Our homes are our haven right? Where we are safe, warm, and dry…but what if they are not as dry as we think? Let’s discuss some telltale signs of water damage that may be happening right under our noses. The Musty Smell Remember the smell of your home when you first moved in? or perhaps […]
Spring is officially here and although we are past the “April Showers” and now into the “May flowers”, it does not mean the rains will stop. NOAA is predicting higher temperatures through June and above-average precipitation for Alabama. Is your home ready for rain? We want to make sure your basement and crawlspace stay dry […]
We know you think it won’t happen to you. Your basement is just fine and you don’t need to consider professional waterproofing or you think you can do it yourself…or it just costs too much. The fact is that 98% of basements will experience water damage at some point in their life span. The average […]
“Rain Rain Go Away” has been the theme song of 2020 so far! Thankfully, we seem to be getting a small break in the clouds just before “April’s showers” should arrive. It’s normal in times of intense rainfall to see puddles around your home, but when do those puddles mean there could be problems lurking […]
Our real estate market is on fire right now. Homes priced under 300K are selling within 2 months! If you have or are about to put your house on the market, a waterproofed basement or crawlspace is essential to selling. If you are on the hunt for your own new home, knowing what to look […]
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 […]
“…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 […]