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Basements, Water Management
5 Things to Consider When Waterproofing A Finished Basement Finishing a basement is excellent for expanding your living quarters, preventing potential foundation issues, and improving the value of your St. Louis home. Such a significant job requires a licensed...
Exterior Design, Water Management
After every heavy rain in St. Louis, Exteriors By Mosby consultant Kurt Doll is extra busy detecting and correcting water leaks. With hopes that you never need call him because of a water problem, Kurt shares these water management insights with you. Who doesn’t love...
Q & A, Repairs & Advice, Water Management
Question With the fall and winter weather, the floor of the garage tends to be damp on a number of days, as if it were condensation. Do you have any suggestions as to how we can cure this problem? Answer Condensation, or moisture out of the air, causes the wet...
Repairs & Advice, Water Management
On August 12, 2015, a section of the brick wall on a building erected in 1860 failed dramatically, leaving a 5-story gaping hole on the south side of the historic building. All occupants escaped without injury. Here’s the original news story about the Laclede’s...
Q & A, Repairs & Advice, Water Management
QUESTION Recently, the pipes in our house bang when we turn on the water. It feels like hammering. What causes this? And to get rid of the noise, do we need to call a plumber or is there something we can do to fix it? ANSWER Your banging pipes – also known as...
Exterior Design, Repairs & Advice, Water Management
Randy Sloss is the Mason for Mosby Building Arts, following in the footsteps of his mason father and grandfather. Along with brick, stone and tuckpointing work, he spends a lot of time on roofs looking at chimneys. Learn about brick chimney leaks, repair and...
Exterior Design, Repairs & Advice, Water Management
It’s easy to see when wood porch columns begin to fail because they are in our sightline, and the majority of the time the rot begins at the bottom of the column. The sooner you tackle column problems the more likely it can be successfully repaired. Wood columns on...
Before & After, Exterior Design, Roofing, Siding, Water Management, Windows & Doors
The Before and After Story of a St. Louis Exterior Update If you love the way your older home looks, an exterior remodel need not be a dramatic before and after story. Let’s take a look at how to replace and update most of a home’s exterior while retaining...
Q & A, Repairs & Advice, Water Management, Windows & Doors
We frequently hear from homeowners seeking answers to repair and maintenance problems. Many of these questions and answers are compiled in our Home Improvement Library. Here is a recent question. Question I have a 9-year old house with a tall wall of atrium windows,...
Water Management, Windows & Doors
We’ve all had windows that fog up or sweat, but should you be worried about that window condensation? The greater the difference between outdoor and indoor temperatures, the more likely you will see visible moisture on the interior of your windows. A common example of...
Q & A, Repairs & Advice, Water Management
We frequently hear from homeowners seeking answers to repair and maintenance problems. Many of these questions and answers are compiled in our Home Improvement Library. Here is a recent question. Question My husband suspects our drain tile is blocked. Short of digging...
Q & A, Repairs & Advice, Water Management
We frequently hear from homeowners seeking answers to repair and maintenance problems. Many of these questions and answers are compiled in our Home Improvement Library. Here is a recent question. Question I have a 41 foot span of guttering across the back of my villa...