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Preventing Efflorescence from Taking over your House



Efflorescence may seem like a foreign word to many of us, but it is a danger to households everywhere, especially in humid and rainy environments. Efflorescence is what happens when water dries up in the cracks of your foundation. It appears as a white substance that you may mistake as a fungus.

The substance itself isn't going to ruin your house or make it topple over. But what it can do besides looking bad is that it can actually split the foundation around your house causing water to leak in and mold to form. Here are a few tips to keep this from happening.

Most masonry sealers work quite well with sealing concrete for a good six to eight months. You can either just brush the sealer on or use one of those premade mix hose attachments.

The best way to prevent this from happening though is by keeping the moisture away from your house. When water drips on the ground and runs towards your foundation, this most likely is the root problem.

Gutters:

If you are just letting the rain free fall from your house, you are just asking for foundation problems. The same thing applies to gutters that are not operable because they are plugged or are broken. Get up on a ladder or your roof and clean your gutters at least twice a year.

If you find that they are getting clogged more often than they should, you might want to consider getting gutter guards or at least bigger downspouts to resolve the problem. You'll also want to make sure that your downspouts are pushing the water well away from the house.

Lay of the Land:

The land around your house should not resemble a moat like those around a castle in the medieval times. In fact it should be quite the opposite. All of the sod and soil around your house, up to two feet and more away, should actually slope away from the house. This way the water that does fall in that area will actually drain away from the house instead of towards it.

If you have a lot of loose soil or sod around the house, make sure pack it in enough so that it will prevent any sort of eroding and even further complicate the problems.

It's best to find the real root of the problem first before you go and start digging holes around your house. If all else fails, ask a professional for help.


About Author Matt Helphrey :

Matt is an avid article writer who writes to help others. He owns many product websites offering free information to consumers.  Visit his new Easels for Sale website at http://easelsforsale.org/


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Article Added on Thursday, December 3, 2009
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