by Joseph R. Provey | Aug 30, 2013 | Basements, Building Envelope, Crawl Spaces
Your floors are cold but the last time you checked, the floor joists above the crawlspace were stuffed with batts of fluffy insulation. What gives? Homeowners whose homes are built over crawlspaces may wonder about this. Or they may simply turn up the thermostat and...
by Tim Snyder | Jul 10, 2013 | Basements
In a slow housing market, such as the one we’ve suffered through during the past five or six years, sellers should be proactive about making wet basement repairs – or risk losing thousands of dollars when they sell their house. That’s the message from Realtors...
by Joseph R. Provey | Jul 6, 2013 | Basements, Building Envelope
A typical basement, in winter, is like having an air conditioner running under your floorboards. In summer, it’s akin to living above a swamp, with damp foundation walls and floors, sweaty pipes, musty odors, and many-legged creatures scurrying about. There are two...
by Larry Janesky | Jul 1, 2013 | Basements, Building Envelope
Larry Janesky, owner and president of Dr. Energy Saver is shown in this video using an energy efficient window to replace the older basement window. Many homeowners these days are well aware of the benefits of having energy efficient replacement windows around the...
by Joseph R. Provey | Jul 1, 2013 | Basements
The real measure of a successful basement remodeling is … that it doesn’t feel like a basement. But that’s not always so easy. Basement spaces tend to be broken up by utilities and obstructions that above-grade spaces don’t have to contend with. Many consist of...
by Joseph R. Provey | Jul 1, 2013 | Basements, Foundations
“The greenest building is the one that’s already built” said architect Carl Elefante. It’s also true that the greenest foundation is the one you’ve got – even if it’s tilted, bowed, or bulging! When confronted with a foundation that is under stress...
