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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Commercial Solutions – Repair your crumbling foundation walls with NuWal!

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✅ Retrofit ✅ Reinforce ✅ Restore  TerraFirma’s NuWal system is an innovative, high-strength steel wall system engineered to solve your bowed, cracked, or failing foundation walls. Learn how TerraFirma can repair your home’s foundation, basement, or crawl space by visiting GoTerraFirma.com […]

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5 Stains You Should Look Out For on Your Basement Walls

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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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Basement Waterproofing – VaporWall Barrier Installation

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Given the wet northwest environment we live in, waterproofing your basement is essential to protecting your home from water damage. For unfinished basements, our VaporLoc Wall Barrier prevents moisture, mold growth, and is backed by a 25-year warranty.  […]

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How to Winterize Your Basement or Crawl Space

Wintertime means cold temperatures, and in many places, snow and ice. No matter where you live, it’s important to protect your home against winter weather. Winterizing basement and crawl space areas can reduce energy costs and protect against damaging and potentially costly problems, including water damage. The good news is winterizing your basement or crawl space doesn’t […]

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Three Radon Mitigation Techniques

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National Radon Defense utilizes the most advanced methods in the industry to reduce radon levels as low as possible for our customers. This video demonstrates what those strategies are and how they work.  […]

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Why Your Basement Walls Leak

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What causes water to leak into a basement? It’s easy to blame a wet basement on mistakes made during a home’s construction process, but that’s rarely the case.  Instead, you should blame the inherent nature of your basement: the materials that are used and the way that it is situated below ground: In other words, […]

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Cold floors? It Might Be a Problem With Your Crawl Space

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Is the floor or room over your crawl space colder than the rest of the house? This is a common problem in homes built over a dirt crawl space or with a basement that’s unheated and not insulated. If you’ve been researching how to make the floors over your crawl space, or basement warmer, then […]

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How Water Damage Affects Your Foundation

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The constant rain the Pacific Northwest gives us luscious forests and beautiful greenery, but the rain can also be a slight headache for homeowners.Along with the potential of mold growing in your basement or crawl space, water damage could also affect your foundation.Water can be especially hard on foundations because, being entirely or partially buried […]

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