we talk about amongst ourselves in the industry. The blog was a perfect platform...
A crawl space is often wasted space if a dirt or gravel floor makes it unusable or inconvenient for the storage that every homeowner needs. It’s even worse if the crawl space contributes dampness to the home or allows costly heating or cooling to escape. We are often called...
Do-it-yourself home improvement is all the rage these days, thanks to the DIY Network and TV personalities like Norm Abrams and Lou Manfredini. Personally, I prefer the direct, no-nonsense approach of Mike Holmes of “Holmes on Homes” for my DIY education, but this blog is not about me. It’s...
Ever since poured concrete has been used to form foundation walls, cracks have been a main source of wall seepage. Cracks happen for a lot of reasons — foundation settling, external vibrations and over-saturation of the soil among them. Not all cracks leak, but all have the potential to leak if the...
Any homeowner who has suffered through a flood knows that having a sump pump is no guarantee of a dry basement. In fact, many sump pumps are inherently plagued with problems. Somehow, we managed to put a man on the moon, but we haven’t figured out yet how to...
You’ve just mopped up the basement, again, after a heavy spring rainstorm, so you call in the basement waterproofing contractor. After a thorough inspection, the contractor explains the problem and leaves you with a written estimate of the work needed to fix it. So, you pick up the phone to...
When we first became homeowners, we knew that certain pressures came with the job – paying the mortgage, fixing things that break or replacing things that really break. We probably didn’t think much about something called hydrostatic pressure, but many of us are dealing with its consequences. Hydrostatic pressure is...
Homeowners tend to have their favorite go-to guy to keep up with basic home repairs and their “honey-do” lists. It’s often difficult to find a good handyman, but when you finally do, you pile more and more on his punch list. Everything from touching up the paint in the...
Let’s face it. The last thing on most people’s minds when buying a home is to inspect the basement for leaks. Realtors will tell you kitchens and bathrooms are what really sells homes. I am not a real estate speculator, but I will tell you a leaky basement can...
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