Foundation repair can be an incredibly stressful process for a homeowner to go through. Your foundation is the basis of your home, and if it’s weak or cracked, your entire home is subject to damage. This alone is reason enough to ensure the foundation to your house is strong, sturdy, and reliable. Continue reading →
Have you ever heard of a French drain? If not, maybe you’ve heard of a weeping tile, perimeter drain, land drain, or French ditch. These are all one in the same, referring to a particular type of draining system installed in yards. French drains rely on gravity and a slope to operate, which can be created when the system is installed on the property. If your home has an area around it that sometimes becomes saturated with water, you might want to consider this method to help keep your home dry. Continue reading →
Summertime might be for easy living, but it also brings on some of its own issues, too. Just like winter months pose certain problems for your home and your basement in particular, summer can be challenging in different ways. If you’re wondering how in the world water is making its way into your basement, you might be able to blame it on the weather. Continue reading →
Whether you’re looking for ways to remove excess moisture or flooding from our basement or simply wanting to prevent humidity from building up in your basement, a dehumidifier might be just for you. But what does it do, and do you really need it? Here are some important things to know before purchasing a dehumidifier. Continue reading →
It feels like it happens overnight. One day you’re walking through the house and everything is fine, and the next day you feel like Alice in Wonderland traipsing through a crooked house. What’s going on? Evidently, your walls are starting to bow. Continue reading →
Sump pumps are devices that will remove water from around your home and manage exterior water runoff. It’s a handy way to prevent water from ever getting too close to your foundation or even leaking into your basement, causing permanent structural damage. They’re especially useful for places that experience lots of rain or for homes that are built in low-lying areas. Here are some practical tips so that you can get the best sump pump for your home: Continue reading →
The effects of having a wet basement might already be quite apparent—damage to your home, potential damage to the foundation, and obviously losing anything that might come in contact with the moisture. These alone should be enough to make you want to call a basement waterproofer, but the one that truly convinces people there’s a problem is knowing that a wet basement could actually be making you or your family sick. Continue reading →
Sometimes problems come knocking at our door at the absolutely wrong time, and we feel tempted to ignore them. Sure, in some cases, the problems will go away—but more often than not, they’ll stay there or even get worse than they were before. Continue reading →
Have you ever heard of rain barrels before? Sometimes called a rainwater tank, water barrels are just that—barrels—and they usually rest by the side of a building to collect rainwater. This water can then be used later for other things, such as gardening or washing cars. For those who like to be especially conscious of the resources they use, harvesting water with a rain barrel seems like a great option with no downsides. Continue reading →
Finding mold in your home is certainly an unpleasant surprise. It can manifest itself in a faint white powder on the wall, a dark gathering of black spores in the corner, or any other number of colors and patterns in any part of your basement. The culprit? Water damage. And unfortunately even the smallest drips from leaky pipes or even humidity can make their way into your home’s structure, causing unsightly and unhealthy mold. Continue reading →
