Basement Waterproofing in Hubbard, OH

Basements in Hubbard homes

Housing ranges from early-1900s homes with masonry basements to newer homes on larger lots, some with crawl spaces.

Larger lots with ditches and fields can direct runoff toward homes without good grading.

Additions often sit over damp crawl spaces that affect the rooms above.

Early-1900s homes near downtown have masonry basements with eroded mortar and failing clay drains.

Outside the city many Hubbard homes have wells and septic systems, and the yard has to drain around them, which limits where water can be sent.

Older farmhouses often sit on stone foundations with dirt-floor or partial basements that stay damp for much of the year.

Regrading, swales and French drains can redirect surface water.

If damp or musty, it can cause cold floors and mold; drainage and encapsulation help.

Sometimes, if the drainage can be connected; otherwise each gets its own.

Yes. A vapor barrier, drainage and a dehumidifier can make it much drier, or it can be encapsulated like a crawl space.