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Basement and Crawl Space Dehumidifier in MI & WI
When "dry" means - feels dry, smells dry, and looks dry.
Just because you have a basement waterproofing system, doesn't mean you have a dry basement. Basements can become damp even after a basement waterproofing system is installed. JL Basement Waterproofing can help!
- Capillary action, meaning wicking, can bring in moisture. For example a block wall may not leak, but it feels damp because it's wicking the water inside it to the surface like a sponge.
- Water vapor coming through the floor and walls also needs to be addressed. By installing one of the basement wall systems and our ThermalDry Floor Matting, we don't have to worry about wicking and have slowed water vapor transmission down considerably.
- Water also gets into your basement from exterior air leaking into your basement. This is not a problem as long as the outside air is cooler than in the underground environment. It's the warmer summertime air that moves lots of water into our basement.
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Condensation on ducts indicate high
relative humidity in the basement. | Whenever the outside air is warmer than the inside air - and especially when it's humid outside air - we are likely to have a condensation problem in our subterranean levels. This is because the Relative Humidity of air goes up 2.2% for every one-degree you cool it. Basements are always cool because they are below ground. And we know that a house is like a chimney - air flows upwards, allowing air to escape the upper levels, with new air being sucked in at the lower levels.
So when it's hot and humid in the summer, rain or not, our basement may be the wettest it has been all year!
If it's an 80-degree day with Relative Humidity of 80%, and we suck this air into our basements and cool it to 68 degrees, the Relative Humidity  goes up by 26.4% (12 degrees x 2.2%). But wait a minute... 80% plus 26.4% is more than 100%, and we can't have more than 100%. So instead, as the air becomes saturated it gives up its moisture on your cold basement walls, floor, water tank, pipes, and other cold things. This is called condensation.
Even without condensation, we still get high relative humidity levels, which allows mold to grow and cause "stinky basement syndrome." And dust mites love high relative humidity levels as well.
In order to eliminate condensation you need to either heat the air (ridiculous in summer), or take water out of it (easy to do). Correction. I should say take water out of it efficiently and effectively (not so easy unless you have the right equipment to do it with).
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Dehumidifier comparison:
conventional (left) and
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Not Just Any Dehumidifier
A dehumidifier is the plain answer. But not just any dehumidifier. Basement Systems has been dealing with this issue intensely for nearly 20 years. The only machine that will get you the results you need is one called a SaniDry Basement Air System. And it's awesome.
To receive a FREE copy of "Dry Basement Science," which talks in more detail abou dehumidification. relative humidity, and the SaniDry Basement and Crawl Space Air System, schedule your FREE home inspection and estimate, and we'll send the book to you.
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Areas we serve: Michigan Counties
Baraga
Baraga
Covington
Lanse
Skanee
Watton
Gogebic
Bessemer
Ironwood
Marenisco
Ramsay
Wakefield
Watersmeet
Houghton
Atlantic Mine
Calumet
Chassell
Copper City
Dodgeville
Dollar Bay
Hancock
Houghton
Hubbell
Kearsarge
Lake Linden
Nisula
Painesdale
Pelkie
Sidnaw
South Range
Toivola
Iron
Alpha
Amasa
Caspian
Crystal Falls
Gaastra
Iron River
Stambaugh
Keweenaw
Ahmeek
Allouez
Copper Harbor
Mohawk
Ontonagon
Bergland
Bruce Crossing
Ewen
Greenland
Mass City
Ontonagon
Rockland
Trout Creek
White Pine
Wisconsin Counties
Ashland
Ashland
Butternut
Clam Lake
Glidden
High Bridge
La Pointe
Marengo
Mellen
Odanah
Iron
Gile
Hurley
Iron Belt
Mercer
Montreal
Saxon
Upson
Oneida
Harshaw
Hazelhurst
Lake Tomahawk
Mc Naughton
Minocqua
Pelican Lake
Rhinelander
Three Lakes
Tripoli
Woodruff
Price
Brantwood
Catawba
Fifield
Kennan
Ogema
Park Falls
Phillips
Prentice
Vilas
Boulder Junction
Conover
Eagle River
Lac Du Flambeau
Land O Lakes
Manitowish Waters
Phelps
Presque Isle
Saint Germain
Sayner
Star Lake
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JL Waterproofing - 606 Pierce St., Wakefield, MI 49968 906-224-1229
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