Protecting Elmwood Park, NJ Properties with Basement Waterproofing and Foundation Repair
Elmwood Park, NJ's #1 Contractor in Foundation Repair, Basement Waterproofing, and Crawl Space Encapsulation
Your Elmwood Park home is supposed to be a place of peace and safety, a sanctuary where you can rest after a long day. But like a burglar breaking through a window, there's trouble below when water invades your basement or crawl space. Fortunately, there is a way to keep your home safe, dry, and healthy for many years to come: Blue Umbrella Waterproofing!
Blue Umbrella Waterproofing protects the many residential and commercial properties of Elmwood Park, NJ, with industry-leading solutions in basement waterproofing, foundation repair, crawl space encapsulation, and crawl space waterproofing. With decades of combined experience behind our techniques and methods, you can rest easy knowing that our experts will have a comprehensive solution that's right for you and your home.
Contact us for a free inspection and estimate and be sure to ask about our transferable lifetime warranty!
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At Blue Umbrella, Quality is Our Policy!
There are many contractors out there who offer foundation repair or basement waterproofing services. Unfortunately, not every contractor is equal or has your best interests at heart. Many contractors may opt to use cheaper materials and products to help with their bottom line, but solutions made with cheaper parts rarely last as long or work as effectively.
Blue Umbrella Waterproofing is committed to offering only best-in-class solutions made with industry-leading products such as carbon-Kevlar straps, whole-house dehumidifiers, and 14-mil thick vapor barriers. When it's a Blue Umbrella solution in place, you can always rest assured that we'll have all the bases covered so that invasive moisture doesn't stand a chance.
Elmwood Park, NJ's Most Dependable Basement Waterproofing Company
Water can be a wonderful thing! When you're taking a trip to the DreamWorks Water Park, that's usually someone's idea of a fun time with water. But when water is seeping through a crack in your basement wall? Not so fun at all.
Even if water is not outright leaking into your Elmwood Park home, having invasive humidity or water seepage along your basement cove may lead to wet basement problems all the same.
- Mold growth
- Wood rot
- Rust in your HVAC system and other metal equipment
- Termites
- Ants
- Dust mites
- Excess humidity
As you can see, a wet basement doesn't just mean having a swamp under your home—it can also damage your home structurally and affect your health.
Blue Umbrella Waterproofing offers a comprehensive basement waterproofing system to protect your home from the effects of water intrusion. From long-lasting drainage channels and thick Flexi-Seal vapor barriers to whole-house Aprilaire dehumidifiers and ShipShape sump pump monitoring systems, outside water will have no chance at breaking into your home.
For further protection, Blue Umbrella also offers its very own Umbrella Maintenance Plan to keep your basement waterproofing system at 100%.
Is Mold Actually Dangerous to Your Health?
Mold can very well be dangerous to your health, especially when in significant amounts. In nature, mold spores are practically everywhere–they play a role as one of nature's many decomposers as they break down dead matter.
But when there is too much mold in one place, such as your home, mold spores can become concentrated in your air and trigger allergic reactions, asthma attacks, and other symptoms such as headaches, nausea, fatigue, and dizziness.
However, mold requires moisture to grow. By protecting your home from excess moisture, what mold spores are present won't activate and begin their growth cycle. This prevents mold from spreading, and more mold spores from being created to affect your health.
The #1 Crawl Space Encapsulation Expert in Elmwood Park, NJ
A dirt crawl space is an open invitation to mold, pests, and swampy puddles of water whenever there's a heavy rain. However, when you encapsulate your crawl space, Blue Umbrella Waterproofing offers a 14-mil vapor barrier that exceeds ASTM E-1745 requirements and is over twice the thickness of the recommended toughness of 6-mil.
With that kind of long-lasting protection against outside moisture and pests, you can feel safe to use your crawl space if you want! What's more, your crawl space air will be much cleaner, and you may even save some on your energy bill without that outside air taxing your heating and cooling systems.
To ensure that your crawl space and home are protected against sneaky invasive moisture, Blue Umbrella also offers a crawl space dehumidifier!
Does Crawl Space Encapsulation Help Me Save on Energy Costs?
Yes! Crawl space encapsulation does more than keep outside moisture and pests out of your crawl space. By sealing your crawl space and keeping outside air and humidity away, your heating and cooling systems won't have to work as hard to maintain your desired home temperature. With less energy spent fighting against the influence of outside air sneaking in, you can save an average of 15% on your energy costs.
