Cracks, water intrusion, crawl space moisture, settlement, etc.
Why Should You Finance Home Repairs? There are times when financing your home repairs makes sense! Maybe you just bought a house, and you don’t have the funds right now. Many times, foundation repairs are part of the negotiations - you may be waiting on the check to be cut by the title company. The […]
When a homeowner calls us because they have water in their basement, they often say things like, “this hasn’t ever happened before,” or “I don’t understand why water has started coming in now.” We understand the frustration, and we sympathize; a wet basement is NOT the kind of surprise people like! We also know that […]
If you’ve ever been in the Midwest just before a thunderstorm, you know how intense humidity can be. The air is a damp sweaty cloth wrapped around you like a boa constrictor. It weighs you down and slowly compresses you, until you feel both smothered and drowned at the same time. It’s hard to breathe, […]
Generally, if you have water in your basement or crawl space, it’s because water has seeped through the wall, entered through cracks, or oozed in through the cove joint (where the floor and wall connect). But every once in a while, you may have water coming into your home from the top of the wall, […]
If we’re installing a waterproofing system in your basement, you clearly have some water issues developing. It could be cracks from hydrostatic pressure, mold growth, or water intrusion. Whatever problem we’re solving, installing water drainage will be a temporary but disruptive interruption in your daily routine. Acculevel is a family-owned and operated company, and we […]
Everyone knows that water flooding into your basement is an issue. But water intrusion isn’t always “in your face.” Sometimes, water seeps into your basement walls or floor, then dries up before anyone sees it. Acculevel is a family-owned and operated company that specializes in waterproofing and foundation repair. Since we opened our doors in […]
Every industry has its obscure terms, and foundation repair is no exception. The “clay bowl effect” is one of those terms that you may have heard. It may have left you wondering what pottery making has to do with your home’s structure! At Acculevel, our goal is to provide you with a whole-home solution. We […]
Simply stated, hydrostatic pressure is important to homeowners because it can damage your foundation. Acculevel has been repairing foundations for more than twenty-five years, and we know firsthand what happens to a foundation when it’s struggling with water damage. There is a gap between what homeowners know -and what they need to know- about hydrostatic […]
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 […]
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 […]
