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Prevent Wet Basements in New Construction
Wet basements are particularly troublesome. Not only can wet basements encourage mold, but the damage to a homeowner's belongings can be extensive. Solutions can be both costly and disruptive. There is, however, a system to solve the problem ahead of time.
CactusBoard Basement Footing/Wall Drain
CactusBoard foundation for new homes is easy, inexpensive and warranted for 20 years. The system creates a space between the edge of the floor and the walls, allowing water to drain into the stone aggregate below the floor and to a gravity drain or . CactusBoard is the only foundation waterproofing product that keeps the basement floor dry regardless of what happens with the walls or footing drains.
New homeowners can be quite upset to find out that their basement gets wet or leaks. Now that most of their financial resources are invested in their new home, refinishing and storage plans can be ruined because a wet basement that is too expensive to fix. It is likely not the builder's fault, but they now have to deal with unhappy home buyers and the call-backs and efforts to resolve a are expensive and time consuming.
All this hassle can be avoided with a small investment in CactusBoard during construction.
Keeping that Basement Dry
Only twenty minutes of effort provide the homeowner and builder with a 20-year dry floor warranty and round-the-clock customer service to help with any basement water problems that occur. Consider using CactusBoard in your next home - preventing even just one call-back more than pays for your reputation and time - and all with minimal investment. |