Basement & foundation insights

Most sump pump failures are not from manufacturing defects. They are from undersized pumps trying to clear water faster than they were ever built to handle.

Most crawl spaces in Connecticut and New York were built to be ventilated. Building science now says that was wrong. Here is what encapsulation actually involves.

Bowing basement walls are one of the most common foundation problems we see in older CT and NY homes. Here is how carbon fiber straps stabilize them without excavation.

Most homeowners have no idea what actually happens during a basement waterproofing job. Here is the four-day timeline for a typical interior drainage installation in a CT home.

Winter does not cause foundation cracks the way most homeowners think. Here is what is actually happening, and which cracks need attention versus which can wait until spring.

Fall is the best window of the year for a basement check. Here are seven things we recommend every CT and NY homeowner walk through before the first hard freeze.

A muggy basement in July is not the same problem as a wet basement in April. Here is how to tell the difference and when humidity becomes the thing causing damage.

March and April push more water at Connecticut foundations than any other stretch of the year. Here is what we tell homeowners to check before the thaw catches them out.