Maryland Waterproofing

IS YOUR DAMP MUSTY BASEMENT MAKING YOUR KIDS SICK?
 

 
You’ve known that your damp smelly basement isn’t exactly a healthy environment.  But did you know it is likely already making your kids sick – even if they don’t go downstairs?!?   
Fungus, mold and mildew could be breeding in the stagnant water standing your walls.  They can send [...]

Take away the moisture. You dig a hole about 3 or 4 feet down outside the wall and install a small sump pump. There are DIY manuals on how to do this or just ask your local Home Depot or Lowe’s guy. When it is dry you can also use a paint-on cement sealer on [...]

I bought a house where the seller lied on the disclosure statement. He stated the basement had no signs of water. Well, the first BIG rain, water came in every outside wall of the house. Then I remembered seeing all his stuff in the basement up on pallets when I toured the [...]

I had a toilet that leaked over time and destroyed the wood subfloor beneath it. Beneath the subfloor is cement (basement floor). What’s the simplest procedure for removing the subloor? So far, the linoleum and baseboards have been removed and a small portion of the most damaged wood has been removed, but [...]

mold issues and they want us to move to another townhouse so it can be fixed but we dont want to live here anymore and live somewhere else and yesterday they asked how soon we can be out so they can fix it but they only told us the day before we had to move.Can [...]

Depends where the water is coming from.. Firstt hing to do is clean out all your gutters to stop them from overflowing onto the ground and then into your basement. Make sure you have nice long extension tubes to carry the water from the downspout right out into your yard.

The bottom 6in of 3 walls have reoccurring mold. Bleach removes it, but only for a short time. The back wall needs to be water-proofed. My son (15) has a room in the basement and he seems to be sick a lot this winter. What can I do to find out if the [...]

If the leak is from a crack in the wall or just seepage after a heavy rain there’s a product that you can get at any hardware store. Its called Dryloc made by Ugly. They make a complete line of products for this purpose from cement to paint

I was told by a friend that there are devices that detect this. My basement has drywall and panel board. Should this have been caught by my inspector?
He should of recognized any damage done to the paneling or Sheetrock, or any water stains left on exposed walls. All though I believe ( depends on states [...]

I don’t know how bad your basement is leaking,so I’ll tell you one way to stop it,you can go to a hardware store and talk to a sales person and tell them how bad it’s leaking so he can tell you what you might need,it could be something you put on with a brush or [...]