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Water Powered Backup Sump Pumps vs. Battery Backup Sump Pumps
Any homeowner who has ever experienced a wet basement knows the value of a sump pump. The sump pump, typically connected to an interior or exterior drain tile system, takes water that would...
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Keep Water Out of Your Basement with Proper Exterior Drainage
You’ve got water in the basement. Again. After you get done moving the soggy boxes and dragging out the Shop-Vac to clean up, you begin to wonder: where does all that...
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How Much Does it Cost to Replace a Foundation?
Most homeowners expect to replace parts of their homes, especially if they own the home for a number of years. New roof? Pretty common. Even though composite shingles last longer than ever, eventually they...
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Convert a Crawl Space to a Basement to Gain Easy Square Footage
Everybody needs more space. Although some might argue with the word “needs” as opposed to “wants,” it’s true that the quest for elbow room has been a part of our culture since...
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Basement Floor Cracks: How They Occur and Why They Seep Water
Basement floor cracks are so common that many homeowners don’t even notice them – until they start to seep water into the basement. The seepage, regrettably, is pretty much inevitable because...
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Basement Beam Replacement: How Much Does it Cost?
If you ask most homeowners what holds their houses up, the most likely answer will be “the foundation.” This is a logical answer because all of the exterior walls of the home...
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Divert Rain Water Away from Your Foundation with Underground Downspout Extensions
Basements can seep water through a number of openings – non-structural cracks in the wall, deteriorated mortar joints, cracks in the floor or the cove joint seepage between wall and floor. The damage...
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Leak in your Foundation? Repair It Now Before It Gets Worse
It’s difficult to pick any one part of your home as the most important. Walls and floors? Obviously important. Roof? Of course. Windows and doors? Yes and yes. A home is like an organic system where all...
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Structural Foundation Repair: Interior vs Exterior Piers
Structural foundation damage is one of the most serious problems that can happen to a home and, most often, a dropped or sunken foundation is the worst type of foundation damage. A dropped...
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Want a Real Seal for a Seeping Crack? Use Polyurethane not Epoxy
A non-structural crack in the wall of a poured concrete foundation is the most common source of basement seepage and has been for a long time. For years, basement waterproofing experts have known that...
