Structural Problems Home Inspectors Might Miss
Finding the perfect home for yourself and your family is a long and arduous quest, but when you do land on one that seems to be perfect, that’s when caution…
Is Foundation Repair Worth It?
The foundation of your home is among the essential parts of its structure. When a foundation becomes weakened, it presents a severe hazard to those living inside the house. While…
How Does Water Enter The Home And Basement?
When you buy or build a home, you don’t want to be continually trying to keep it dry. There are numerous ways that rainwater can enter your home, and even…
How To Prevent A Sump Pump Discharge Pipe From Freezing
Sump pumps are one of the least understood pieces of machinery that exist within a home. Typically, these pieces of machinery go about their tasks without much thought, ensuring that…
How to Prevent Foundation Repair & Problems
No homeowner wants the literal building blocks of their life to begin to crack. Your home’s stability, safety, and security rely on the foundation to be structurally sound. It is…
How to Choose the Best Dehumidifier For Your Home
Make Your Home More Comfortable—and Safer—with a Dehumidifier Because of its location in the interior of the country, Missouri has been known to experience extreme temperatures—and that includes excessive humidity.…
French Drains: Fix Your Stormwater Woes
Water can cause major frustrations both inside and outside of your home. Excess water and improper lawn drainage can make your outdoor spaces un-useable, which can be incredibly frustrating. For…
Basement Leaks: How Hydrostatic Pressure Helps Water to Find your Foundation Weak Spots
When it comes to foundations and water pressure, it doesn’t take much for a seemingly small problem to become a major one in little to no time at all. After…
Do I Need Wall Anchors? Bowing Walls and What They Mean
As walls start to lean and crack this can make your home very unsafe and could potentially allow water to seep into the basement or crawl space. Bowing walls are…
What You Need to Know about Egress Windows
A “finished basement” is often at the top of many homeowners’ wish lists. But in order to make a basement safer—and even bring it up to code in a lot…
Does Your Crawl Space Need a Vapor Barrier?
If you live in a home that has a crawl space instead of a basement, and you don’t have a vapor barrier, then it might be time that you consider…
Structural Repair Vs. Waterproofing—and Warranties
When homeowners find cracks in their home, they often panic—and we certainly understand why. You might be asking yourself, “why is there a crack in my foundation?” The truth of…
The Make-Up of Soil Type and Foundations
As the saying goes, a home is only as strong as its foundation. You obviously want your home built on a strong foundation so that you don’t begin to experience…
Wall Stabilization for Concrete or Cinder block
While you may not give them a tremendous amount of thought, your basement walls are a vital part of your property. In fact, they are the very foundation of your…
5 Myths About Foundation Repair
Over the years, one thing that we have learned in talking to various homeowners is that there are quite a few misconceptions when it comes to foundation repair. Like any…
Egress Window Cover – Do you need them?
When it comes to preparing for an emergency, an egress window can be a vital addition to your basement. Literally defined as “path out,” an egress window is a quick…