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Elmwood Park, NJ's Favorite Company for Foundation Repair
Did you know that your foundation's condition directly impacts the structural integrity and health of your home? A crack in your foundation wall might seem easy to ignore. But if the underlying cause of that crack isn't addressed, such as when it comes to hydrostatic pressure, cracks will form, and wall movement will eventually lead to bowing, tilting, or shearing foundation walls.
It is crucial to stabilize and repair your foundation wall for the structural health of your home and the safety of you and your loved ones. Blue Umbrella Waterproofing offers two industry-leading solutions that are perfect for the job…
Fortress Stabilization Systems' InvisiBeam:
Excellent for walls with a deflection of less than 2 inches. The InvisiBeam system involves a carbon-Kevlar strap secured by a top and bottom anchor, providing your foundation wall with greater support than a regular carbon fiber strap offers. This same product has even been used to reinforce large projects such as bridges, parking garages, and seawalls!
Steel I-beams:
Great for deflections greater than 2 inches but less than 3 inches. Steel I-beams offer incredible strength that's more than capable of putting a stop to further wall movement in your foundation.
With these solutions available to you, you can rest assured that Blue Umbrella is the only foundation repair you need in Elmwood Park, NJ.
Why Does a Foundation Wall Bow?
A foundation wall bows when it experiences immense pressure from the outside.
Typically, this
occurs when there's hydrostatic pressure as the weight of the water in the soil pushes inward.
The first sign is a horizontal crack around the middle of the wall, and over time it will widen as the wall gets pushed further in. Eventually, the wall will start to visibly bulge. Given enough time, the wall may even collapse, causing structural damage to your home and compromising its safety.
Our Completed Jobs in Elmwood Park
We have served residents of New Jersey, including Elmwood Park, for years. Here are some recent projects we completed for your neighbors in Elmwood Park.
Mohamad, NJ 07407
Basement Waterproofing
In Elmwood Park, NJ, Mohamad needed a basement waterproofing system he could trust. We began with a free inspection and confirmed our waterproofing system solution before beginning. We removed 51' of lower drywall to secure the space and installed 106' of an interior french drain. We then added two sump basins and placed a sump pump in each to discharge through 35' of an underground discharge system. We then added a stairwell drain in front of the steps to guarantee the space is fully protected. Mohamad now has a secure space with top-of-the-line products.
Michael, NJ 07407
Basement Waterproofing
A homeowner in Elmwood Park, NJ, needed a basement waterproofing system they could trust for years. They called us at Blue Umbrella for a free inspection and top-of-the-line solutions. After our inspection, we began our solution by jackhammering exposed footings to reach the true footings. We then installed 108' of an interior french drain with two sump basins to collect any water that entered the French drain. We placed a Blue Angel sump pump in each basin to safely release any collected water away from the space. This Elmwood, NJ, is now secure from any intruding waters.
Preparing Your Elmwood Park, NJ Property
Home repair is understandably challenging, but it doesn't have to be stressful. Blue Umbrella Waterproofing is dedicated to providing the support and guidance you need while we repair your basement, crawl space, or foundation.
We'll be happy to answer any questions and concerns so that you can rest easy knowing that your home's lower-level space is in good hands.
Elmwood Parks, NJ Municipal Building
Address: 182 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30am-4:30pm and Fridays 8:30am-3:00pm
Website: Elmwood Park, NJ
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Local Companies for Your Other Elmwood Park, NJ Properties
While Blue Umbrella does not endorse these companies, we'd like to get you started on finding help for your other projects in Elmwood Park, NJ.
Plumber
Jason Mazzer Plumbing & HVAC, LLC
200 Floral Ln, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
201-615-6672
Electrician
I & T Electrical Lighting LLC/Heating and Cooling
207 Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
973-977-2200
Driveway Paving Contractor
Accurate Paving
46 Barkley Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
973-777-5885
Masonry Contractor
ALR Masonry LLC
13-13 4th St, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
973-489-4130
Landscaper
Village Landscaping and Contracting
36 Garfield Pl, Garfield, NJ 07026
973-725-5497
Keep Water Intrusion Out with the Protection of Blue Umbrella!
Water intrusion is a costly problem, whether it comes in the form of a flooded basement, a crawl space ridden with mold and wood rot, or a bowing foundation wall. The best way to protect your home and your wallet is to solve that water problem as soon as you find it before the problem gets worse and costs more.
When water knocks on your Elmwood Park, NJ, home, find peace of mind when you call Blue Umbrella Waterproofing for your foundation repair and waterproofing needs. You'll get a free inspection and estimate and be sure to ask about our transferable lifetime warranty!
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