"Water Damage"

Water Damage / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Basements improvements

Basement full of water? How to start fixing the damage from a basement flood

...water in your basement came from a clean, grey or black water source. If the water appears relatively clean and clear and the level is under a foot to 18 inches deep, it may be from a clean water source such as a burst pipe or localised rainwater ingress. If the water appears clean, the level is stable and the electric...

Basements

Should you buy a home with a finished basement?

...water tables or large rocks that may need removal before continuing work. See our page on how to build foundations and slabs on high water tables and expansive soils. Raft slabs have no footing and distribute the weight 0ver the surface, so you can build on soft soils with high water tables The reason to build a base...

Walls and Roofs

Condensation on windows is a pain but is it a problem & how to stop it?

...water damage can leave severe stains and damage on drywall while other times you will need to completely remove the damaged drywall and replace it – especially if it becomes badly affected by mold and mildew – which usually makes an appearance as a cloud of little black dots around windows or in the corners of rooms. ...