We know-the crawlspace under your home rarely enters your mind. It is dark and tight and a little creepy, but also essential to your life and the integrity of your home. So what happens when you find water in your crawlspace? The bad news is it is never a good sign to see or smell […]
waterproofing
Almost everyone has struggled with finding extra space in your home at one time or another. “If only my basement was in better shape…” or “That crawl space could really store a lot of stuff” are thoughts that have probably popped in your head more than once. Good news! By waterproofing your basement or encapsulating […]
If the children’s story of The Three Little Pigs teaches us anything, it’s that it matters what our house is made of if it’s going to stand strong and keep us safe. Going a step further with that is the knowledge that a house is only as strong as its foundation (even if its walls […]
water damage
“…the No.1 kind of risk that the everyday consumer has is a water claim,” USAA assistant vice-president of P&C innovation Jon-Mike Kowall told Wall Street Journal. In this blog post, we are going to discuss the basics of basement waterproofing. We hope you find yourself dry when walking down those basement stairs, but with statistics as […]
This below-ground basement is in a 25-year-old home located in Hoover’s Inverness area and it had a basement leak. The house had been waterproofed with an exterior system including a footing drain and membrane coating over the walls. Unfortunately, this type of system nearly always fails sooner or later. In this case, the basement started […]
If you’ve been asking the question about why basements leak – we’ve got five points that will help explain it what’s happening. As the ground becomes saturated, water pressure builds against the structure (62.4 lbs. per cubic foot). The rising water then seeks cracks and weak points in the foundation caused by the natural expansion and […]
