Home Inspector Recommends Basement Systems Products

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A local Connecticut home inspection company is using Basement Systems basement waterproofing and crawl space science to train Real Estate agents.

Inquiring Eye Home Inspections, located in Trumbull, CT are basement and crawl space specialists that help homeowners to not only find problems in new homes, but to assist them in making their homes healthier and more energy efficient.

The training helps Real Estate agents to learn to address damp and wet basements, and musty crawl spaces. Instead of leaving homeowners to deal with these situations on their own, Inquiring Eye Home Inspections helps them to understand the problems and solutions that basement and crawl space environments hold.

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Are Downspout Extensions the Answer?

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No doubt, downspout extensions are a great way to keep a lot of water away from the foundation of a house. Basement Systems carries two different models of downspout extensions in 3 and 4-inch sizes to address this as part of a basement waterproofing solution.

But will they keep a basement dry?

I just read a newsletter claiming that downspout extensions and a shallow french drain would solve a basement water problem. This made me nervous coming from someone who might be considered an expert because the homeowner may do these things and be lulled into a false sense of security. Now the author only claimed that the basement would be drier, but still, to the reader, this may be an endorsement that the problem is solved.

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Innovation Drives Growth and the Opening of Our New Building

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Basement Systems Inc. — a multinational company based in Connecticut — is expanding. Opening a newly constructed 59,000 sq.ft. facility on October 20th at 4:00pm. The opening ceremony is open to the public.

So although the housing market is down 7.7% in prices and 19.3% in sales from last year, according to the National Association of Realtors on their Web site in an article dated Sept. 9, 2008, Basement Systems Inc. is growing rapidly in its home improvement industry.

Innovation in both products and services is spearheading this growth with expansion into three new companies – Total Basement Finishing Inc., Foundation Supportworks Inc., and Relia-Serve Corporation. Built upon the 21 year-old basement waterproofing dealer network, these industries address home improvement, remodeling, and general contractors, leading the innovations in their respective markets.

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The Sump Pump Stigma

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I just read a column in the Life and Homes Real Estate Blog about how many people dealing with basement water problems are still adamantly against installing a sump pump.

Many homeowners and home buyers have this stigma against the sump pump.

Homeowners trying to sell their homes with perpetually leaking basements will go to lengths to cover up or pretend that they never had a basement water leak. However, in many states, it is now illegal to not disclose

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Get Rid of Musty Smells in the Basement

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I read and hear about it over and over again… to eliminate a damp, musty smell in the basement, or crawl space for that matter, open a window (or vent).

Yikes! What’s the weather like outside? Isn’t the relative humidity at 70%, 80%, even 90% on the East coast and in the south?

So opening a window and letting in humid air is going to do what? Right- it’s going to bring the humidity in. You’re going to cool that air in your basement or crawl space. So, if it’s 70% relative humidity and 85 degrees outside, and you bring that air into a 65 degree basement, what’s going to happen?

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