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Mar 20, 2012 • By Matthew Stock.

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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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...

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Feb 12, 2012 • By Matthew Stock.

When mak­ing a deci­sion on hir­ing a base­ment water­proof­ing con­trac­tor, most home­own­ers con­sid­er rep­u­ta­tion, process, price and war­ran­ty. Why an entire blog post ded­i­cat­ed to under­stand­ing a base­ment water­proof­ing war­ran­ty? Because it is one of...

Tags: basement crack, drain tile, researching companies, warranties, how to choose a waterproofing company

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...

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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...

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Jan 22, 2012 • By Matthew Stock with Ben Shachter.

A French Drain is a mys­te­ri­ous solu­tion for water­proof­ing a base­ment or foun­da­tion, rarely under­stood by home­own­ers and con­trac­tors alike. The ori­gins of the French Drain sys­tem coin­ci­den­tal­ly has noth­ing to do with the...

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