Drainage issues

​We all need a solid foundation to stand on, not just metaphorical but also literal. The foundation of your home does not just keep your house up from the ground but a faulty foundation could in the long run cause mold-related health issues, higher electricity bills, and unpleasantness like difficulties opening and closing doors and windows, or cracks. The foundation also helps to insulate your home from both heat and cold. In order to give you, not only a long term but also an efficient solution to your foundation issues, we have chosen to install open/close vent instead of regular ones. These would allow you to keep down the maintenance fees as well as optimize this insulation feature. Additionally, the air from the crawl space finds its way into the property, which makes it important to keep the air in this area as good as possible. With an open/close vent, you will be able to close the access to the crawl space during heavy rain and avoid the area from getting flooded. During the dry period, you can open the vents to help eliminate moisture in the crawl space area.  As a healthy foundation and well-constructed drainage system are very important for your home for various reasons. If you see signs of your drainage system failing, contact us at Bruecher Foundation to come and take a look at how we can help you improve and maintain a stable moisture level. 
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If you see signs of puddles forming around your property, scent a moldy smell from your crawl space, or even have water leaking into the property during periods of heavy rain. Your home might be in need of a different or better drainage system around your property.  Even dark stains on our basement walls could indicate that water is finding its way into the foundation. Water can cause a lot of issues for your home and decrease your home's structural integrity, which in the end can become a costly experience. It can cause the foundation to shift, the beams to rot, the plaster to crumble, and floors to sag. Not every drainage solution will be the best for every home. This is why we, at Bruecher Foundation, work with different systems to tailor our suggestion to the best match for your property whether it is French drainage or retaining walls with more.

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