Technical Papers

Concrete is amazing stuff. It can be poured and shaped into just about anything. It is strong and durable. But, it isn't indestructible. Over time, concrete can crack, sink and deteriorate due to a variety of factors....

Let's get back to the debate, talking about venting a crawl space on a cool or winter day since that is what we are experiencing now.

A rim joist is the board just above the foundation at the perimeter of your home's floor system. It leaks unconditioned air from outside and...

Identifying the difference between foundation settlement and sagging floors.

"Do You Want Your Crawl Space Dry All The Time?"

The advantages PolyLevel plays in stabilizing and leveling concrete.

Reasons why household dehumidifiers don't hold up to the same job to help keep a basement dry- And the SaniDry XP's advantage over household dehumidifiers.

7 great reasons to fix your sinking, unlevel slab

A common question we get about PolyLEVEL is, "How long will it last under the slab?"

Simply stated, slab settlement is the movement a concrete slab experiences when the soil below can no longer support the weight of it....

The most overlooked, yet most affordable basement project has to be the Everlast Basement window insert. It's a clean looking and energy efficient window alternative...

Besides dry soils causing settling of your floors and high humidity causing mold and rot and all the fun that goes with it, dirt crawl spaces cause other problems, which can be corrected at the same time in one project. Let's review this more than significant problem briefly...

Your basement can provide valuable “healthy” space. In this day and age, we all have “stuff” in our lives. How many times have you driven past one of those huge storage facilities, only to think, “Wow, wouldn’t it be great to have extra space?” We all have the overflow of “stuff” in our lives to make living more comfortable; we just tend to crowd our livable space with all of it. Many of us have the extra space we need to store our things, however, we cannot use that space because our space is in our basement, which is smelly, moldy, and wet...

Trench drains are elongated drains, often installed at the bottom of doorways or stairways, from basements to the exterior, to catch water. They are often connected to interior drains and sump pumps, as they should be. They work very well to let water down, but they also have an unintended consequence- they let air up. Basements are naturally depressurized relative to outside- meaning they always suck air from the ground and outside- IN. This can be a problem for 2 reasons:

The Negative Effects of a Wet or Damp Basement Since air flows upward into the upper levels of your home from the basement, it brings the humidity from the basement with it.