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If you own a home with a basement in Maryland or Northern Virginia, you may have heard about egress windows. So, just what is an egress window? Simply put, it’s a large window that is partially underground that allows for emergency escape from your basement. Why is that important? Because if there is a fire […]
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Buying or selling a home can be both an exciting time and stressful time. You envision yourself in your new home and your new neighborhood. One of the last things you’re probably thinking about is whether the home you’re buying or selling has a wet basement. In reality, it should be one of the first […]
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There are few things as stressful for a homeowner as realizing you have a flooded basement after heavy rain or snowmelt. Ripping out wet carpet, hauling away waterlogged boxes, and rushing to find the last wet vac at the hardware store are all tasks you wish you could avoid ever happening again. If you’re like […]
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Having a wet basement or even worse, basement flooding after a storm, can be a nuisance on one end of the scale, and traumatic at the other end. If you’ve had a wet basement for a while, and you’ve tried some DIY measures that failed, it is time to consider hiring a professional basement waterproofing […]
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Spring has sprung here in the Mid-Atlantic. The days of heavy snow and snowmelt should be behind us, but spring showers are certainly looming. Forgive us if we’re not stopping to appreciate the blooming trees and first spring flowers. April is a very busy time for those of us in the basement waterproofing business. Make […]
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Before we get into the pros and cons of crawl space encapsulation, let’s go over quickly what it is and why you might need it. Crawl space encapsulation is the process of removing and or treating any water-damaged material in your crawl space, installing a water pressure relief system (interior french drain) and sump pump […]
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If you’re reading a blog about basement waterproofing, chances are you have seen evidence of water in your basement and you’re doing some homework to determine if you have a serious problem. That’s a smart thing for a homeowner to do. Unaddressed water seepage can cause structural damage and affect the structural integrity of your […]
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If you are searching for information about sump pumps, you have probably had a sump pump failure or you have noticed water in your basement or crawl space, and you are investigating your options. Good for you! It’s important to be informed before you spend money on your home. Below, we have pulled together some […]
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A bowing basement wall is more than just unsightly – it is a sign of a major problem with the stability of your home’s foundation. Bowing basement walls are most often associated with the combination of horizontal and diagonal cracks in the wall. The reason this problem requires an urgent fix is that it will […]
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Most people associate basement floods with heavy rain in the spring, summer, and fall. But as a basement waterproofing company, we’ve also seen basement flooding and water intrusion occur in winter. Basement flooding in winter is caused by the heavy snow, snowmelt, and the freeze-thaw cycle we get here in the Mid-Atlantic. When the snow […]
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