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Why Drain Tile is Effective in Keeping Northbrook Basements Dry
There are more than 12,000 houses in the North Shore community of Northbrook and almost every one of them has a basement. Because Northbrook boomed after World War II like most...
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Sump Pump Failure — Your Discharge Pipe May Be Too Small
The sump pump has often been described as the “heart” of a basement waterproofing system and this is a pretty accurate description. After all, a sump pump moves water through a drain tile system and...
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Poured Concrete Foundation Problems – Seepage and Structural Damage
The words “concrete” and “cement” are often used interchangeably but they are different, with one being a component of the other. The most common form of cement is known as Portland cement...
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How to Do Underground Downspout Extensions the Wrong Way
One of the main contributors to basement water problems is the oversaturation of soil outside the foundation. When this soil absorbs water, it expands and creates pressure against the foundation walls. This...
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Why U.S. Waterproofing Shares its Expertise on Basement Waterproofing
Nearly three years ago we established this Learning Center to share information about basement waterproofing and foundation repair. Thousands of readers have benefitted from this blog – we’ve heard from homeowners...
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Masonry Foundation Problems — Fixing Seepage and Structural Damage
In an earlier article, we wrote at length about the ways in which masonry foundation walls encounter problems with water seepage and suffer structural damage. To recap: Seepage problems usually occur...
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Exterior Waterproofing Membrane vs. Sodium Bentonite Injection: What’s Best for Seepage?
When most homeowners think of basement seepage, they imagine water entering their basements through some visible opening such as a crack in the wall or floor, gaps around a badly fitted window...
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Basement Foundation Cracks are Trouble in Wilmette IL 60091
Wilmette IL is one of the southernmost towns on Chicago’s North Shore – only Evanston stands between it and the big city. When originally developed, the village of Wilmette existed only...
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Masonry Foundation Problems – Seepage and Structural Damage
For centuries, humans have set stone on top of stone to build structures. Ancient European cathedrals, the pyramids of Egypt and the Inca, Mayan and Aztec ruins of the Americas are...
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Basement Cove Molding Contains Seepage, Completes Drain Tile System
Most of the time, a homeowner with basement water problems and the basement waterproofing contractor that comes to solve them will have a few options to repair the damage and stop the water...
