"Dust mites ruined my basement." Now what?

Your basement is basically the main support system of keeping your home intact and up-right. But when your basement gets wet, you are going to have some major issues.

When a basement becomes wet, it can attract some of the most repulsive and disgusting things ever. Some examples would be that of Dust mites (which is the number one indoor allergen). Dust mites are parasites that can live in your carpeting, bedding and furniture. They are microscopic insects that lay eggs and float through the air. The droppings however are the number one thing people with asthma and allergies react to indoors. Some information you might want to know about dust mites is that they can live in your wet flooring without even drinking water. Instead, these tiny creatures absorb the water out of the air. Then, when the relative humidity is over 50%, they begin to thrive. If the humidity levels are under 50%, they dry up and die, only leaving their larvae behind to hatch when it gets damp again. Some other things that occur would be sticking/swollen doors and windows, smelly damp carpets, buckling hardwood floors, condensation/rotting/mold in your attic. What some people do not realize is the water in the basement can rise up through the floor boards and into the attic. Also, there is frosting or condensation and mold on the inside of windows in cool weather, increased cooling bills (damp air takes more energy to cool), increased heating bill, mold upstairs, decreased life of roofing sheathing and shingles, decreased life of the paint on the outside of your home, and aggravated asthma and allergies.

DryZone can perform top maintenance and repair to your basement by using a Sump Pump, which is used to suck up the water from your basement. Cast iron pumps which are just very quiet, cool well, and long lasting. And if a pump is something you’re not so interested in then DryZone inspectors would likely recommend paneling. Mold attracts to organic material such as wood. Well, with the paneling it’s made out of foam or plastic material in which keeps the mold from ever locking on.

DryZone works on basements in the Eastern shore of Maryland and all of Delaware. Which would include; Kent, Sussex, New Castle, Queen Anne’s counties.