Crawl Space / Basement Water Intrusion – An Honest Assessment

With the Spring rains approaching, many homeowners will begin to experience water intrusion issues inside their crawl spaces and basements after heavy rain events. It is important to remember not to panic, but to instead focus on identifying the underlying problems causing these symptoms to occur in the first place. Foundation drainage improvements being at the center of any proposed combined solution. Homeowners face a barrage of opinions from contractors to either address the challenges from the inside and/or the ...

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Encapsulation or Controlled Ventilation – encapsulate and/or waterproof a 100 year old house ?

Encapsulation Vs. Controlled Ventilation

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Downtown Charlotte North Carolina has many old neighborhoods that date back between the 1900’s and the 1940’s. Many of these old houses have basement / cellar areas adjacent to crawl spaces that were used for heating back in the old days. Oil heat ...

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