Protecting Maywood, NJ Homes with Basement Waterproofing and Foundation Repair
Maywood, NJ’s Leading Company in Foundation Repair, Basement Waterproofing, and Crawl Space Encapsulation
It can get pretty rainy for everyone in New Jersey–but no one should be rolling out the red carpet for outside moisture. Wet basements and flooded crawl spaces are recipes for disaster, not just for your home but also for the health of you and your loved ones. Fortunately, there’s a licensed structural repair company that offers solutions for your basements, crawl spaces, and the foundations that hold your home: Blue Umbrella Waterproofing!
From basement waterproofing and foundation repair to crawl space encapsulation and waterproofing, Blue Umbrella Waterproofing brings together industry-leading solutions with decades of combined experience to ensure Maywood’s homes and commercial properties remain safe, dry, and healthy for years and years.
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The Structural Repair Guys Who Never Cut Corners
Unfortunately, not every contractor in the business is made equal. Many opt for cheaper materials and products to help their bottom line. Though this tactic may solve a problem in the short term, those cheaper-made solutions won’t last for very long, leading you back to more foundation problems and invasive water troubles.
When Blue Umbrella Waterproofing says industry-leading products, we mean it! For example, unlike traditional carbon fiber fabric, Blue Umbrella utilizes a carbon-Kevlar strap made here in America by Fortress Stabilization Systems. This unique product offers superior reinforcement, enough that it’s been approved by the DOT (Department of Transportation) and has even been used on larger projects such as bridges, hotels, and seawalls.
When you choose Blue Umbrella as your structural repair guys, you can always count on us to go above and beyond for you and your Maywood home!
Maywood, NJ’s Favorite Basement Waterproofing Contractor
A wet basement is more than just a cause for annoyance and humidity build-up–prolonged periods of elevated moisture in the basement lead to both structural damage and the introduction of health hazards like various types of mold, dust mites, and bacterial growth.
It doesn’t take a flowing leak or a flooded basement to cause wet basement problems. Finding water seeping into your basement is reason enough to completely waterproof the space. Blue Umbrella Waterproofing is a licensed basement waterproofing company that protects the properties of Maywood with long-lasting drainage channels, powerful BlueAngel sump pumps, 14-mil thick vapor barriers, and AprilAire whole-house dehumidifiers. For extra measure, Blue Umbrella even offers a sump pump monitoring system, ensuring that you’re never caught by a surprise sump pump failure.
When it comes to protecting against water intrusion, Blue Umbrella covers all the bases!
What Types of Mold Are Common in Wet Basements?
There are mold spores all around us, all the time. But without sufficient moisture and a food source, those spores seldom do anything. That’s why keeping your basement dry is so important. But when a home suffers from an ongoing wet basement problem, it gives the spores present the right conditions to activate and start colonizing, such as on your wooden support structures.
These types of mold may appear in your wet basement:
- Black Mold: Also known as Stachybotrys chartarum, this mold has been known to produce harmful mycotoxins.
- Aspergillus: Normally, it doesn’t harm people, but aspergillus is known to cause infections in people with weakened or compromised immune systems. Aspergillosis is the term for the infection that leads to a variety of illnesses caused by Aspergillus. May look black, white, green, yellow, gray, or brown.
- Penicillium: While there are different species of Penicillium, you may find Penicillium chrysogenum, a green-blue mold, present in a wet basement. This should be taken seriously as some species produce mycotoxins while others induce allergic reactions in certain people.
- Alternaria: This mold is known to cause allergic reactions. May look brown, black, or gray usually.
Some molds have been used to create medicines or different cheeses - good mold, but the mold growing in your basement is never a good thing. The best way to prevent harmful mold growth is to make sure your basement stays dry!
Maywood, NJ’s #1 Crawl Space Encapsulation Company
Crawl spaces might not seem as remarkable as a basement, but they play an important role in the health of your indoor air quality. Due to the Stack Effect, the air in your crawl space gets sucked up into your living space. So when your crawl space gets wet: expect mold to grow, pests to move in, and all those mold spores, dust mite particles, and excess humidity wafting up.
But you shouldn’t have to live uncomfortably in the sanctity of your own Maywood home. Crawl space encapsulation keeps outside moisture from creeping in, so you can breathe easy.
