ASHWORTH DRAINAGE BLOG
Water in your crawl space is a pain to get rid of, but you shouldn’t sit on it, even if it’s only a tiny bit of moisture. While finding crawl space solutions might seem like a lot of work, the problems will only get worse if any amount of water is allowed to fester. Soggy insulation and mold are just the beginning – infestations, weak foundation walls, and more await a drainage issue that isn’t resolved quickly. Here’s how you can get rid of that water and make sure it stays out!
A sump pump is a valuable tool for all homeowners but how do you know you should have one? There can be a range of questions when it comes to sump pumps! Check below to know if you should have one.
It’s every homeowner’s nightmare: waking up to a new indoor pool in the lowest level of the house. But instead of swimming and enjoying it, the unlucky homeowner has to spend a ton of time getting rid of the water before it causes lasting damage. If your basement floods and all your personal belongings are down there, or – God forbid – the basement is finished, then there are many bigger problems to worry about.
So what do you do if this happens to you? Other than staying calm and carrying on, you have to get down to business and clean out that basement flooding. But you also have to do it safely! (more…)
Have you ever put some thought into property grading? Do you know how your home property is “graded”? You might be inclined to give the land around your foundation an A+, but you can learn it’s actually an F when it starts to rain. If your property isn’t graded properly, the moisture will flow towards your foundation, causing all kinds of problems. Luckily, you can figure out whether or not grading will be a problem in the future, and can even take matters into your own hands!
Your home septic system is one of the hardest working and most resilient parts of your home. But it’s also not immune to aging and wear over years of regular use.
Think of it as a filter separating solids and treating wastewater before it travels from your home for final disinfection. Your not the only one who relies on a working septic system. The greater neighborhood and community can be affected too!
Do it yourself flooding prevention, for most of us, is a passing, comedic idea because of the potential danger it involves. All jokes aside, we’ve all probably seen some neighbours doing backyard trench sculpting or DIY landscaping at one time or another.
DIY flooding prevention is certainly a case where you don’t want to catch up with the Joneses. And Ashworth Drainage absolutely advises against such an activity. But we can definitely entertain the notion of how a home project like this would go.
Do you ever wonder about what types of sewer pipes and materials go into basement waterproofing? It can be more complex than you think! Not just all concrete and earth, the drainage systems that divert water away from homes and protect them from flooding can be made from very different materials.
Your sump pump is the unsung hero of your dry basement, doing a thankless job so well you might forget that it’s there. If that’s the case, you should probably go down to your basement and give it some kudos – and a safety check!
The sump pump has become a fairly common fixture in homes, especially if they’re new and/or built-in low-lying areas where snowmelt comes on rapidly. Sounds a little bit like much of London, doesn’t it? If you have a sump pump or are thinking of installing one in an older home, this is how it works and what you can do keep it working.
Anywhere there’s local problems with geography, builders have to take them into account. Florida’s notorious sinkholes and hurricanes have to always be factored in. In places like B.C., where it’s very damp, mould is a very big issue. Warm places like Australia, basements aren’t even needed at all because there’s no freezing and thawing cycle that makes a deep foundation necessary! Ontario’s deep frost line and always-changing temperature cycle make deep foundations a necessity. Without one, the freezing and thawing would leave your home a mess!
Regardless of how deep your foundation is, freezing and thawing still cause their own set of problems.
Basement Bugs and Moisture
Even to the untrained eye, many signs of a leaky foundation can be pretty obvious: dampness, pooling water, and cracks in the walls are all indicators that something is amiss. But did you know that the presence of bugs in your home is also a bad sign?