Safeguarding Edgewater, NJ with Basement Waterproofing & Foundation Repair

Edgewater's Contractor for Foundation Repair, Basement Waterproofing, and Crawl Space Encapsulation

Do you get water puddles in your basement whenever it rains? Does your crawl space smell musty and damp? You're not alone. Thousands of New Jersey homeowners suffer from wet basement and damp crawl space problems every year. Fortunately, there's a solution to protect your Edgewater home from all future rainy days: Blue Umbrella Waterproofing!

With decades of experience in wet basement repair, crawl space sealing, and foundation wall reinforcement, Blue Umbrella has perfected its waterproofing system and found the industry's best products to provide you with the lasting results you deserve.

Peace of mind is just a call away! Contact us for a free inspection and price quote. We'll happily make your Edgewater property safe, dry, and healthy again!

Peace of Mind for a Lifetime

At Blue Umbrella, we believe that quality should always be our #1 priority! We strive to provide the best solutions possible. We also offer our transferable lifetime warranty to ensure that our solutions continue working for years and years!

What's more, we also offer our own Umbrella Maintenance Plan to keep our waterproofing systems working at 100%. When you schedule with us for a free inspection, we'll search high and low for every problem sign and problem source before providing you with a comprehensive plan to address all of it.

Our experts will be more than happy to answer any questions and help you understand how our solutions protect you and your Edgewater, NJ home!

Basement Waterproofing & Foundation Repair

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New Jersey Basement Waterproofing Company

Your Local Edgewater Expert for All Things Basement Waterproofing

Like a ship taking on water, a wet basement can only spell trouble. As water invades the basement, it can introduce a whole slew of other problems, including:

Is It OK to Have a Wet Basement?

Absolutely not. The presence of invasive water and moisture can lead to a host of problems for you and your home. A wet basement is an open invitation for other issues, including:

Mold growth
Wood rot
Termites
Dust mites
Rust to machine equipment such as HVAC systems
Property damage to any stored items

After decades of waterproofing homes and commercial properties across New Jersey, Blue Umbrella Waterproofing has basement waterproofing down to a science. From our expert methods to the industry-leading products we choose to protect your basement from water intrusion, you'll have our promise of quality!

What Kinds of Mold Can Enter My Basement?

There are thousands of different kinds of mold out there. You probably have mold spores just sitting around you right now. But in a typical indoor environment, there isn't enough moisture for spores to activate and begin their growth cycle. Also, there aren't enough spores to cause a reaction, so that you won't notice them.

But when there is enough moisture available, the mold spores will begin to grow and colonize, eventually releasing more spores to reproduce. While we can't list all of the molds you may encounter in a wet basement, these are some of the most common:

Toxic black mold
Penicillium
Aspergillus
Alternaria
Trichoderma
Cladosporium

Different molds may have different effects on a person. Some may trigger allergic reactions and asthma attacks. Other molds can be toxic and even cause infections in those with compromised immune systems.

Edgewater's Trusted Expert in Crawl Space Encapsulation and Waterproofing

A crawl space needs to be taken care of, just like a basement. Because of how a crawl space is designed, protecting it from outside moisture and water is crucial. A damp or flooded crawl space can become a hotbed for moisture-related problems like mold and wood rot.

To make it worse, what's in the crawl space air can make its way into your living space. All the moldy odors, humidity, and airborne allergens can be sucked up into your living space by what's known as the Stack Effect.

Can Mold in the Crawl Space Make You Sick?

Absolutely. Whether it's mold spores or other airborne allergens, anything floating around in the crawl space air can get sucked up into your living space. This can cause an increase in asthma attacks, allergy problems, and your home climate can become muggy with humidity.

Basically, in order to have a healthy home, you need to make sure you have a healthy crawl space–it's a part of your home, too!

Have Crawl Space Moisture Problems in Your Home?

Blue Umbrella can help. We are Middlesex's experts for crawl space encapsulation and repair.

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Protecting Edgewater Homes with Expert Foundation Repair

Without a good foundation, a home can fall apart. That's why you need to take bowing basement walls seriously. What's more, the sooner your foundation is repaired, the less it will cost.

Foundation problems can lead to other structural issues in your home. These are just some examples:

Jamming doors and windows
Cracks in the walls of your living spaces
Cracks running from the corners of your door or window frames
Leaning chimneys

What is a Structural Crack in My Foundation?

A structural crack is typically 1/8th of an inch wide or wider. Another way to tell if a crack is a structural issue is if you've noticed the crack growing longer and/or wider. A growing crack indicates there's an ongoing foundation problem that needs to be fixed as soon as possible.

Do Cracks Always Mean Trouble?

Some cracks occur naturally when the concrete dries and contracts. These types of cracks appear as hairline cracks. You may notice these cracks also don't tend to be continuous or linear.

Cracks to be concerned about tend to be continuous and run horizontally, vertically, or in a stair-step fashion if you have a CMU foundation wall.

Our Foundation Repair Solutions

We fix foundation damage in your home with expert carbon kevlar fiber straps and steel I-beams.

Carbon Kevlar Fiber Straps

Great for basement walls with less than 2 inches of deflection. We use Fortress Stabilization Systems' InvisiBeam ICC-ES-certified carbon-kevlar fiber straps. These carbon-kevlar straps are hands-down the best in the market.

Steel I-Beams:

For basement walls experiencing a deflection of over 2 inches but less than 3 inches. Steel I-beams are a classic choice when it comes to basement wall reinforcement. With multiple steel I-beams installed, the I-beams stop a moving basement wall in its tracks.

Preparing for Your Edgewater, NJ Projects

Discovering problems with your basement, crawl space, or foundation can be a hair-pulling experience. Blue Umbrella Waterproofing is here to help take the stress out of the home repair experience. From start to finish, you can count on our experts to be there for your every question, providing you with guidance and support.

Even after the job's done, we'll be there with our transferable lifetime warranty–should anything happen down the road, your local Blue Umbrella Waterproofing team will be just around the corner!

Edgewater, NJ Building Department
Phone: 201-943-1700
Location: 55 River Road 2nd Floor, Room 223 Edgewater, NJ 07020
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 10 AM - 4 PM.

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Other Local Contractors in Edgewater

While Blue Umbrella doesn't endorse any of the companies listed here, we hope some of these suggestions may help you along with any other projects you may have for your Edgewater properties.

Plumber
Schaaf Plumbing & Heating Inc
586 Bergen Blvd, Ridgefield, NJ 07657
201-945-4992

Electrician
Xpert Electric
1703 80th St, North Bergen, NJ 07047
201-801-4423

Driveway Paving Contractor
NVN PAVING
431 Wagaraw Rd, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
201-304-7345

Masonry Contractor
First Rate 1 Construction
36 Columbia Terrace, Edgewater, NJ 07020
800-941-8147

Landscaper
JKPOH Landscaping Inc
2037 Lemoine Ave #190, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
201-831-2679

Your Edgewater Solution for All Things Waterproofing and Foundation Repair

We don't believe in cutting corners for something as precious as your home. From finding the best products in the industry to designing solutions to fit your unique Edgewater, NJ home, Blue Umbrella has spent decades perfecting the craft of basement and crawl space waterproofing and foundation repair. Our experts have it down to a science!

When water problems come knocking on your foundation, don't wait to call the waterproofing and foundation repair experts at Blue Umbrella Waterproofing! And be sure to ask about our transferable lifetime warranty and our Umbrella Maintenance Plan!