Kettering’s Housing History and Character
Kettering adopted a home-rule charter and council-manager government in 1956, formalizing a city that had grown almost overnight out of Van Buren Township's postwar subdivisions.
What Basement Waterproofing Looks Like in Kettering
Most of that first generation of Kettering homes sit on crawl spaces or shallow basements graded to a 1950s standard, and after seven decades of settling and regrading by prior owners, water finds paths into the house that the original builder never intended.
Project Paths
Planning a basement waterproofing Project in Kettering
Roof runoff, grading, hydrostatic pressure, wall cracks, floor joints, drainage, and interior humidity can create similar symptoms with very different solutions.