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7 DIY Basement Waterproofing Mistakes Portland Homeowners Make Every Year
Every spring and fall, we walk into Portland basements and see the evidence of last year’s DIY waterproofing attempts. The…
Just Bought a House With a Crawl Space in Portland? Read This First
Congratulations on the new home. Now let us talk about the thing under it. If your Portland home has a…
Does Basement Waterproofing Increase Home Value in Portland?
Portland’s real estate market moves fast. Buyers are informed, inspections are thorough, and a single line in an inspection report…
What Crawl Space Encapsulation Actually Fixes (And the 4 Things It Does Not Guarantee)
Contractors sell crawl space encapsulation as the solution to moisture problems, pest invasions, high energy bills, poor air quality, and…
Crawl Space Encapsulation Maintenance: What Nobody Told You Before You Signed
Here is a conversation I have had more times than I can count. A homeowner spent $20,000 to $40,000 encapsulating…
Why August Is the Best Month to Waterproof Your Portland Basement
Every year in Portland, the same pattern repeats. The rainy season ends in late May. The summer dries out. Nobody…
Does Crawl Space Encapsulation Fix Rodent Problems? A Portland Contractor’s Honest Answer
If a contractor told you that encapsulating your crawl space will solve your rodent problem, they told you something that…
How Much Does Crawl Space Encapsulation Really Cost in Portland?
You asked a contractor for a crawl space encapsulation quote. They came back with a number somewhere between $15,000 and…
Vented vs Encapsulated Crawl Space: What Portland Homes Actually Need
Ask ten contractors in Portland whether to vent or encapsulate your crawl space and you will get ten different answers,…
6 Crawl Space Encapsulation Scams Portland Contractors Won’t Tell You About
My name is Dylan. I run Better Basement and Waterproofing in Portland, Eugene, and Vancouver. We waterproof hundreds of homes…
Basement Waterproofing Hillsboro, OR
Hillsboro occupies the western edge of the Tualatin Valley, one of the flattest areas in the Portland metro region. That…
Basement Waterproofing Beaverton, OR
Beaverton is one of the fastest-growing cities in Oregon, but much of its housing stock is olderbuilt during the 1960s…
Crawl Space Encapsulation Vancouver, WA | Better Basement and Waterproofing
Clark County has one of the highest concentrations of crawl space homes in the Pacific Northwest. A large share of…
Basement Waterproofing Vancouver, WA | Better Basement and Waterproofing
Vancouver, Washington sits directly across the Columbia River from Portland, and it shares the same basic climate reality: long wet…
Crawl Space Encapsulation Eugene, OR | Better Basement and Waterproofing
Eugene sits at the heart of the Willamette Valley, and a large share of the homes here are built over…
Basement Waterproofing Eugene, OR | Better Basement and Waterproofing
Eugene homeowners deal with one of the wettest climates in Oregon. The city averages close to 47 inches of rain…
Crawl Space Dehumidifier Installation Portland, OR
A vapor barrier or crawl space encapsulation system addresses moisture coming from the ground and from outside air. But in…