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For decades, EnviroPro Basements and our team have answered homeowners’ toughest waterproofing questions in local newspapers and publications throughout South Jersey.

“Ask the Expert” is a collection of those original articles — updated and preserved for today’s homeowners.

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We always get water in our basement when it rains. Are there things that we can do ourselves to fix the problem?
Ask the ExpertMay 21, 2026

We always get water in our basement when it rains. Are there things that we can do ourselves to fix the problem?

**Answer from Mike Troyner:** **Yes, absolutely.** There are several things homeowners should do as part of routine yearly maintenance to help prevent basement water problems. The first thing you sh…

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“We were getting ready to close the sale of our house and the buyer’s home inspector said that we need to waterproof the basement. If we have lived here with the problem for the last 10 years, why should we have to fix it for someone else? The deal fell through because of this. Is there any way we can sell this house without having to lose a bunch of money for waterproofing?”
Ask the ExpertMay 20, 2026

“We were getting ready to close the sale of our house and the buyer’s home inspector said that we need to waterproof the basement. If we have lived here with the problem for the last 10 years, why should we have to fix it for someone else? The deal fell through because of this. Is there any way we can sell this house without having to lose a bunch of money for waterproofing?”

### **Answer from Mike Troyner:** It is a shame that you have lived with a wet basement for so long. Dampness in a basement or crawlspace is unhealthy for the entire home because the air from that sp…

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