A common cause of bad air and musty smells in your home is groundwater in the basement or crawlspace.
Groundwater drainage issues
are a major source of water vapor that affects the (more…)
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Groundwater drainage problems cause bad air and mildew
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Should I tear it down and build new?
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Home drainage problems have a way of giving themselves away, if your eyes are trained to look in their direction often enough.
Sometimes the same old events keep happening, and the homeowners say to themselves… (more…)
Ingress-egress windows, decks, and home drainage
Friday, December 11th, 2009Are you renovating a home? If you are planning on finishing a basement into living space home drainage priorities should be first and foremost on your mind.
The way that ingress-egress windows impact the home from a drainage perspective is (more…)
Is your families health compromised by breathing bad air
Monday, September 1st, 2008Determine the real value of your home, and the air that you breathe. A huge amount of time is spent within the walls of a home. We raise our children from cradle upwards to aspiring adults within those walls most of the time.
We sit for hours endlessly watching entertainment and listening to the soothing sounds of music. Yet many homeowners refuse to fix home drainage problems that they know exist. (more…)
Do you understand groundwater removal and home drainage
Sunday, March 30th, 2008Can you say that you understand groundwater removal systems and home drainage science?
If you cannot answer this question with a resounding yes, then you have come to the right place. The damage that moisture and dryrot causes, as well as the structural damage caused by foundation settling, makes home drainage awareness vital to the health of your family and finances . (more…)
Crawlspace maintenance for good air flow
Friday, March 7th, 2008Crawlspaces should be equipped with foundation vents. This is code in most cities of the United States. They should be installed to provide cross ventilation in the crawlspace. (more…)
