The Benefits Of Hiring A Professional Basement Waterproofer
1. Regain A Floor Of Space In Your Home
Whether you're using your basement as storage or are planning on finishing it into additional living space, waterproofing the space will help you reclaim a substantial amount of usable space. The most cost effective space to reclaim is your basement!
If a basement is worth having, then it's certainly worth fixing it, and make the space into a usable area. Basement flooding can lead to a series of expensive problems over the years, as appliances, utilities, and everything in the area is gradually destroyed by flooding water. Conversely, a complete waterproofing system can be installed in a single day, depending on the home and the size of the basement.
2. Create A Healthier Living Space
Moisture means humidity, and humidity means mold. As mold grows on everything in the space, it will damage personal property and create an ugly space. More importantly, this mold will release allergenic and potentially toxic spores into the air, which will then be carried upstairs via the natural air movement in the building (commonly referred to as the “stack effect”).
All mold spores are allergenic – even dead spores – and can hang in the air for days. In extreme cases,and because they are so small, thousands of mold spores may be present in a single cubic centimeter of air. A human breathes in 10-12 cubic meters of air each day, andit only takes 2-3 mold spores to cause an allergic reaction.
What is the likelihood of a resident having a mold allergy? Approximately 50% of homes have at least one resident with allergies – and 90% of individuals with allergies show mold spore sensitivity. With a professionally installed waterproofing system, and Sani-dry dehumidification filtration system you will dramatically improve the health of your living space environment!
3. Restore Value To Your Home
Nobody wants a wet basement! And while you're stuck with your basement, home buyers have choices. To entice them to consider the purchase, a homeowner will generally have to discount the home by 10% of its value or more.
If you're getting ready to sell your home, and your basement is wet, cracked or broken, repair it before you put it on the market. Your home will hold it's value better, and instead of 92% of the people coming through your home walking out, and your home sitting on the market for months, you will have greater interest, and your home will more than likely sell at a faster rate. In less common cases, a realtor may arrange a basement waterproofer to visit the home and write a proposal for the work to be done.
In this case, the seller will often either agree to discount the home by the value of the waterproofing system, or will offer to waterproof the home before selling it to them. This is a great compromise all around. However, if this is your plan, why not just waterproof the space now, and enjoy the benefits of a waterproofing system in the months, years, or decades before you sell your home?
Many waterproofers offer a written warranty that can be transferred to the next homeowner at the time of sale – so you'd still have that selling edge. When you're ready to look into a professional waterproofing job, be sure to consider Midwest Basement Systems. Their experts serve throughout Central Iowa. We're standing by to help you transform your basement into dry, usable, valuable space!
