How to Get Rid of a Musty Smell in a Basement (and Stop It Coming Back)
A step-by-step removal guide that starts by identifying which musty smell you actually have – because the four common causes need four different fixes.
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Rising Damp in Basement Walls: Why the Standard Treatment Does Not Apply
The code of practice for chemical damp-proof courses excludes below-ground walls. Here is what that means for your basement and what to do instead.
Should You Waterproof the Basement Before Selling?
You have to disclose it either way. The real question is whether your buyer’s lender will let the sale close, and that is not a question about ROI.
Questions to Ask a Damp Specialist, and the Answers That Should Follow
A question is useless unless you know what a good answer sounds like. Here are both, with the industry’s own guidance behind them.
Hiring a Basement Waterproofing Contractor: The Legal Side
Deposit caps, the three-day cancellation right that covers visits you invited, and why being asked to pull the permit yourself is a transfer of liability.
Basement Waterproofing Warranty: What It Actually Covers
What “lifetime” legally means, why federal warranty law may not cover your system at all, the exclusions that quietly gut coverage, and what happens if the company closes.
Mold Remediation Cost for a Damp Basement: What You Should Pay
Where the industry’s cost figures actually come from, what EPA guidance says your job needs, and why a quote that ignores the moisture source is a subscription.
French Drain Cost for a Damp Basement (and When You Don’t Need One)
What a French drain costs, where every published figure actually comes from, and the $14 fix that solves a surprising share of damp basements first.
Interior or Exterior Waterproofing: How to Decide, and What It Costs
Your house probably has dampproofing, not waterproofing, and the cost of digging is decided by geometry rather than volume. Both change the answer.
Sump Pump Cost: Why the Specification Matters More Than the Price
The pump is the cheap part. A correctly specified pump and a wrong one cost the same to buy and the same to fit, and only one of them moves water.