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Category: Homeowner Tips

How Snow Melt Affects Your Home’s Foundation

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Snow doesn’t happen often in the Pacific Northwest, but when it does, everything from roads to your home’s foundation is affected by it. With recent snowfall totals reaching up to 10-15 inches in some parts of Oregon, now is the time to think about what will happen to all of that melted snow and how will it […]

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How to Better Insulate Your Crawl Space

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4 ways moisture intrudes your crawl space Snow Melt
Fiberglass insulation isn’t the only way to insulate your crawl space. If your crawl space is susceptible to water intrusion, then, the insulation will eventually do more harm than good, for your home. The Pros and Cons of Fiberglass Insulation Because it’s inexpensive, effective, and noncombustible, fiberglass insulation has been the primary way to insulate […]

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4 Ways Moisture Intrudes Your Crawl Space

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how to better insulate your crawlspace (Portland oregon)
1. Outside Air through Open Vents In the past, builders believed that the best way to dry out a crawl space was to install vents. Unfortunately, recent studies have shown that crawl space vents do more harm than good. To give one example, the water that comes from frequent rain in the Pacific Northwest is […]

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The Cost of Doing Nothing For Your Foundation

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So, that foundation crack you can see on your wall — the one you discovered last summer?  You know the one: just a few inches long, barely there, probably just due to your home “settling.” Well, if you check again the next time you walk by the crack, you’ll notice that it’s a little bit […]

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6.3 Earthquake Hits Near Coos Bay

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Oregon Coos Bay
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast near Coos Bay on Thursday morning. The earthquake occurred less than 200 miles off the coast of Coos Bay, but according to the U.S. Geological Survey, more than 300 people reported feeling the ground shake.  The earthquake struck three miles deep. Because of its magnitude and shallowness, […]

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How Your Crawl Space Affects Your Heating Bill

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crawl space heat Snow Melt
As the temperature outside drops, your energy bill gets higher. Keeping your home warm and comfortable can get a little pricey during the winter, but there is a way for you to reduce your monthly energy bill. Properly Insulate Your Crawl Space Crawl spaces that aren’t properly insulated allow a significant amount of heat to […]

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The Most Common Sources for Water Leaks

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the most common water leak sources in Portland oregon
Living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest has its perks, but having to deal with water damage in your basement or crawl space because of frequent rainfall isn’t one of them. But constant rain isn’t the only way your home can suffer from water damage. Not just because of a leaky pipe or a broken gutter, […]

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The 7 Worst Problems to Have in Your Basement

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If your basement is unfinished, it’s probably not a place where you want to spend a lot of time. And if you have a crawl space, you probably don’t spend any time in there unless there’s a problem, like a plumbing leak. Even if you don’t plan to use your basement as living space or […]

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Why TerraFirma Concrete Leveling is a Better Alternative to Mudjacking

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Concrete leveling with Polylevel in Tacoma and Seattle
From poor installation to soil erosion, there are plenty of reasons why your concrete is damaged, but there aren’t too many ways to fix it. My Concrete is Uneven. How Do I fix It? You can always replace your concrete, but the time, cost, and energy involved is sometimes too much for homeowners. For years, […]

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5 Stains You Should Look Out For on Your Basement Walls

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5 stains you should be looking out for on your basement walls (Portland Oregon)
Unfinished basements can be an eyesore, but for those of us who use basements for laundry and storage, looks aren’t important. That is, except for when ugly and suspicious stains begin to appear on our basement walls. In this two-part blog series, we’ll examine what every stain means in your basement. Chipping and Flaking Materials […]

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