Cracks, water intrusion, crawl space moisture, settlement, etc.
Insights, tips, and news to help you protect and maintain your home’s foundation and waterproofing systems.
Originally posted 1/5/22; updated 12/15/22 Most people spend very little- if any- time in their home’s crawl space. Given this vacancy, you would expect your crawl space to be clean and bare. But you would be wrong; most crawl spaces have at least some debris (junk, trash, miscellaneous stuff) scattered throughout the area. How does […]
When you hear “basement drain tile,” what do you picture in your mind? Until I started working at Acculevel, this term made me picture a classic blue and white mosaic tile. This is 100% dead wrong, of course, because basement drain tile is actually a form of waterproofing. This is the author’s original (and entirely […]
Your home’s flooring structure plays a major role in the overall stability of your home. It’s built directly on top of your foundation, and everything else is built on top of it. The flooring structure has to span the entire length and width of your home, while staying level and still. But that flooring structure […]
Originally posted 12/8/21; updated 12/22/22 On the surface, pressure-treated lumber seems like the ideal material for home construction. It’s resistant to both insects and rot, making it more durable and less prone to damage. So why don’t foundation repair companies use it for everything? Acculevel is a family-owned and operated company that specializes in waterproofing […]
Whether your concern is aesthetic or medical, you don’t want mold in your basement. It’s gross, it smells, and it can cause cold-like symptoms (if not worse). There’s a lot of conflicting information on mold removal on the internet; but that’s typical, right? Sometimes I think the internet specializes in conflicting information. Acculevel, however, specializes […]
If your floor is sagging or sloping towards the center of your home, this means your main beam is struggling to support your house. There are two possible explanations for this. The best case scenario is that the support columns under the beam need repairing or supplementing. This is a relatively quick and lower cost […]
If you know what an ice dam is, you may think we’re talking nonsense. (An ice dam is a large mass of ice that forms on your roof.) How can something on your roof damage your foundation? Stick with me, and I’ll explain! Acculevel is a family-owned and operated company that specializes in foundation repair […]
Sometimes you hear a contractor refer to adjustable jacks as temporary supports, and other times, a contractor will recommend them as permanent solutions. This causes some (understandable!) confusion; who’s right about adjustable jacks? Technically, adjustable jacks are both temporary and permanent, because the answer depends on how you’re using them. Acculevel is a family-owned and […]
If you live in the Midwest for any amount of time, you’re familiar with the wide variety of weather that we encounter. Intense heat and heavy thunderstorms in the summer, extreme cold and blustery snows in the winter. And if you have a basement or crawl space, you’ve probably had to deal with flooding or […]
If you’ve found a crack in your basement wall, you’re probably worried about it. What caused it? Will it get worse? How should you fix it, and what will the repairs cost? For most of us, our home is our greatest investment. Anything that reduces our home’s value or threatens our security is a very […]
