Basement Waterproofing, Foundation and Crawl Space Repair in Northeastern Wisconsin

Sure Dry Basement Systems of Wisconsin is Number Ten Dealer in Network

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:08:32 -0400

Menasha, WI - Sure-Dry Basement Systems, the local waterproofing and foundation repair expert, earned the number ten dealer spot in the Foundation Supportworks network of North America's 70 most knowledgeable and highly trained foundation repair contractors. They received the award at the networks' annual convention held August 18-20, 2010 in Connecticut.

The 2010 Basement Systems Convention included all-day training on Wednesday and Friday at the headquarters in Seymour, Conn. There was an award ceremony held at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, Conn. on Thursday evening where all those in attendance heard from guest speaker, Liz Murray who is the face to the Lifetime Emmy nominated movie, "Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story".

As an A+ rated Better Business Bureau business, Sure-Dry Basement Systems is more than just experienced, they're proficient! They're expert basement waterproofers and foundation/crawl space repairers.

Sure-Dry specializes in foundation repairs including water control, bowed wall straightening, and foundation stabilization. They utilize resources such as advanced draining and pumping, piering, and install safety egress windows.

The Foundation Supportworks network is made up of the most highly trained and certified foundation repair experts in North America. They offer their clients a free foundation repair estimate and consultation.

This Foundation Supportworks dealer is also a member of Basement Systems, Inc., the international network of the world's finest basement waterproofing experts. The network is an industry leader with 300 contractors that specialize in basement and crawl space waterproofing, 25 patented products, and 22 quality and innovative prizes.

For foundation repair in Wisconsin contact Sure-Dry Basement Systems today, at 1-800-823-0497. They're highly trained and certified basement environment experts ready and willing to serve you.

Extreme Makeover House Gets Waterproofed After Record Rainfall

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:12:26 -0400

For Immediate Release:

Menasha, WI – August 23, 2010 — With ABC's hit TV show "Extreme Home Makeover: Home Edition" building their newest home in Neenah, Wisconsin, Sure-Dry Basement Systems took initiative to ensure that the newly built and finished basement will remain dry after record setting rainfall in July.

Image of the Triple-Safe
sump pump installed.

Hearing that "Extreme Home Makeover" will be constructing a house in the area, Sure-Dry Basement Systems made available their products and services. Products chosen by chief contractor Lexington Homes, were the Triple-Safe basement sump pump system and a Sani-Dry basement air system.

"The builders really wanted to take advantage of the lower level of that home because there really isn't a whole lot of space to build on the property," said Dave Brehmer, sales manager of Sure-Dry Basement Systems, "With the amount of finished work that is going into this basement, it's going to be reassuring for the family to know that their sump pump will be able to keep up during periods of heavy rain or power outage!"

Bringing the Sani-Dry into the basement.

The Triple-Safe sump pump system is engineered to be the world's most reliable pumping system providing three pumps in one unit with one of those being a battery operated back-up. The Sani-Dry basement air system is a powerful and effective dehumidifier that eliminates damp musty odors while drying and filtering the air.

With over 13 inches of rain falling in Appleton, Wisconsin, it became the wettest July on record and wettest month ever surpassing the previous record of 10.30 inches in August 1995. Neenah received 10.72 inches and is located 11 miles South of Appleton. With that amount of rain it’s over-saturating the ground.

"The record setting July rainfall is measurably greater than a wet spring month and when the ground reaches complete saturation there is no place for the water to go but into the basement or crawlspace cavity," said Doug Newhouse, owner of Sure-Dry Basement Systems. "With that, it is good to have a reliable drainage system and sump pump."

The rebuild in Neenah will air during Extreme Home Makeover's upcoming season which premiers on Sept. 26.

The final house makeover
before the reveal.

Sure-Dry Basement Systems is a Wisconsin foundation repair contractor and authorized Basement Systems and Foundation Supportworks dealer located in Menasha, WI. The company has won numerous awards while servicing Northeast Wisconsin for over 16 years.

For more information on Sure-Dry Basement Systems or to setup a free basement or foundation inspection and estimate please visit their website at suredrybasements.com.

IceGuard: winter protection for you sump pump discharge lines

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:12:17 -0500

In cold regions, when temperatures reach below freezing levels, one of the main concerns for every home owner is frozen pipes.

Frozen pipes can wreck havoc in a home. The internal plumbing can be insulated to prevent freezing, but some lines that run outside, can’t be effectively insulated.

