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How to Find a Chicago Basement Waterproofing Company on Angie’s List
Thanks to the internet, the average consumer now has access to an overwhelming wealth of information about products, services and companies. One popular segment, review websites, offers consumers the opportunity to...
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Chicago Basement Waterproofing: Understanding the BBB Rating System
When homeowners search for a basement waterproofing company in the Chicago area, one of the most popular places to start is the Better Business Bureau (BBB). This post looks at the...
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Why a Handyman Should Not Do Your Foundation Crack Repair
Homeowners tend to have their favorite go-to guy to keep up with basic home repairs and their “honey-do” lists. It’s often difficult to find a good handyman, but when you finally...
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Why Some Basement Waterproofing Companies Don’t Repair Foundation Cracks
Believe it or not, there are basement waterproofing companies that won’t fix a foundation crack (as shown below). That’s right! It may be hard to believe, but they are out there. Over the years...
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Finding the Best Basement Waterproofing Companies — Check References!
I’m often asked what really makes one basement waterproofing company different from the other. Sure, there are nuances on how we fix a crack versus another company. We all offer different lines of...
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Why Basement Waterproofing Contractors Get So Many Complaints
Bill Cosby once said, “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try and please everybody”. Mr. Cosby was certainly a top notch entertainer, but I’m...
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Why Tom Silva Has No Clue How to Waterproof a Basement
At the beginning of the year, we started a basement waterproofing blog called “Basement Matters”. Our main goal behind the blog was to educate homeowners by publishing fresh and original articles and...
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How Teamwork Helps When Waterproofing a Basement
In order to achieve your goal of a dry basement, a little teamwork between you (the homeowner) and the basement waterproofing company that you end up hiring can go a long way. A real long...
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What to Expect from a Basement Waterproofing Estimate
So the realization has set-in that you now own a house with a leaky basement. Your journey to find the answers to your basement seepage problems has begun. You may wonder what the basement...
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Basement Waterproofing Contractors and Their Scams — Exposed!
The home improvement industry is littered with salesmen who could have played a role in the movies “Tin Men” or “Glenngarry Glen Ross”. They’ll say just about anything in order to sell...