With all the rain we have been seeing this summer, there are no surprises then when you walk out into your backyard and see puddles of water everywhere.

Or, rainwater has flowed through the downspouts of your eavestroughs and puddled next to the home’s foundation.

If you needed any further reminder that climate change is for real, with more frequent, heavier and intense rain shower events the new reality, we give you last week around the Toronto region.

That was a real mega storm that hit last Wednesday – power knocked out across the city, vehicles stuck in mini lakes of filthy, sludgy water as the municipal sewer system backed up, tornado watches, trees knocked down, home basements flooding all over the region.

Environment Canada nailed the prediction – 70 millimetres of water would fall in a short period of time, and that’s exactly what happened.

DOES WATERPROOFING A BASEMENT ADD VALUE TO A HOME?

Anyone looking to buy a home now will ask about its waterproofing protection, since the warming of the climate and heavier rains are now front and centre in people’s minds.

If an individual hasn’t experienced a flood directly, they will likely know someone who has, and understand the immense financial and emotional cost that comes with a flood. That includes family keepsakes and work files that could be lost.

The home purchase is the most important investment most of us will ever make. We only want the value of that investment to go up. If there is a flood, with the longer-term water-damage implications that come with that, including mould and mildew, that will only eat away at the home’s valu

We are fast coming up on summer, which means more rainfall. That means a greater risk of flooding in the basement of a home.

These are uncertain economic times, so the cost to waterproof your home is more of an issue than ever before.

Canada Waterproofers offers the most competitive rates in the industry. Each work project is custom-made to the client’s needs. The estimate process is fully transparent – there are no hidden surprises or additional costs when our work is done. Our clients are with us the entire way. We have an over 25-year history of success in the region to back up that claim.

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