Among these, one that is specially troublesome is the sump pump discharge line. A frozen discharge line can virtually render a sump pump useless, or simply burn it out, and cause basement floods.

Until not too long ago there wasn’t much you could do about it either. Fortunately, Basement Systems, through their commitment to keep basement dry all the time, managed to come up with a solution that make basement floods due to frozen discharge lines history.

A simple and yet clever extension, called IceGuard, will keep the pumped water flowing no matter how cold it is outside.

Click here to see how the IceGuard works.

Sure-Dry Basement Systems is your Basement Systems Dealer in Wisconsin. Contact us and find out about this and many other inniovative solutions we offer to keep you basement dry all the time!

Home Energy Saver Web Based DIY energy audit tool

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:12:34 -0400

Developed by the Environmental Energy Technologies Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, this handy do-it-yourself energy audit tool helps you detect, identify and plan energy efficiency improvement opportunities for your home, based in the city and region you live and specific data you can input about your home and lifestyle.

The more information you provide, the more efficient is the tool.

It will suggest the best upgrades; tell you how much they cost and how much money you will save by upgrading.

Personally I was very excited to find out that with a couple hundred dollars worth of simple improvements, I can save about $500 yearly in electric bills.

Upgrading your home? Upgrade your insurance!

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:57:08 -0400

If you are planning to remodel your home, the first person you should call is your insurance agent.
A remodeling project can increase the value of a home, and you might need extra coverage. Your insurance agent will be able to determine how much more coverage you need, if any, and will tell you how much your premium will increase.
A recent national telephone poll of 1,324 home owners conducted by Insurance Agents of America revealed that 60 percent of home owners who recently completed major structural changes to their homes – including bathroom or kitchen remodels, room additions, new decks or patios – did not update their homeowner’s policy to reflect the increased value.
In addition, 75 percent of those who plan to remodel also said they had not considered what a home improvement could mean to their insurance coverage.

This article on Move.com warns:
Be sure you have guaranteed replacement value coverage; otherwise your insurance may only pay the depreciated value for damaged or destroyed items.

Replacement value, which is what it would cost today to rebuild or to replace a loss, is usually confused with market value, which includes the cost of land, is what a buyer will pay for your property, causing many homes to be underinsured.

Basement Waterproofing: Why not just hire a general contractor?

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:48:32 -0400

Think of building science as an ever evolving science, like medicine. Then think of your home as a “living” system, much like your own body, in the sense that it is made of parts that need to be consistently maintained, serviced and updated in order to function properly.

Consider that your home is also your most valuable financial asset and just as important to you and your family as being in good health.
If it makes sense for you to seek the help of a specialist when you have some specific problems in your body, rather than just your primary care doctor, it makes sense to seek the help of an expert waterproofing contractor to repair a leaky basement.

Fixing and finishing wet basements is what we, at Basement Systems, do for a living. We don’t build houses, we don’t paint walls, and we will not remodel your kitchen. We fix wet basements and we need to do it well to stay in business for as long as we’ve been. In fact, we need to do it better than anyone else. Therefore we are always researching and developing cutting edge products and technologies, based on the latest scientific advances. Our team is extensively trained year round to keep up with them, and our tools and systems, consistently updated.

We offer the kind of technology and expertise you will not find anywhere else: not in a hardware store, not from your general contractor, not even from a competing business. We offer the best award winning basement waterproofing solutions available today.

That is why we are the number one in the world.

If you can easily and affordably get the world’s basement experts to solve your problem, why wouldn’t you?

Home Improvement Scams: Beware of Transients!

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:39:09 -0400

They come out of nowhere, in packs, roaming the neighborhoods seeking for prey. They survey the area, observe the movement and carefully pick their victims. They choose the ones they think are more vulnerable, strike mercilessly, and then they are gone.

No, we are not talking about wolves or any wild beasts. We are talking about home improvement scammers: transients that travel around the country, knocking on people’s doors, pretending to be contractors and offering to make repairs.

They then ask for some money up front (or steal some property) and vanish without a trace, only to reappear in another town, under another name, scamming another home owner from his/her hard earned money.

They mostly target the elderly: people they perceive as gullible, and with money.

In Wisconsin, the Department of Consumer Protection urges consumers to beware, and offer some great tips on how to avoid such scams. Don’t be a victim!