Spring is almost here and it is the best time of year to sell your home. Checking your foundation for problems before listing your house for sale can help you maintain the value of your home. Maryland law require that sellers inform potential buyers about any problems with the house, including problems with the foundation. Therefore having your home inspected for any foundation problems can help you get the best value for your home. Continue reading →
There’s a lot that goes into repairing and maintaining a home. From the top down, everything from the roof to the walls to the insulation will have a direct impact on your home’s overall quality. But it’s important to look underneath, too, and your basement needs to remain in top shape as well. And that means that your basement needs to stay dry. Continue reading →
It was impossible to miss the blizzard we all suffered through in January, and with the subsequent warm days that followed, the melt that occurred right afterwards. Bethesda and Germantown had 2 of the highest snowfall totals with 27 inches and 33.5 inches respectively, but the entire state saw some pretty serious totals throughout. During the week following the big blizzard, Maryland high temperatures reached from the low 40’s into the higher 50’s, causing all of this snow to begin melting at an alarmingly rapid pace. Continue reading →
A home is like a living entity in some ways, especially where its health is concerned. Having a home that’s in good health means being able to enjoy it to its fullest, and a lot of different repairs and maintenance steps need to be taken in order to keep your home in its prime. Continue reading →
There’s no question that wet basements can create a serious problem for homeowners. By creating mold issues and increasing the risk of structural rot, the simple fact is that a flooded or even a slightly damp basement can create numerous problems. Continue reading →
Your foundation is one of, if not the, most important part of your home. Because our foundations cradle our basements in their places in the ground, they’re also susceptible to some pretty serious damage throughout the life of our home, and it’s this damage we need to learn to spot in order to keep our basements dry and safe. Damaged foundations can also lead to entire home structures becoming compromised, and it just so happens that the weather patterns we experience here in Maryland can lend a pretty significant helping hand to having these damages occur. Continue reading →
When most people think of their home’s basement, they rarely think of it as much more than an extra bit of space they can use for storage. In some cases, you may decide to turn it into a man cave or even a furnished living space, but no matter how you utilize it it’s vital that you don’t overlook it throughout the year.
Ignoring the health of your basement can lead to some serious consequences, especially when moisture is finding its way into the basement area somehow. Continue reading →
It seems like every year brings with it a major winter snowstorm in some area of the east coast. For 2016 so far, New York and the rest of the northeast was battered with double digit snowfalls in a blizzard that shut down a huge part of the region.
While it’s vital to stay warm and stay safe during periods like this, there’s something else that is often overlooked – protecting your home. Keeping your basement dry is something that’s incredibly important, and even more important during the winter months when heavy snowfalls and deep freezes can occur. Why is that? Continue reading →
Maryland average snowfalls each winter can range from a couple of inches to a couple of feet, depending on your location within the state, and when the weather starts to warm up, this means you’ll be dealing with some significant melts. Unlike a rainfall, winter snow melts can put a whole lot of moisture into the soil at one time, and if you have a basement or an older foundation, this can lead to leaks making their way into your home quite easily. Continue reading →
If your basement leaks, but everything looks to be in order with your foundation, perhaps where you should turn is your property. Some properties don’t allow for proper drainage, and this causes moisture to oversaturate the soil around the home, causing that moisture to need someplace to go, and finding that place in the tiny cracks and crevices of the basement in your home. If you have experienced moisture in your basement in the past, it may pay to take a quick look around your property to see if there’s any pooling or puddling around your home, and this could show you to the answer of what you need to do next. Continue reading →
