Waterproofing Alternative Construction Cobb, Straw, Wood Chip Block
By Vanessa Salvia Rain screen furring strips installed over plastered straw bale wall just before vertical siding is installed. Plant-based materials such as fibers made from straw, have been used as building materials for thousands of years. It wasn’t...
Cool Roofing
By Vanessa Salvia  Just as wearing light-colored clothing on a hot, sunny day results in a cooler feeling on your skin, cool roofs can make any building feel more cool on a hot, sunny day. A cool roof is one that has been designed to reflect more sunlight...
Protecting a Foundation From Drought
By Vanessa Salvia  Periods of drought not only wreak havoc on a home’s landscaping, extreme dryness wreaks havoc on a home’s foundation too. In an age of climate change, some areas are becoming both more wet and more dry, which is a cycle that can cause...
Fall 2021 News
SprayWorks Equipment Group, a spray foam and coatings equipment company, announced its new building in Kent, Ohio. The expansion comes with a lot of positive changes for the company: a new location with 28,000 square feet; a large capacity Spray Foam School &Â ...
Empire State Building Waterproofing Renovation
By Vanessa Salvia For the first time in the Empire State Building’s history, the entirety of each fin is uniformly coated with a silver waterproof paint. One of the most iconic buildings in the nation, if not the world, received a much-needed facelift. A...
Mold Growth in New Construction
By Michael Rubino It’s More Common Than You think Tips on how to prevent a costly remediation. As a mold expert, I am constantly encountering people with major mold issues in their home. Often, the high remediation cost has led people to look towards new...
Waterproofing Metal Buildings
  By Vanessa Salvia Application of MFM Building Products' Ultra HT. The beige metal roof can be seen on the lower portion of the building. It may seem unnecessary to waterproof a metal structure, since metal is inherently waterproof. Metal structures are...
Options for Structural Repair Piering, grouting, crack repair, and carbon fiber
By Vanessa Salvia A closeup of Safe Basements's SaberTooth Pier system. In the old days, a contractor would have to dig down outside a house to fix a crack in a foundation. Any plants or structures like a deck would become casualties. Next would come the...
Selecting Dehumidifiers
By Vanessa Salvia Many homeowners select dehumidifiers based on the size listed on the box, which is often insufficient in a real-world basement environment. There are so many different types of dehumidifiers in different sizes and with different features....
Summer 2021 News
SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, is reviewing two documents for re-approval as American National Standards.ANSI/SPRI FX-1 Standard Field Test Procedure for Determining the Withdrawal...
