The Importance Of Waterproofing Your Home's Crawlspace And Basement
by Rosa Pascual
Water can cause some of the most extensive and costly damages in your home. It can leave behind messes that not only are unpleasant and time-consuming to clean but also detrimental to your home's value.
Instead of leaving your home vulnerable to plumbing leaks, floods, and other water disasters, you can take measures now to protect it. You can start by waterproofing vulnerable areas like your basement or crawlspace.
Protecting against Mold and Mildew
Waterproofing your basement or crawlspace can prevent mold and mildew from growing in your home. If areas like these in your home become flooded or wet from humidity and moisture, they can become ideal havens for fungus to grow. In a matter of days, you could see dangerous black mold and mildew start to take root and spread.
Funguses can cause people with allergies and respiratory illnesses to suffer symptoms like coughing, wheezing, and difficulty breathing. It can also cause eye irritation, skin rashes, and fungal pneumonia.
Rather than put anyone in your home at risk of fungal-related sicknesses and symptoms, you can use waterproofing on areas that are vulnerable to flooding and water damages. You can minimize the chances of fungus taking root in your home and spreading to other areas in it.
Increasing the Value of Your Home
Waterproofing can also add to the value of your home. In fact, if you want to put it up for sale on the market, you may be able to get a higher price for it simply because you used waterproofing on the foundation, crawlspace, and basement.
An appraiser may be inclined to increase the home's value because it is protected from water damages. You can use this higher appraisal value to ask for a higher price if or when you want to sell your home.
Finally, waterproofing spares you from having to undertake messes that are expensive and time-consuming to clean up and could be entirely avoidable. You do not want to spend hours and days cleaning up drenched floors and materials in your home. You can keep water out by using waterproofing in areas where water might come in during floods and plumbing disasters.
Waterproofing can protect you, your family, and your home in a number of ways. It can minimize the likelihood of fungus growing and spreading in the house. It also can increase your home's value and prevent you from cleaning up costly water damages.
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Although I was out of town during a hurricane storm, my friends told me that my house didn't look good good. Upon my return, I found a flooded basement and an upstairs that was absolutely torn apart. I didn't know what to do, so I turned to damage contractors to put things back together. I can't tell you how happy I am that I made that choice. They carefully evaluated my home and quickly resolved the issues that I had. It was amazing to see the difference they were able to make in a short period of time. This blog will explain why damage contractors are the right people to call.