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dvanced Basement Finish Systems offers easy financing terms. You are only weeks away from a beautiful basement that your family can enjoy for years to come. Contact us for more information.
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The basement environment is a damp, moist
environment that homeowners need to
understand when considering adding living
space for the family in the basement.
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Top Complaints of Homeowners:
Wet Basements, Musty Odors, Mold, and Mildew
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| Basement Environment: |
- Moisture in the basement is the number-one cause of damage to personal belongings; building materials can also result in respiratory problems.
- The basement is the highest area of humidity in a home.
- If a dehumidifier is placed in a basement, it will remove 8 to 16 gallons of water a day from the basement.
- A damp/moist basement will directly affect and/or damage the materials the homeowner has used to finish their basement.
- Plumbing leaks behind finished walls or ceilings will damage materials used to finish basements as
well as any personal items.
- Flooding by sump pump failures or power outages cannot be foreseen or prevented by the homeowner to protect their basement finish investment.
- Cracks in concrete floors, walls, and joints will create a path for ground water leakage into the homeowners' basements.
- The basement is a perfect environment for mold and mildew to grow:
- Mold needs four items to grow:
- Food source of cellulose-based materials, anything organic
- Gypsum board, wood 2x4s, paper-backed insulation
- Temperature between 40 to 100 degrees
- Moisture
- Mold spores (Spores are everywhere)
- You will lose access to foundation walls, plumbing, and HVAC when using conventional building materials. (Problems will begin long before they are discovered by you.)
- It is not if you will ever have a problem with moisture, but rather when.
- Concrete is very porous, which allows moisture to migrate through the basement floor and walls via capillary action.
- Conventional building materials (wood 2x4s, paper-backed insulation, and gypsum board) were never intended to be used in a basement environment.
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