From the crew
Basement & foundation advice for Lancaster County
Straight talk about wet basements, foundations, and drainage, written for the towns we actually work in.
Basement Finishing in Lititz, PA: Start With the Window, Not the Drywall
Winter is when a lot of Lititz families decide to turn the basement into a bedroom, an office or a place for the kids. The two things that decide whether that works are a way out and a dry wall, and both come before the first stud.
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Crawl Space Encapsulation in Millersville, PA: Why Your Floors Get Cold Every November
A lot of older Millersville homes sit over a vented dirt crawl space. In winter those vents pull freezing air under your floors, and in summer they pull in damp air that feeds mold. Here is what sealing the crawl space actually changes.
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Yard Drainage in Terre Hill, PA: Living on the High Ground Does Not Keep the Water Away
Terre Hill sits on high ground above the Weaverland Valley, so it is easy to assume water drains away on its own. In heavy clay it does not. Here is how to move it off your lot before it reaches the basement.
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Basement Waterproofing in Quarryville, PA: What the Groundhog Already Knows About the Hill
Quarryville is famous for a groundhog that comes out of the ground every February. The water under your yard moves on the same thin soil he lives in, and it usually ends up at one wall of the basement.
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Sump Pump Installation in Columbia, PA: What the Susquehanna Teaches Us About Basement Water
Columbia has lived beside the river for nearly three centuries. Here is why so many basements in town take water from below, and how a properly installed sump pump keeps them dry.
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The Concord Farmer Behind the French Drain, and What He Means for Gap, PA Basements
A 19th-century farmer named Henry Flagg French gave us a drainage idea that still protects homes in eastern Lancaster County today.
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Foundation Repair in Adamstown: What Clay Soil and Old Homes Teach Us
Adamstown is famous for old treasures, and the homes here are older too. Here is how the clay soil and heavy rains work against your foundation, and what a real fix looks like.
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