Learn­ing Center

Mar 21, 2023 • By Matthew Stock.

Down­spouts play a cru­cial role in pro­tect­ing a home’s foun­da­tion and pre­vent­ing water dam­age. With­out prop­er­ly func­tion­ing down­spouts, rain­wa­ter can accu­mu­late around the foun­da­tion, lead­ing to soil ero­sion, base­ment seep­age, and even...

Jan 31, 2023 • By Matthew Stock.

Get­ting seep­age in your base­ment after a rain or snow melt is a depress­ing sit­u­a­tion. The hours of cleanup make you won­der if it’s even worth fin­ish­ing your base­ment. There are many...

Dec 29, 2022 • By Matthew Stock.

There are a num­ber of fac­tors that deter­mine the cost of water­proof­ing a base­ment. Below are some of the more sig­nif­i­cant variables. Fac­tors Influ­enc­ing the Cost to Water­proof a Basement: Foun­da­tion Type The first step in solv­ing a base­ment...

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Nov 8, 2022 • By Matthew Stock.

Who thought that gut­ters could be a source of base­ment seep­age? Doesn’t seem like some­thing so high up could affect some­thing below the ground. But alas, they do! Car­ing for your...

Oct 5, 2022 • By Matthew Stock.

Gut­ters have one pur­pose which is to col­lect water and direct it away from the home. Through­out the sea­sons in Chicagoland, gut­ters col­lect debris such as leaves, twigs, pine nee­dles...

Sep 9, 2022 • By Matthew Stock.

It might seem like a sil­ly ques­tion but for those who are new home­own­ers or don’t own a home, they may not know what a win­dow well is or its pur­pose. Homes that...

Aug 4, 2022 • By Matthew Stock.

Not all base­ment damp­ness comes from seep­age. Have you ever gone in your base­ment and noticed sweat on your win­dows, a musty odor, or recur­ring spring damp­ness? These signs do not...

Jul 7, 2022 • By Matthew Stock.

2021 was a tough year. Not only were we still knee deep into the COVID-19 Pan­dem­ic, but we also expe­ri­enced the longest dura­tion of drought since 2000. Pre­cip­i­ta­tion was hard to...

Jun 14, 2022 • By Matthew Stock.

There are two kinds of foun­da­tion cracks, struc­tur­al and non-struc­tur­al. How on earth do you know the dif­fer­ence? Your mind quick­ly fills with ques­tions about struc­tur­al dam­age, repair expens­es, fam­i­ly...

Apr 11, 2022 • By Matthew Stock.

Spring is in the air! This means spring clean­ing and home repair. Uneven con­crete is a nui­sance all year long. Peo­ple trip when their side­walks, dri­ve­way or patio are uneven and in the...