It’s Not All Cracked Up to What It’s Supposed To Be

October 30th, 2017

It’s Not All Cracked Up to What It’s Supposed To Be
Often when we buy a home the basement is unfinished. We tell ourselves that one day we will finish that basement to provide extra living space, particularly if your family grows in size. As the years progress, we can often notice changes to the basement floors.  The builder or inspector who may have once told you not to worry about those little cracks have now turned into bigger cracks that have spread, widened, or even spidered out in a different direction right across your basement floor.

Foundation cracks can cause significant damage if untreated, as they allow water to seep into the basement and they make your house more vulnerable to weather-related water damage. Ontario Wet Basement is well equipped and has the expertise to repair and prevent foundation cracks and basement waterproofing in the Barrie area.

Ontario Wet Basement can provide its customers with the peace of mind to confidently finish their basements free of water damage, so that you can enjoy your home to its fullest extent.

In addition to detailing with foundation cracks and basement waterproofing, we, as homeowners, utilize space well. Over the years, we accumulate stuff and we require places to house this stuff. Once our cupboards and closets are full to the brim, we rely on our crawlspaces to store items that we use seasonally or infrequently like holiday decorations, luggage, boxes of memorabilia, and the like. 

Often these crawlspaces are located under staircases to optimize the use of unlivable space. And often these crawlspaces require improvements in order to protect our precious items. Such improvements may include checking for and repairing cracks in the flooring or securing and stabilizing the framework of the stairs or roughed-in wood construction. Crawlspace improvements can certainly prevent unnecessary and unexpected damage to your stored valuables and provide you with the comfort that your items will remain safe and secure for many years to come.