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Understanding the Devastating Effects of Flooding in Crawl Spaces
Flooding is an unfortunate event that can occur in any property, causing significant damage and upheaval to homeowners. While many are aware of the visible damage floods can have on basements and living areas, crawl spaces, often neglected and hidden from sight, are...
Crawl Space Waterproofing: Shielding Your Home from the Ground Up
Nestled beneath your home, the crawl space often goes unnoticed. However, it plays a crucial role in maintaining the structural integrity and indoor air quality of your home. When water infiltrates this space, it can lead to a host of issues, from mold growth to...
Why Do I need A Sump Pump In My Crawl Space?
Introduction: Crawl spaces are often overlooked when it comes to home maintenance, but they play a vital role in the overall health and stability of your property. If your home has a crawl space, you might be familiar with the challenges of moisture accumulation,...
My Crawl Space is Dry, How Do I Keep it That Way?
Praise be! Your crawl space passed our free estimate and got a dry passing grade. Or maybe all you needed was a vapor barrier, that is great too! But lets keep it that way. Unfortunately, just because it is dry today does not mean it will be dry tomorrow. Lame, I...
How Much Water is Too Much Water in My Crawl Space?
We are of the belief that you should have virtually zero tolerance for water on top of the vapor barrier under your home. This distinction of on top of the barrier is important and we will explain. But why so strict when on top of the barrier? Because it is easily...
Crawl Space Encapsulation, Is It Right For Me?
In the small community of crawl space contractors encapsulations are all the rage. They do offer quite a lot of benefits, but I believe that those benefits need to be weighed accordingly before committing to such a large project. What is encapsulation? Simply put,...
We’re Not French but Our Drains Sure Are
Sometimes in these more wet climates contractors and long time homeowners throw around terms that not everyone knows. Not everyone knows what a foyer or powder bathroom is (it’s a large entry way and a bathroom without a shower), but people also don’t know what a...