Category Archives: Healthy Home

5 Ways To Control Humidity In Your Home Or Business

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Are you noticing condensation build-up on the windows of your home or business? That means you have a problem with excess humidity. Excess humidity in your home or business can cause problems like a musty smell, mold, mildew, and rot that can damage your belongings. Here are five ways to control humidity in your home […]

What’s Causing That Musty Smell In Your Basement?

As homeowners, a lot of us associate a musty smell with the basement. After all, many of us probably remember wrinkling our noses when going down into the basement of our childhood homes to get our summer toys out of storage or do laundry. But did you know that a musty smells in the basement […]

What You Need To Know About Radon In Your Home

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In the process of purchasing or selling a home, the home appraiser will test the house for a gas called radon. Radon is a tasteless and odorless radioactive gas that seeps up from the ground produced naturally by decaying uranium, thorium, or radium. Radon is heavy, which means it will accumulate in the lower levels […]

Recognizing Street Creep & How To Fix It

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Cracks in the driveway, a garage door that now has gaps. What’s going on? It could be street creep. Street creep, or concrete creep, is a condition that can occur due to thermal changes or passing cars “pushing” the road towards the home. Street creep is more common in homes with concrete driveways on a […]

Common Types Of Mold And How To Get Rid Of It

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Mold is common in homes and businesses but that doesn’t mean that you have to put up with it. Mold grows in places with lots of moisture like basements, crawl spaces, and bathrooms. Mold will continue grow if a moisture problem is undiscovered or unaddressed and can emit toxic particles that will travel through the […]

The 5 Most Common Causes Of Basement Leaks

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Noticing water in your basement can be a cause of alarm for homeowners. Water damage can be expensive to fix so catching problems early will save you a lot of time and energy. Here are the five most common causes of basement leaks in homes:

Missouri Basement’s Essential Checklist To Keep Your Home Safe This Winter

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Winter is almost in view, and that means creating a home inspection checklist. In addition to making sure that your fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are working and getting the chimney inspected, have you remembered the basement? To keep your home safe this winter, remember these essential checklist items from Missouri Basement: