Basement Waterproofing Case Studies: Cottage Basement is Saved! Kilworthy ON
Challenge
Sandra Reeves called us to come out to look at her leaky, humid, smelly crawl space and basement. She has had her place on the market in beautiful cottage country for over a year, and the overwhelmingly negative response shocked her throughout that time. Sandra didn't realize how much a poorly maintained crawl space and basement would deter potential buyers. So, she was on the hunt to do something to fix the situation. Sandra said she had several quotes, but nothing was a forever fix. This affected her because it added a lot of stress to her day-to-day life, trying to find a solution to sell her cottage. In addition, it was affecting it because the uncontrolled, high relative humidity was rotting the floor joists and causing the upstairs to carry around this awful smell. Due to these issues, Sandra's family had difficulty enjoying their visits to the cottage. That was the primary reason she decided to put it on the market.
Solution
Once our team completed the work, Sandra re-evaluated selling the place. After finding a solution to all the issues, she had a newfound appreciation and love for her cottage again that got lost over the years. This work changed her family's outlook on the place. Instead of giving it up, they found a solution that allows them to keep it for many more years to come. It has also allowed them to focus on other aspects of the cottage. Sandra now feels like sprucing up the place and has ordered new windows and doors.