Fiberboard Basement Waterproofing
The key to keeping any basement dry is keeping water off the basement wall. If water can’t get to the wall it logically follows that it won’t get in. This is why builders go to great lengths to properly grade lots, apply various kinds of waterproofing to walls, install sump pumps and footer drains a
Foundation Haunches
Foundation haunches are protrusions from the foundation wall that are designed to carry a load. For instance, to carry the weight of a concrete porch. Without a haunch to sit on the porch could settle over time as the earth below it compacts over the years. Because the haunches are formed directly i
What is a Direct Vent Fireplace?
I was on site at some new construction in Bellbrook and wanted to discuss fireplaces. The picture most of us have in our minds when we think of a fireplace is the traditional masonry (hand built by a brick mason) fireplace with the brick chimney that Santa slides down. Maybe you’ve heard the term D
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