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Plan Now for Yard Drainage Projects to Keep Basements Dry
In the cold and dark of a Midwestern winter, homeowners who enjoy doing things around the outside of their homes are pretty much on hold until spring arrives – unless you...
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Drain Tile vs. Yard Drainage for Chicago Basement Waterproofing
In the basement waterproofing business, drain tile is one of the most useful and versatile tools available to solve basement water problems. It can be installed inside or outside the foundation...
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Good Yard Drainage Can Prevent a Wet Basement in Chicago
There are a lot of misconceptions about how wet basements happen in Chicago. Some homeowners think that the joint between a paved sidewalk or gangway and their home needs to be caulked...
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Chicago Basement Waterproofing-Include Yard Drainage in Outdoor Plans
It’s November and no one in the Midwest is thinking much about landscaping or building a deck. Let’s face it – for the next few months any outdoor maintenance in this part...
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Ignoring Water Problems Risks Structural Foundation Damage
Structural foundation damage to your home is serious business. At best, it’s a pain in the neck – stuck doors, tilting floors and jammed windows. At worst, it’s really bad – open cracks...
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Why a Landscaper Shouldn’t Install Underground Downspout Extensions
Most homeowners know it’s important to move water that is discharged by their downspouts away from their foundations if they want to avoid seepage in the basement. Some homeowners choose to...
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Basement Waterproofing Solutions and the Zone of Failure
OK, I realize the headline of this post sounds like the title of a new Indiana Jones movie but, sorry Indy fans; it’s just about keeping your basement dry. Now that the film...
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Clogged Gutters? Clean up this Fall to Prevent Basement Seepage
It’s the middle of August, kids are going back to school and Labor Day is just around the corner. You know what that means – fall is coming and with it...
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Basement Water Problems Can be Caused by Landscapers
Every homeowner likes to see their lawn freshly cut, their bushes neatly trimmed and the planting beds outside their house free of weeds. Most of us like it even better when...
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Basement Waterproofing Solutions: Understanding Downspout Extensions
It’s raining again but that’s OK. You’re warm and dry inside, knowing that everything’s OK outside as well. You cleaned and repaired your gutters a few weeks ago and rain water is flowing as...