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Apr 26, 2012 • By Matthew Stock.

In our busi­ness we pro­vide base­ment water­proof­ing. Our goal is to keep all water com­plete­ly off your base­ment floor so you can con­fi­dent­ly use it for liv­ing space, stor­age or what­ev­er...

Tags: basement waterproofing solutions, drain tile, interior drain tile, drain tile in basement, diy basement waterproofing, basement dewatering channel

Mar 27, 2012 • By Matthew Stock with Barry Schilling.

When we first became home­own­ers, we knew that cer­tain pres­sures came with the job – pay­ing the mort­gage, fix­ing things that break or replac­ing things that real­ly break. We prob­a­bly...

Tags: foundation waterproofing, basement waterproofing facts, french drain, drain tile, interior drain tile, drain tile in basement, exterior drain tile, most common problems, hydrostatic pressure, lake county basement waterproofing

Feb 23, 2012 • By Matthew Stock.

It is com­mon prac­tice for most builders to install drain tile along the exte­ri­or foun­da­tion of the build­ing. It is com­mon­ly referred to as a foot­ing tile or a french drain. Its pur­pose is...

Tags: damp proofing, drain tile, interior drain tile, drain tile in basement, exterior drain tile

Feb 14, 2012 • By Matthew Stock with Barry Schilling.

The sec­ond most com­mon type of foun­da­tion in Chicagoland is the Con­crete Mason­ry Unit (CMU) foun­da­tion, or as we like to call it, con­crete block. Con­crete block foun­da­tions are com­mon­ly found...

Tags: drain tile, interior drain tile, drain tile in basement, exterior drain tile, concrete block, cinder block walls

Feb 9, 2012 • By Matthew Stock with Ben Shachter.

Hav­ing a water prob­lem in your base­ment is not fun; in fact, it is pret­ty much a pain in the butt! Often the solu­tion is fair­ly con­ser­v­a­tive, such as a foun­da­tion crack repair. Oth­er times...

Tags: drain tile, interior drain tile, drain tile in basement, exterior drain tile

Feb 5, 2012 • By Matthew Stock.

Inte­ri­or Drain Tile is the Swiss army knife of base­ment water­proof­ing sys­tems. It can solve a wide range of base­ment seep­age issues and also has spe­cif­ic appli­ca­tions. But you heard it here...

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Feb 2, 2012 • By Matthew Stock.

YOU NEED DRAIN TILE! This is a com­mon sen­ti­ment that home­own­ers hear when they have water in their base­ment. Some­times you are told by a friend who had a Drain Tile Sys­tem...

Tags: french drain, drain tile, what is drain tile, interior drain tile, drain tile in basement, exterior drain tile