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April Season Protection From Heavy Rains and Flood Conditions
April showers bring may flowers! – or wet basements? - Lately our weather patterns have been up and down with lots of rain in the forecast leaving your basement prone to water leaks, floods, and damages. One...
Humidity In Your Basement?-Why It Happens and What to Do
Humidity in your basement? how do you know if you have a problem with humidity? The look, smell, and touch or signs of small pools of water are all signs that there is humidity in your...
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New Home Buyer? – How to tell if your buying a home with mold
For a new home buyer, the process of buying a home can be complicated. Since buying a home is one of the biggest investments you will make, you will want to ensure...
Picking the right sump pump for you home/investment
The best solution to protecting your property from floods, thaws and heavy rain conditions is prevention. Not only can standing water in your basement be a significant inconvenience, but it can also cause health hazards such as mold, and...
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Ensuring your basement is ready this thaw season!
thaw seasons happen during the early months of the year in Canada despite it being winter we experience a couple of days or weeks of warm weather. Having warm weather periods during the winter can result in...
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Preventing Basement Mold- What Are The Warning Signs?
Mold and fungi can be an unseen problem in your home and are found virtually in every environment. Molds can be detected, indoors and outdoors, year-round, they grow best in warm, damp, dimly lit and humid conditions, and...
What Is Parging?
Basement parging is the coating applied to the visible above-grade portion of your home’s foundation walls. Often parging is seen as an added decoration that completes the look of a home’s exterior or interior by hiding surface imperfections and marks. However, most homeowners...
CAN BASEMENT WATERPROOFING BE DONE IN THE WINTER?
It is often asked if basement waterproofing can be done in the bitterly cold winter that we get here in the Durham Region. A lot of people think that basement leaks only happen during rainy seasons. Wet leaky...
What is a backwater valve?
Do you have a backwater valve in your basement? Have you ever wondered what exactly a backwater valve is? in this article we are going to clarify what a backwater valve is and why you might need one.
The backwater valve is...
Concrete Slab or Crawl Space?
the main decision of whether to go with a crawl space foundation or concrete slab depends on the type of soil, drainage, landscaping, and grading around your home. Both concrete slabs and crawl space foundations have benefits and disadvantages, the main...
