Insights, tips, and news to help you protect and maintain your home’s foundation and waterproofing systems.
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 […]
No one wants to find foundation damage in their basement or crawl space. Not ever. Whether you see cracks, water intrusion, or worse, these are all problems that will cost money to fix. The important thing is that you have the problems solved promptly and correctly. Delaying repairs means the issues become more severe, and […]
Originally published 11/1/21; updated 7/24/23 Basements can be challenging for homeowners. Even when they’re clean, dry, and well-lit, basements can still feel damp. This isn’t because you’re a bad housekeeper; it’s a side effect that comes with being partially underground. If the ground outside your basement is wet, your basement is going to have high […]
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]When your porch starts to settle, it usually happens gradually. You probably don’t even notice it at first; many of us enter our homes through the garage or a side door, rarely using our front entrance. And if it’s a side porch or an enclosed back porch, you may […]
Originally posted 10/20/21, updated 12/15/22 If I asked you to visualize “water drainage” for your basement, what would it look like? Do you imagine something round, like a plumbing pipe? That’s what I pictured when I was new to Acculevel. But I learned otherwise when I asked a coworker to bring me samples of our […]
Too often, companies and salespeople pressure customers. They’re certain that if they keep pushing you, a little bit harder, a little bit farther...you’ll cave and sign a contract. These companies don’t ever stop to wonder if they’re the right fit for you. They assume everyone should do business with them. But that’s not possible, not […]
Slab foundations are relatively common, here in the Midwest. If your home doesn’t have a basement or crawl space built under it? It’s a slab foundation home. Basements and crawl spaces both require a substantial excavation at the beginning of the project; since slab foundations are shallow, they don’t take as much preparation. That makes […]
When people write about waterproofing basements or crawl spaces, they have a tendency to focus on the type of water drainage they use. There’s a lot of conversation about the drainage design, how it filters out dirt and debris, where it should be placed inside the home, what it costs per foot.... There aren’t many […]
