Interior waterproofing for basement walls:In addition to exterior waterproofing, you should also treat damp walls from the inside. First dry the walls and remove any old plaster layers, then apply several layers of sealing slurry. If it’s not possible to waterproof your exterior wall, you can ...
How to fix a leaky crack in your basement or pool So you have a crack or old snap tie hole in your basement wall that is leaking water, or maybe it is leaking around the conduit coming through the basement wall to the electrical panel, what should you do?
Once a basement is cluttered, it might result in the area surrounding that furnace being filled with debris and unnecessary items. Apart from having improved performance, a clean surface will also look much better. Avoid keeping flammable materials or substances near your furnace. Generally, crowding...
How To Repair Cracked Grout Anyone that’s installed ceramic tile knows that after time you may find narrowcracks in the grout lines. Typically this happens where two perpendicular faces come together. For example, where a tiled wall meets a tiled counter top or floor.We have this problem in...
Our company started in the 1960s when Robert “Bob” Cotten filed for his first patented basement water control system. Over the decades the company grew from a small, local waterproofing business to a national manufacturer of exclusive basement waterproofing systems designed from years of hands-on...
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sudden. Nothing is worse than looking down into your basement only to see it flooded, with your furniture destroyed, the flooring ruined, and a big mess left for you to clean.Basement floodingis not just frustrating as it only means you have to invest in repair, remediation, and replacement...
The hot water pipe to my kitchen sink appears to have frozen. Now, this is an old house (ca.1915~) so getting into the walls isnt really a thing unless you wanna have big repair job afterwards. So, what to do? Well, first thing I did was head to the basement and put the kerosen...
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2. Mirror wall sticker will cause an amplifying illusion of greater space size and the slightly distorted reflection can enable funny looks for self entertainment. 3. Strong adhesives at the back of the sticker, you can easily paste it on completely clean, flat and smooth surface with long las...