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Junior Achievement Honors Owner of Basement Systems 2008-07-02 15:04:47 Lawrence Janesky, founder and president of BasementSystems
Inc., reflected on the people and principles that helped him and his basement waterproofing and crawl space repair company to the level of success at which it now stands during his acceptance speech for being conducted into the Connecticut JuniorAchievement
Hall of Fame.
Junior Achievement (JA) has [...] Read more:Honors
, Owner
Controlling Crawl Space Moisture in Missouri 2008-06-25 16:21:46 The Springfield, Missouri
News-Leader wrote an article about termites, ants, and pest control and how to help stop them from entering and thriving in a home by preventing moisture.
“Do whatever you can to keep moisture away from your home’s foundation, Schultheis [of the News-Leader] said. Make sure rain is not getting into your crawl space [...] Read more:Controlling
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Top 5 Tips for Sealing a Crawl Space 2008-06-17 12:11:09 From the Web site of Southface, a non-profit organization with the mission of saving energy, conserving water, and preserving the environment, comes a Top Ten List for Sealed Crawlspace Success.
The list discusses many of the issues that we here at Basement Systems have been addressing for the last 7 years, including the sealing of a [...] Read more:Space
Build a “Green” Energy Efficient Basement 2008-06-04 14:06:31 Are you planning to add some extra usable space to your house, like a new game room or a home office? Are you being held back because you don’t want to deal with the hassles usually involved in the building process?
If you have an unfinished basement, you can add valuable living space to your home, [...] Read more:Basement
, Build
, Green
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Egress Window Wells in New Jersey 2008-06-04 09:11:34 New Jersey
Basement Systems dealer, Quality 1st Basement Systems, is now installing Bilco Egress WindowWells
in New Jersey
. As a basement waterproofing contractor in NJ, the company’s now installing egress windows is a perfect fit.
Quality 1st will install Bilco doors, Bilco egress window wells, and window wells as part of their services. These [...]
Let there be light! 2008-05-28 10:54:43 To a lot of people, basements might seem unusable as living spaces. And it is not just because they tend to be musty, damp and cold. However, after 21 years in the business of drying basements — and not just removing water, but removing moisture and dampness from the air as well — we know [...] Read more:light
Rats in the Crawl Space in Hamilton, Ontario 2008-05-23 12:21:52 Rats love to live - and die - in damp crawl spaces.
A damp, musty, smelly crawl space is not the best place for a human to live, but mold, mildew, bugs and various other critters love these environments. To eliminate these unwelcome guests, a home owner needs to change the environment.
Omni Basement Systems the basement [...] Read more:Space
, Hamilton
, Ontario
Nebraska and Iowa basements flooding 2008-05-08 12:29:46 As in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Nebraska
and Iowa have recently been inundated with rain. And with the amount of water that’s rained down, basements are getting flooded.
The Nebraska and Iowa basement waterproofing companies out there are busy! Thrasher Basement Systems, Omaha, Nebraska, is working hard to help out home owners with wet basements, and [...]
Vancouver Island, British Columbia dealer wins Georgie Award 2008-05-08 11:19:57 The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BritishColumbia
produces an annual GeorgieAward
s program that celebrates excellence in home building. The Georgie Awards is the culmination of great partnerships, commitment, and dedication to the high standards the industry strives to uphold.
The local VancouverIsland
, BC basement waterproofing Basement Systems dealer, Island Basement Systems, i Read more:British Columbia
Big rains and wet basements in Wisconsin and Minnesota 2008-05-01 09:13:07 Following up on my last post, “After it rains
, basement waterproofers should be busy,” there are a few Basement Systems dealers that are busy.
Badger Basement Systems, the basement waterproofing contractor in Milwaukee and Madison, WI and surrounding areas has had a lot of rain and their company, prepared for these events from their more than [...] Read more:Wisconsin
, Minnesota
The Sump Pump Stigma 2008-08-04 08:04:11 I just read a column in the Life and Homes Real Estate Blog about how many people dealing with basement water problems are still adamantly against installing a sump pump.
Many homeowners and home buyers have this stigma against the sump pump.
Homeowners trying to sell their homes with perpetually leaking basements will go to lengths to [...]
Get Rid of Musty Smells in the Basement 2008-07-29 07:33:40 I read and hear about it over and over again… to eliminate a damp, musty smell in the basement, or crawl space for that matter, open a window (or vent).
Yikes! What’s the weather like outside? Isn’t the relative humidity at 70%, 80%, even 90% on the East coast and in the south?
So opening a [...] Read more:Smells
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