Water and humidity can cause significant and costly damage to your home. These elements can seep into the foundation, basement, and attic and make your house look and smell uninviting. Even more, they can threaten your home year-round, even when the weather gets colder. However, you can keep them at bay by investing in professional waterproofing services for your house.

Preventing Odors

Humidity and water can cause noticeable and unpleasant odors to spread throughout your house. When they get into areas like the foundation, crawlspace, or basement, they can create mustiness that you can smell immediately when you walk into the house. This musty odor can linger even when you try to use carpet deodorizers, candles, air sprays, and other scents to mask it. Even more, it can seep into your furniture, carpeting, draperies, and even your clothing. Rather than risk dealing with this foul odor, you can prevent it from occurring by using waterproofing throughout your house.

Waterproofing your basement, foundation, attic, and other areas can deter water and humidity from getting inside your home. By keeping your home drier, you may prevent these elements from creating musty odors that are difficult to eliminate.

Protecting Belongings

Further, if you store belongings like clothing and holiday decorations in the basement or attic, you need to protect them from elements like water and humidity. These threats can quickly ruin your belongings and force you to throw them away or repair them. 

Rather than worry about if your belongings are safe in these parts of your house, you can use waterproofing to protect them. The waterproofing keeps out humidity and water and spares your stored belongings from being ruined.

Preventing Mold and Mildew

Finally, professional waterproofing services can prevent mold and mildew from growing in your home. Water and humidity that get into your home through the walls, ceilings, or floors can create ideal conditions in which fungi can grow. Once it starts growing, it can spread quickly throughout other areas of your house. You can prevent fungi from taking root and spreading by using waterproofing to keep out moisture altogether.

Waterproofing services can be vital to invest in for your home. They can prevent musty odors from developing from standing water and humidity that seep into your foundation, crawlspace, and other areas of the house. They can also spare your stored belongings from being ruined and prevent mold and mildew from growing and spreading throughout your home. 

Contact a local waterproofing service, such as Case Foundation System, to learn more.