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How Structural Damage Can Happen on Cinder Block Walls If Left Untreated
Why small cracks can lead to big problems Cinder block (or concrete block) foundations are popular for their affordability and strength. But without proper moisture control, even the most solid-looking block walls can suffer severe structural damage over time.1....
How Humidity Can Harm Your Breathing
Understanding the hidden dangers of damp indoor air When it comes to indoor comfort and health, humidity isn’t just a matter of feeling sticky or sweaty — it can directly impact your breathing. And basements are often the starting point of the problem.Humidity refers...
Sump Pumps Basement Waterproofing
Sump Pumps—The "Heart" of Basement Waterproofing While it is essential to waterproof both indoors and outside a home, keeping a basement dry of any water that might still seep in depends on installing one or more sump pumps. Of course, if a basement is flooded,...
Recovering Safely After Flash Flooding
Recovering Safely After Flash Flooding August brought the usual hurricanes in some areas of PA and surrounding states. Basement flooding occurs depending on the location and land mass involved. Flooding is simply water overflowing or soaking the land quickly and...
Basement Waterproofing Technology Trends
Basement Waterproofing Technology Trends When property owners with basements think of waterproofing, they imagine workers with equipment, shovels, and other tools. While this is true, there are technological advances at work now in this field. The technology...
Restoration of Basements Flooding Emergency
Restoration of Basements After Flooding IS an Emergency “When it rains, it pours” is always true in August! The beginning of August is what is known as “Hurricane Season.” It occurs all across the country and can start on the East or West Coast. It has a...
Mold Removal In The Summer
Mold Does Love the Summer and Needs Removal from All Basements It goes without saying that mold can grow in a basement or crawlspace at any time of the year. The reality is though, that mold takes hold more in the summer as there is heat, humidity, and downpours of...
Sump Pumps Needed In Warm Weather
Sump Pumps are Much Needed in the Warmer Weather Although basements, crawlspaces, and the outside of a home can become flooded in the colder months, melting snow is much easier to absorb into the ground than torrential rains. The weather in May so far has been nothing...
Slush and Mush Needs Emergency Services Waterproofing
‘Slush and Mush’ Needs Emergency Services Waterproofing Whether you are staying home this summer and having a predominantly “staycation” or going to a cookout or party, the weather is not looking good this year. Although there will be some sunny moments, it was a much...
Basement Cleanup
Making a Basement Clean and Dry Makes It a Usable Space Going into your basement can be a frightening experience many of us avoid. Let’s face it: we miss damp spots in it and the crawlspaces. Many of us have even started stockpiling junk we don’t need. It’s just...
Environmental Factors in Basement and Crawlspace Waterproofing
Environmental Factors in Basement and Crawlspace Waterproofing You are subject to many of the same ordinances and restrictions in Pennsylvania because of air quality control. Air quality can diminish whenever particulates are released into the atmosphere that are not...
Standing Water Creates Damp Basements and Crawlspaces
Standing Water Creates Damp Basements and Crawlspaces Floods and flood alerts are common in South Jersey, as most residents know. With the ocean and many waterways, the skies absorb moisture, and even if no snow occurs, torrential rains quickly overcome the land...