Be very aware of companies offering a "quick-fix" Do-It-Yourself cheap solution especially through the Net. Just get it done professionally from a reputable company which has been in business for many years and can supply you with numbers of satisfied customers.I don't know how about you, but I definitely don't like the idea that half of my walls are continuously being filled with water, eventually rotting there, constantly eroding the structure of my house - especially if part of them will be sealed with some irremovable "permanent solution". So you have to fix that if you want to waterproof your basement correctly and safely!Don't fall to the trap of sealing your walls on the inside.Your health, health of your family and the value of your house has to be protected. The most effective solution to a wet basement problem or any wall waterproofing problem, is to seal the whole outside of your home.Have you ever met a roofer who would offer you to fix a leaky roof on the inside? No, of course not, because opening on Outside allows the water to ENTER your house. 2..) Disclaimer about their products/services.Basement waterproofing is not an easy task.Reality Fact: In Vancouver, British Columbia in the 1990s some homeowners simply walked away from their mortgages, leaving lenders with leaking and rotting houses. Always ask for references and check them out.If the site does not have it Publicly displayed you should ask about it or check with FTC for a reason.There are many companies offering you a Solution to this problem. Plus give you the option of having your info removed from their database at any time.Think! Obviously if the product works from the "inside", no matter what they claim about the "penetration" of the product, it also means that the water seeping from Outside still Will get into and stay in your walls! So yes, that tiny part of the wall where that "coating" or whatever they claim it is (a "permanent part of the wall") may be protected /impenetrable, but how about the majority of the wall? The water Goes inside the wall, comes to that membrane and stops!What happens next? Yes, you guessed it.Also: Those of you who live in USA and are researching online don't forget to check the site of the company whose products/services you are interested in for the official display of Legal Notices!According to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) each and every company marketing on the Net has to Have at least 1.I do NOT want water in my walls at all! Period!I want to get water out of ever Entering inside the walls of my house. However it Has to be done if you don't want to cause health problems to your family and get possible un-repairable damage to your house. So eventually one nice sunny day the Whole house could collapse right down on your head! Or at least cause a significant structural damage to your house. And yes, it will cost you money, so people tend to look for the "cheaper solution" even DIY products which they claim will stop the water permanently.) Privacy Policy = the notification/display what info they are collecting from you and what they are going to do with it. You wouldn't operate your own appendix so why should You do some DIY waterproofing with some el-cheapo product if you are not an expert? Leave it to the experts.Yes, I know it will cost you more than some tempting "easy-to-apply" DIY cheap product, but your house and the health of your family are.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
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