Cracks, water intrusion, crawl space moisture, settlement, etc.
Originally posted 6/25/20, updated 12/15/22 You’re a good homeowner. You clean your gutters, change the filters in your furnace, check the batteries in the smoke detectors, all the usual smart preventative measures. But then you find water in your basement or crawl space. Now what? If you’re like most of us, you go online and […]
Recently, several clients have asked our team to compare our competitors’ warranties to the ones we provide. When one of our project managers mentioned this to me, I agreed to tackle the topic. But when I started researching and writing this article, it turned out to be a lot more frustrating than I expected. Here […]
When your home needs repairs, it can be an intimidating process. Whom do you trust to invite into your home? To do the quality work you want? How do you know if they’re the right “fit” for you? We have an article that can help you with that aspect: it’s a checklist of questions to […]
When you’re buying a house, you can feel like a trained animal at the circus. You jump through countless hoops, there’s a lot of show and fuss, and you just want it to be done so you can relax. Acculevel has been helping people repair and preserve their homes since our founding in 1996. We […]
Originally posted 6/4/20, updated 12/15/22 Last summer, a heavy thunderstorm unleashed a large number of pine needles onto my roof. These needles washed off the roof, slid around in the guttering, then lodged themselves into one corner. For the rest of the night, the heavy rain washed along the gutter, hit the pine needle dam, […]
Originally posted 5/28/20, updated 11/26/20 When you go into your basement, what do you see? Is it a dark, slightly damp place you can’t use- not even for storage? A slightly creepy area where only your furnace and utilities live? Or maybe you see raw, untapped potential. A basement can be a clean, dry, inviting […]
*Including Bloomington, Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Peoria, & Springfield If you’re reading this, we know that you’re interested in waterproofing your basement or crawlspace. We also know that you’re a smart consumer, because you’re researching the contractors in your area. You want to be sure you select the best company to suit your needs, and you want […]
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Originally posted 4/16/20; updated 10/22/20. When we researched the reality behind lifetime warranty of homes, we learned that they are often shorter than consumers expect them to be. In the article, we provided a list of questions to ask contractors about warranty practices. After some feedback from customers, we’ve decided to expand that list for […]
Is this your best price? Do you offer any discounts? What’s the best you can do for me? These are common questions a customer will ask, when meeting with a sales representative. Everyone wants to make sure they’re getting the best deal possible to avoid buyer’s remorse. But getting the best deal is a tall […]
