Why Is My Basement Wet?!
Wet basements are an incredibly very common condition among homeowners. There is nothing worse than having water problems in a very finished basement. The best way to combat wet basements is to determine where the water is coming from. We will talk about some simple actions you can take to find where water is arriving from and the ways to prevent it from entering the basement.
One very very common condition we come across is poor grades around the basis of the house. Many times if a homeowner includes a basement with water problems, one thing we check is grade from the ground. The earth should be pitched away from the foundation. If the floor is pitched toward the basement, rainwater will still only lie contrary to the wall and helps it be way down in from the block. It is a very simple fix to improve the grade of …