Blue Umbrella Waterproofing goes the extra mile with a 14-mil thick vapor barrier that exceeds ASTM E-1745 requirements (the recommended minimum is 6-mil) and even a crawl space dehumidifier for additional protection.
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When to Worry About Water in Your Crawl Space?
The most obvious sign of crawl space moisture issues is water seeping in and pooling in your crawl space, especially during heavy rain. But sometimes it’s not as easy to spot–it may come in the form of humidity buildup, a growing musty odor, or mold growth on your wooden supports such as your floor joists.
Other signs include wood rot, the presence of termites, or even signs of rodent pests moving in. All of these crawl space problems require one important thing: moisture. Without water, none of these problems can establish themselves in your crawl space. And with a crawl space encapsulation solution in place, a thick vapor barrier will also make it difficult for pests.
The Foundation Repair Contractor That Maywood, NJ Trusts
Your foundation is crucial to the integrity and longevity of your home. Without a strong foundation, your home would be at the mercy of any changes to the soil beneath it, making it dangerously unstable. While it can be easy to overlook a crack on your foundation wall, it is important to pay attention and see if that crack is growing or worse, if your foundation wall is starting to shift.
Blue Umbrella Waterproofing is the licensed structural contractor in Maywood who will restore your foundation’s strength and your peace of mind, whether you have a growing foundation crack or a foundation wall that’s already bowing, tilting, or shearing.
Rather than settling for traditional carbon fiber fabric, Blue Umbrella Waterproofing takes structural repair further with these solutions:
- Fortress Stabilization Systems’ InvisiBeam: Made here in America, the InvisiBeam system utilizes a top anchor, a bottom anchor, and a carbon-Kevlar strap that surpasses the supporting strength of just carbon fiber. It’s the only code-approved solution on the market for basement wall reinforcement–it’s even used for hotels, parking garages, and other large projects. Perfect for deflections of less than 2 inches.
- Steel I-Beams: By installing multiple steel I-beams along the affected wall, a moving foundation wall can be stopped in its tracks. This classic solution is ideal for walls with deflections of more than 2 inches but less than 3 inches.
Does Blue Umbrella Foundation Repair Have a Lifetime Warranty?
Yes! Since Blue Umbrella gets its InvisiBeam products directly from Fortress Stabilization Systems, the Fortress lifetime warranty gets passed on to you. This means that so long as the product has been installed correctly, you are guaranteed the effectiveness of InvisiBeam for life–and should an issue arise, Fortress Stabilization Systems will pay to have an authorized InvisiBeam contractor perform the repairs or replace the defective material if necessary.
Preparing Your Maywood, NJ Home
At Blue Umbrella, we’re homeowners just like you! We understand how stressful home repair can be. That’s why you can count on us to be there every step of the way. We’ll be happy to offer any guidance you need to prepare, and answer any questions about our process or solutions!
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Location: 15 Park Avenue, Maywood, NJ 07607
Telephone: 201-845-2900
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Local Companies for Your Other Projects
While Blue Umbrella does not endorse these listed companies, we’d like to help get you started on finding contractors for your other kinds of projects.
Plumber
BZ Dependable Plumbing and Heating Inc
763 River Rd, Teaneck, NJ 07666
201-308-2539
Electrician
Vaccarella Electrical Services
222 Morningside Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652
201-966-0019
Driveway Paving Contractor
NVN PAVING
431 Wagaraw Rd, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
201-304-7345
Masonry Contractor
Deon Design Custom Builders.
204 Main St, Little Ferry, NJ 07643
914-330-3914
Landscaper
Ed Gunderman Landscaping
15 South Dr, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
201-403-5374
Kick Invasive Water Out with Blue Umbrella Waterproofing
Just like you wouldn’t let a tree fall on your house or a burglar enter your home, outside water should be kept where it belongs as well: outside! Whether you need basement waterproofing, crawl space encapsulation, or foundation repair in Maywood, Blue Umbrella is there to make sure it’s done right, so that your home stays dry through all the rainy days.
If you should ever spot water leaking into your lower level space, or a crack forming on your foundation wall, don’t hesitate to call Blue Umbrella Waterproofing for a free estimate and inspection! And be sure to ask about our lifetime warranty!
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