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 […]
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 […]
Today we are discussing mold- the good, the bad, the ugly, and the solution! We’ll help you understand when mold is beneficial, when it is not, and what to do about the presence of mold. While there are some things that are good about mold, there’s also a lot of yuck associated with it. The […]
“…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. We hope you find yourself dry when walking down your basement stairs, but with statistics as high as 1 in 50 homeowners needing waterproofing contract work at some point, this […]
A below-ground basement in a 25-year-old home located in Hoover’s Inverness area recently had a basement leak. The house had previously been waterproofed with an exterior system, complete with a footing drain and a a membrane coating over the walls. Unfortunately, this type of waterproofing system nearly always fails sooner or later. In this case, […]
If you’ve been wondering why basements leak, we’ve got you covered. Here are five points that will help explain what’s happening. As the ground around your basement becomes saturated with water, pressure builds against the structure (62.4 lbs. per cubic foot of pressure to be exact). The rising water then seeks cracks and weak points […]