11 Problems Your Wet Basement is Causing Upstairs

Since air flows upward into the upper levels of your home from the basement, it brings the humidity from the basement with it. If your basement is wet, your problems are not isolated to only the bottom level of your home!

Some of the effects a wet basement can have on your home include:

1. Dust mites (the number one indoor allergen) and mold growth.

2. Smelly damp carpets.

3. Buckling hardwood floors.

4. Condensation/rotting/mold in your attic (as humid air escapes into your attic it can condense against the cold ceiling or roof).

5. Frost or condensation and mold on the inside of windows in cool weather.

6. Increased cooling bills (damp air takes more energy to cool).

7. Increased heating bills (damp air takes more energy to heat).

8. Decreased life of roof sheathing and shingles.

9. Decreased life of the paint of the outside of your house.

10. Aggravated asthma and allergies.

11. Sticking (swollen) doors and windows.

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