|
News & Info
|
 |
 |
Seller Signup...
Quality Service, Seller or Tradesperson? Sign Up Now!
|
|
Home & Garden Articles
Basement Waterproofing- Do You Consider Doing It Yourself?
Tue 29 May 2007 - 21:25
Basement Waterproofing- Do You Consider Doing It Yourself?
By Dany Daylight
Basement waterproofing is not an easy task. However it Has to be done if you don't want to cause health problems to your family and get possible un-repairable damage to your house.
There are many companies offering you a Solution to this problem. And yes, it will cost you money, so people tend to look for the "cheaper solution" even DIY products which they claim will stop the water permanently.
Be very aware of companies offering a "quick-fix" Do-It-Yourself cheap solution - especially through the Net. You wouldn't operate your own appendix so why should You do some DIY waterproofing with some el-cheapo product if you are not an expert? Leave it to the experts.
Think!
Obviously if the product works from the "inside", no matter what they claim about the "penetration" of the product, it also means that the water seeping from Outside still Will get into and stay in your walls! So yes, that tiny part of the wall where that "coating" - or whatever they claim it is (a "permanent part of the wall") - may be protected /impenetrable, but how about the majority of the wall? The water Goes inside the wall, comes to that membrane and stops!
What happens next? Yes, you guessed it. Over the time more and more water seeps in, and because it has nowhere to go it just stays Inside your wall and it starts to expand and look for more and more ways to expand even to the smallest capillaries and push and push the material - regardless if doing it "in" or "out" of your walls. So eventually one nice sunny day the Whole house could collapse right down on your head! Or at least cause a significant structural damage to your house.
Is this what you want?
And If anything goes wrong Who is going to fix it? And who is going to Pay for it? You've done it all by yourself.
Reality Fact: In Vancouver, British Columbia in the 1990s some homeowners simply walked away from their mortgages, leaving lenders with leaking and rotting houses.
I don't know how about you, but I definitely don't like the idea that half of my walls are continuously being filled with water, eventually rotting there, constantly eroding the structure of my house - especially if part of them will be sealed with some irremovable "permanent solution".
I do NOT want water in my walls at all! Period!
I want to get water out of ever Entering inside the walls of my house.
Have you ever met a roofer who would offer you to fix a leaky roof on the inside?
No, of course not, because opening on Outside allows the water to ENTER your house.
So you have to fix that if you want to waterproof your basement correctly and safely!
Don't fall to the trap of sealing your walls on the inside. The most effective solution to a wet basement problem or any wall waterproofing problem, is to seal the whole outside of your home.
Yes, I know it will cost you more than some tempting "easy-to-apply" DIY cheap product, but your house and the health of your family are worthy the price. Just get it done professionally from a reputable company which has been in business for many years and can supply you with numbers of satisfied customers.
BBB recommends to get quotes from at least 2-3 contractors before you hire somebody, no matter how urgent your problem seems. Always ask for references and check them out.
Also: Those of you who live in USA and are researching online don't forget to check the site of the company whose products/services you are interested in for the official display of Legal Notices!
According to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) each and every company marketing on the Net has to Have at least
1.) Privacy Policy = the notification/display what info they are collecting from you and what they are going to do with it. Plus give you the option of having your info removed from their database at any time.
2.) Disclaimer about their products/services.
If the site does not have it Publicly displayed you should ask about it or check with FTC for a reason.
Your health, health of your family and the value of your house has to be protected.
Need more info about Basement Waterproofing Methods?
Visit www.waterproofing-central.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Dany_Daylight
http://EzineArticles.com/?Basement-Waterproofing--Do-You-Consider-Doing-It-Yourself?&id=568947
Looking for information on Building, Find a supplier at HomeWise.ie
back to Building articles
back to all home & garden articles
|
|