When it comes to keeping mold at bay, small steps can go a long way. Since mold can be challenging to remove and damaging to your health, it is best to prevent it rather than have to take care of it later on. Continue reading →
Having windows in your basement can be great. They allow for natural sunlight and fresh air flow into the basement and can even serve as an emergency escape in times of trouble. Continue reading →
Who doesn’t love saving money? There is rarely a shopper who isn’t attracted to a sale or who doesn’t love a good coupon. Continue reading →
Most homeowners believe that just cleaning and maintaining their gutters is enough when it comes to diverting rain water away from the home’s foundation. While this is definitely important, you cannot ignore the end points of your gutter system, the downspouts. Continue reading →
For certain household projects, ‘do-it-yourself’ does not necessarily equal ‘doing-it-right’. While you are easily able to replace a light bulb or even clean the gutters, there are just a few tasks that even the most avid of do-it-yourselfers should not take on including mold removal. Continue reading →
With how common it is to find cracks in the basement floor, it is no wonder why many homeowners don’t even notice them until water begins seeping through. Continue reading →
In Maryland, rain isn’t a rare sight to see or hear. The light pitter patter of rain against the window and a sight chill in the air. However, rain isn’t always just a light sprinkle or a quick shower. Sometimes when it rains, it pours. Continue reading →
Most homeowners believe that keeping their basement dry just means sealing up holes and cracks in the walls and floor. However, waterproofing your basement takes a little more than just patching up the place. One of the most valuable basement waterproofing tools around is the French drain. Continue reading →
Buying a new home means that you are paying for the good and the bad that comes along with it. Unfortunately, we do not always realize the ‘bad’ until we have already made the purchase. Wet basements can be especially elusive when we are on the house hunt. Continue reading →
Whether you have been using your basement as a comfortable living space or just as a storage space, there should not be a smell that is any different from any other part of the house. That musty ‘basement smell’ that most believe is inevitable, is a warning sign you should not ignore. Continue reading →
