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Sump Pump Season is Here – Our Blog Knows It

As Mother Nature is loosening up her snowy, icy grip on the area and melting is finally beginning, people are starting to find moisture and water in their basements.  Those who have sump pump systems already installed are now taking a second look at those …

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Using Waterproof Paint to Stop Water or Flooding in the Basement

Waterproof paints and wet basement seal coats – The wet band-aid solution to a leaky, flooded basement. The hype surrounding these “waterproofing solutions” is just that, hype.  These so-called waterproof paints and sealers are nothing more than thicker versions of ordinary paint with “encapsulated polymers”, …

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Basement Photo Friday – What a transformation!

We recently completed a basement project that has literally changed the lives of the homeowners.  As you can see in the “Before” image on the left, this basement was dirty (literally) and damp and very musty.  The homeowners never went into the dank basement and …

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National Radon Action Month – January

  According to the US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), exposure to radon in the home is responsible for an estimated 20,000 lung cancer deaths each year. Radon is an invisible and odorless radioactive gas and is continuously created by natural breakdown of metals in soils. …

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Do not store those things on the basement floor!

A flooded basement is a nightmare for homeowners. The aftermath of a flooded basement is not just water drenched and damaged personal belongings, furniture or appliances and fixtures. Flooding in the basement can cause safety issues that many homeowners don’t even think about. For this …

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