$('audio,video').mediaelementplayer(); Winter is right around the corner and that often means that your sump pumps will get a workout. We have a quick four step process that people can do at home to ensure their sump pump is ready for action. The first step is to make sure it is plugged in. Then, raise the float in the sump pump and make sure it turns on. The second step is to check and make sure...

$('audio,video').mediaelementplayer(); We got a call because a customer was concerned about the exterior surface of their foundation wall, it showed signs of excessive pitting and spalling. Why does this happen anyway? Is it just poor concrete or is it something else? It could be poor concrete. It could be how it was mixed, when it was poured, or when they pulled the forms. Concrete is supposed to be vibrated to get the air out, and...

$('audio,video').mediaelementplayer(); How do you know it is time to worry about replacing a lally column that shows signs of corrosion. These pictures are from a home in Lexington, MA. They came from a homeowner who had just bought the home and they had the home inspection. The home inspector said the lally columns need to be replaced because of all the rust. The facts are, according to structural engineers, if a lally column is rusted...

$('audio,video').mediaelementplayer(); We got called to a home in Beverly, MA. A gentleman was considering buying a house and he wanted me to be there while the home inspection was going on because there were a lot of cracks in the foundation floor. It was a very large house. There were expansion joints in the floor, those are the lines you see in concrete so that it can expand and contract. Everything looked fine, I didn't...

$('audio,video').mediaelementplayer(); Check out the video! These people had so much condensation on their basement wall they were using it to play Tic Tac Toe. That much water in the basement...is a bad thing. This can lead to mold, mold can lead to problems with your respiratory system, and it can get into your heating ducts. You want to stop condensation at all costs. We got a call from a customer whose home is about a...

$('audio,video').mediaelementplayer(); There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and concrete will eventually crack. If you discover a crack in your basement floor, wall, or foundation and it is not leaking, should you fix it? Well, you know the three certainties in life, but there is another: a foundation crack is going to leak sooner or later, you just don't know when. There is a reason people repair foundation cracks. One, because you get the...

$('audio,video').mediaelementplayer(); Imagine the disdain of a homeowner who just had new sheet rock done, and suddenly saw wetness at the bottom of the wall. We got a call from a builder who had recently finished the basement walls; he had studded them, put in the insulation, and the walls had been plastered. Keep in mind that plaster starts as a powder; one part powder to two or three parts water. The homeowners went away for...

​https://www.a1foundationcrackrepair.com/sump-pump​​​ There are few things worse for a homeowner than finding water in the basement, especially when it’s not entirely clear where it’s coming from. Fortunately, water seeping through your basement walls isn’t always a cause for alarm. There are a number of potential causes for basement leaks, some of which have easy and relatively inexpensive solutions. Use these steps below to locate your leak and determine the best fix for your “weeping” walls. How...

This is a pretty cool picture of a snake skin sticking out of a house, which means the snake was still inside the house. How does something like that happen? $('audio,video').mediaelementplayer(); Well it did freak out the homeowner. This was a woman we had done some work for who lives in a condo in Hudson, MA. She's affectionately known as "the snake woman" now. I went over there and took a look. She has a...

A lot of work goes into getting a property ready to become the perfect home. No matter the market, every house needs something. Some homes require a little touchup; others may need a lot more work. Top performing realtors have a network of service providers ready to jump on opportunities to get potential listings into SOLD signs. As a realtor, the service partners selected must be trusted and relied upon to make sure the deal...