Thaw Season – Ensuring your basement is ready!
Ensuring your basement is ready this thaw season!
thaw seasons happen during the early months of the year in Canada despite it being winter we experience a couple of days or weeks of warm weather. Having warm weather periods during the winter can result in water damage especially if your basement is not waterproofed. Since these sudden bursts of snow melts and above-freezing temperatures that can come without a warning. If you don’t have a protected basement, all that water could end up leaking through your home’s foundations and cause greater problems when Spring arrives. By protecting your basement during the winter , it will eliminate the stress of basement leaks that will follow into spring. In this article ACCL Waterproofing will discuss what you can do to protect your basement from winter thaws as well as how to detect water damage in your basement!
What can you do?
Ensuring your home is waterproofed by a reputable company and knowing the right questions to ask is one of the best things to research before getting your basement waterproofed. Most people don’t have their basement waterproofed or may think that you cannot waterproof during the winter months. Basement waterproofing can be done in winter, but it depends on the basement systems being used. Below we have listed several tips you should inspect in your home regularly during the winter months in order to prevent water damage.
Tips:
- Checking for any signs of water damage in your basement by inspecting crawl spaces, floors, windows, doors, and walls.
- Smelling of musty odors could be a sign of mould and mildew.
- Looking for foundation cracks.
- Ensuring your sump pump or other drainage system is working properly.
- Keeping your driveway and pathways clear from snow to make sure if a thaw was to happen the water won’t go towards your home.
- Checking the perimeter of your home for snow and ice.
- Check that outdoor drains or municipal sewer systems are not snow covered.
What to do if you find water in your basement?
If water has made its way into your basement and you have signs of damage such as a spongy carpet, peeling wall coverings, foundation cracks, and the musky odor of mold and mildew. Even if you can’t see where the water is coming from you know its there DO not wait to resolve the problem. Call ACCL Waterproofing for your free estimate! Some basement systems include a combination of both interior and exterior basement waterproofing methods and can be done all year round. Winter months can be the ideal time to have your basement waterproofed, as it prepares your foundation to stay dry during the wet spring rains. typically, waterproofing is not as busy in the winter months so by getting waterproofing done in the winter you are avoiding the long wait times during the busy rainy season. Remember that waiting to resolve a water problem inn your basement is almost guaranteed to result in a even bigger problem!
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If you’ve noticed foundation cracks, spots, water, mould, and mildew, don’t ignore the signs or it could lead to more damage and possible health effects.
The basement waterproofing specialists at ACCL Waterproofing know how to repair your basement and foundation walls and keep moisture out of your basement. We would be pleased to develop a guaranteed solution to keep your basement dry!
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