5 Signs You May Have A Leaky Basement in Long Island
Standing water is not the only evidence of a leak in your basement. Leaks can be slow, seasonal and dry up before you even notice. You may never catch puddles on the ground even though you indeed have a basement leak. Sometimes your basement is letting in a small amount of water in the form […]
5 Quick Tips About Crawl Space Waterproofing
Insects, rodents, mold, musty odors, termites, and wood rot and are all symptoms of a wet crawlspace. These pesky issues can all be prevented with crawl space waterproofing. Here are five tips about crawl space waterproofing: 1.) All basement and crawlspace waterproofing starts with the external perimeter. How are the gutters and downspouts? Are they […]
How Basement Waterproofing Can Benefit Your Foundation
Most people look into basement waterproofing in response to a problem. If you are reading this blog you probably have a basement leak, standing water in the basement, moisture building up along the walls, or water seeping up through the concrete slab. The paint could be peeling back or maybe you found mold somewhere in the basement. […]
Basement Waterproofing and Melting Snow: What You Need to Know
If you are shoveling heavy snow right now, you need to protect your basement come spring. When all the snow melts the water seeps into the soil and it can make its way into the basement or crawlspace. But how much water does snow that really equate to? The standard is 10 inches of snow […]
Crawl Space Waterproofing and Holiday Decorations
It is that time of year again. You venture downstairs to retrieve the tree and all the trimmings to deck your halls. The last thing you want is to find them soaked and damaged from basement or crawl space seepage. Many people only use the basement as storage and rarely go downstairs. The problem with that […]
Basement Waterproofing Long Island Methods
Interior Drain Tile – One of the most common causes of basement seepage is when hydrostatic pressure under the foundation forces water in through cracks in the floor or the cove joint. This can be permanently remedied by installing interior drain tile, perforated pipe buried in a bed of washed gravel under the basement floor. The drain […]
Basement Waterproofing and Cove Seepage in Long Island
Before approaching any type of foundation repairs or basement waterproofing service providers, it’s important to have an idea of what the problem is. Money and time can be thrown away because of difficult, hard to diagnose repairs. Fortunately, some foundation and basement waterproofing issues are relatively simple to diagnose, making hiring a good repair contractor that […]
