Basement & Foundation Resources

National Association of Waterproofing and Structural Repair Contractors
http://www.nawsrc.org/

Permanent Wood Foundations: www.woodfoundations.com

Concrete Floor Contractors Association of Ontario
http://www.cfcao.com/

Canadian Masonry Contractors Association (CMCA)
http://www.masonrycanada.ca/board.html

Canadian Institute for Research in Construction
http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/pubs/index_e.html

CMHC - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
http://www.cmhc.ca/en/co/maho/index.cfm

The following articles are from the Concrete Network
Finished Basement
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/
finished_basements/index.html

Radiant Floor heating
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/
radiantfloorheating/index.html

Waterproofing Options for concrete Foundations
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/
waterproofing_concrete_foundations/index.html

Basement Construction Checklist
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/
basements/checklist/index.html

Foundation Repair
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/
foundation_repair/index.html

Owner’s Manual for Concrete Floors
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/
concrete_floors/index.html

Cleaning Concrete
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/
cleaning_concrete/index.html

Preventing Concrete Cracks
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/
concrete_cracks/index.html

Don't Let Basement Moisture Dampen Your Spirits! - from naturalhandyman.com
http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/inf/infxtra/infsweat.shtm

Living With Expansive Soils - A Guide to Foundation Maintenance - by ramjacksystems.com
http://www.ramjacksystems.com/guide.asp

The Foundation Crack Bible - Inspecting foundations for structural defects - by Dan Friedman
http://www.inspect-ny.com/structure/foundation.htm

Basement Remodeling and How To’s - by doityourself.com
http://doityourself.com/basement/index.htm

Moisture in Basements: Causes and Solutions
by John Carmody and Brent Anderson, from the University of Minnesota Extension Service
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/
housingandclothing/DK7051.html

Basement and Crawl Space Moisture - from soundhome.com
http://www.soundhome.com/topics/topic_basement.shtml

 

 

 
 

 


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