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Protect Your Home from Leaks and Water Intrusion

Various types of leaks may occur in your home and may not present themselves until it rains. There are all sorts of places where water and moisture can penetrate the interior of your home from the outside like roofs, windows, walls, and fireplaces,
Keep in mind that many building materials are very porous like concrete, cinder-block, [...]

Sheet Metal Failures

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By Mike Tonsbeek

Many building interior moisture intrusion issues are attributed to sheet metal failures. The primary cause for this condition is failed caulking joints. There are several reasons why these joints fail, such as inadequate attachment to the sheet metal components to adjoining surfaces such as walls, chimneys and other vertical or horizontal [...]

Waterproofing Also Improves Energy Efficiencies

Waterproofing protects your home from allowing water and moisture from getting in where it doesn’t belong. But it is not just wetness you’re protecting your home against. There can be serious long-term ramifications from improper waterproofing.
Heavy rain, runoff, poorly placed gutters and many other factors may allow water to accumulate in the soil, creating hydrostatic [...]

Caulking Improves Energy Efficiency

Caulking is a form of waterproofing which is essential for keeping your home safe. Not only is it crucial on the inside but also as protection from the elements and other intrusions from the elements and other intrusions from the outside.
 
Think of caulking as putting a force field around your property. This force field protects [...]