 Snow is coming in many areas of North America (and has even already arrived in some), so make sure your home is ready for potential water problems resulting from snow melting. Heavy snow can create a host of problems and inconveniences for homeowners, but perhaps the worst problem is flooding.
If snow hits an area and temperatures fluctuate, the snow may melt quickly, or rain could come in and add to the already large amount of water on the ground. Half-frozen ground with snow and ice on it cannot absorb the water from a rain storm. Flooding can tear through a neighborhood and wash out basements, crawls spaces and more.
To prevent flooding problems from ruining your home when spring arrives, or sometimes in the middle of winter, it’s important to take care of any moisture problems in your home now. Waterproofing your basement and crawl space can go a long way in preventing damage to your home that could have cost you thousands of dollars.
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Even when a homeowner doesn’t have a wet basement or flooded crawl space, the problem of basement and crawl space moisture is a housing epidemic that has cost homeowners millions of dollars every year. While waterproofing the basement or crawl space from flooding is an important first step, it can only transform a wet space into a damp one. As moisture is allowed into the home through the air and porous dirt and concrete, it causes enormous damage throughout the home. Basement Systems has three golden rules to keep basement and crawl spaces healthy.