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Has your home been experiencing a humid feel to the air quality? What about the smell? Does your house smell musty? This is most likely because your crawl space has high moisture levels. Like this home in North Kawartha, our customer was experiencing a nasty odour lingering around her home and lots of moisture in her crawl space. However, after we installed our CleanSpace® membrane, she could tell the difference within a few hours of improved air quality.

If you think your crawl space needs an inspection, call us today and we'll schedule an appointment with a system design specialist to give you an expert opinion and solution.

A customer who needed a new sump pump didn’t quite know what their best option would be. After seeing a billboard ad and doing some research on our company, they decided to give Clarke Basement Systems a call to see if we could help educate them on the choices they had for their new sump.

After being presented with a few options, they decided to go with our UltraSump® after our educated System Design Specialist and the homeowner collaborated about the pros and cons of each. They went with the UltraSump® because of the peace of mind it offers. The UltraSump® is equipped with a battery backup that will activate if your home ever experiences a power outage or a pump failure. With one charge, the UltraSump® can move up to 12,000 gallons of water, ensuring that your place will stay dry when the rest of your power isn’t working.

Interested in the UltraSump®? Call us today!

This home had major structural issues to the point of it potentially collapsing in itself. Upon renovations to get this house on the market, the homeowners realized that the foundation was buckling upon excavating the perimeter. The contractor used at the job did not have the skill set to complete foundation support and needed a lending hand to help fix this house once and for all. By googling "foundation support", Clarke Basement Systems popped up at the top of their search page. Inquiring about the work needed, we managed to send out Chris Luke, our experienced System Design Specialist, to the home for a detailed analysis. With the peropty already being excavated, Chris knew exactly what would need to be done and how long it will take. After the quote was done it was time to review what products would be needed. He quoted our GeoLock® wall anchor support system, ardour PowerBraces. Our GeoLock® system uses plated that support the inner wall, and a metal rod attached to an anchor in the lawn outside. Once the rod is tightened and the slack is eliminated, the two pieces come closer together and straighten out the wall. As for the PowerBraces, these bad boys run floor to ceiling and essentially keep the wall from caving itself. It is mounted to the floor and the beam above to keep it in place and not move at all. With these materials in check, this house is going to be 100% safe. 

This tight crawl space in Kinmount, Ontario needed to be encapsulated ASAP. The crawl space started to smell funny, similar to dirty laundry, which disrupted the owner's breathing air. During hot days, they tend to use a lot of air conditioning to get some sort of cool temperature and vice versa in the colder months. With not that much knowledge of crawl space encapsulations, the owners were very confused as to what was going on. With some research, we came up at the top of their search page with basement encapsulation in Kinmount. We had our experienced System Design Specialist, Chris Luke arrive at the home to take a look at the space. He noticed that it was neglected because it was such a tight squeeze but with Chris' years of experience, it was easy to navigate through and see what was going on. The crawl space was not encapsulated and needed our products to make sure the owners are saving money on heating and cooling bills. Chris recommended our CleanSpace® wall membrane which would keep all the moisture at bay. To insulate the space, our thermal dry membrane would have to be attached to the walls and floor to ensure that it doesn't affect the temperatures of the home. The owners were thrilled with the knowledge Chris brought to the table and would love to pursue business with us. 

This crawl space in Kinmount, Ontario, had a crawlspace that brought in unwanted moisture on wet days and had significant structural issues. The humidity in the basement leads to a musty/moldy smell throughout the cottage and really disrupted the owner's everyday breathing air. As for the structural integrity, the beams holding up the living floor were sagging due to age and the moisture in the basement. The cottage owner looked up structural and waterproofing in Kinmount, and we popped up at the top of his search. After inquiring about the crawl space being looked at, our experienced System Design Specialist, Chris Luke, arrived at the home to begin his estimate. He quite literally crawled into the crawl space to see where the smell was coming from and why the floor was sagging. Upon crawling in, he noticed that the beam running across in the living room was cracking from the moisture in the space. The moisture was coming from the area's back corner, inviting water in. After the quote was done, Chris concluded that our Clean Space® would seal up any moisture coming into the space. Then he recommended we use our SmartSump to suck up all the water that would end up in the area and redirect it away from home. As for the beam in the room, we would use our SmartJack® push pier system to lift the beam to its original state. The job would take one full business day to complete, and this crawl space would be structurally improved and dry! 

A customer who needed a new sump pump didn’t quite know what their best option would be. After seeing a billboard ad and doing some research on our company, they decided to give Clarke Basement Systems a call to see if we could help educate them on the choices they had for their new sump.

After being presented with a few options, they decided to go with our UltraSump® after our educated System Design Specialist and the homeowner collaborated on the pros and cons of each. They went with the UltraSump® because of the peace of mind it offers. The UltraSump® is equipped with a battery backup that will activate if your home ever experiences a power outage or a pump failure. With one charge, the UltraSump® can move up to 12,000 gallons of water, ensuring that your place will stay dry when the rest of your power isn’t working.

Interested in the UltraSump®? Call us today!

Bobcaygeon, Ontario, is a beautiful place to live. Have you ever heard of The Tragically Hip? They've made a song about this city. Many homes were willing to sell, but this one, in particular, had a setback that had to be fixed before proceeding with the selling process. Upon renovating, the basement wall on the north side had started to bow. Bowing walls usually occur from soil erosion and age. You run into two risks by leaving this job on the back burner. One is that this can lead to more foundation-related issues such as water impeding any more cracks. Secondly, the home can collapse on itself since all four foundation walls aren't sitting straight. The homeowners were spooked and needed to seek help to aid the wall back to its original state. 

By doing minor research on their issue, Clarke Basement Systems popped up at the top of their search page. With years of experience in this field, we can guarantee that our foundation repair method will be the best. We sent out our experienced System Design Specialist, Chris Luke, to the home and did a free inspection. Chris' concluded that the walls need anchors and braces to prop them back straight and keep it that way permanently. One schematic later and a couple of days passing, our Installation duo Dustin Biggs and Trevor Bowman arrived at the home to start the work. They will be using our GeoLock™ anchor system and our PowerBraces. Our GeoLock™ anchors are placed outside but are connected to the inner walls of the basement. The anchor on the outside lawn provides better leverage and can pull the wall straight effectively. Moving on to the PowerBrace's, they stand vertically from floor to ceiling and doesn't allow the wall to push past it. Treat it like a safety net. With Dustin and Trevor combining both systems, they can prop up the wall in no time. 

This customer in Kinmount, Ontario, was being harassed by constant uncomfortable humidity levels in their cottage. They purchased the vacation property to escape and unwind. They desired a more livable environment and a higher quality of life. Unfortunately, the dehumidifier they had was not cutting it for them. Clarke Basement Systems is a leading provider of whole-home dehumidifiers and is committed to providing our customers with unbeatable value and superior customer service. This customer purchased our complete MOISTURELoc® dehumidification system to keep themselves comfortable and their cottage free of mold and mildew.