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• Increased Water Resistance: Water is the number one enemy of concrete. Unsealed concrete allows water to be absorbed deep into the pores. This can carry stains below the surface and dissolve soluble salts, causing efflorescence and a possible weakening of the substrate. Water causes even more damage when it starts corroding reinforcing steel inside the concrete. Rebar can expand 4 times it’s diameter when it rusts, cracking the concrete from the inside out.  A concrete driveway sealer will help to keep water out of the concrete, safeguarding it from damage.
• Freeze Thaw Cycles: If you live in an area where it gets cold enough outside for water to freeze, your concrete driveway is at high risk for damage. When water soaks into to pores of the concrete and freezes, it expands (about 9% by volume). This expansion leads to spalling and delamination of the top later of the concrete. Sealing a concrete driveway will prevent the insternal expansion of water and freeze thaw damaged.
• Salt Damage: Salt can cause severe damage to concrete. In fact, you are supposed to wait at least two years before using salts and deicers on new poured concrete. The calcium chloride found in salt reacts with calcium hydroxide naturally found in concrete. This reaction creates calcium oxychloride, which expands inside the pores causing internal damage. Additionally, chemical deicers significantly increase the number of freeze/thaw cycles, amplifying their destructive effects. By reducing the freeze point of water, the salt allows water to penetrate much deeper into the concrete. As more water is absorbed into the concrete the salt concentration drops and the water freezes and expands. If you live close to the ocean, seal your outdoor concrete against saltwater and salts carried by the wind.
• Stain Resistance: Tree sap, leaf & grass stains, and effloresence are commons problems for almost all outdoor concrete surfaces. Concrete driveways, aprons, and parking areas are also susceptible to tire marks, oil stains, and engine fluids. While it’s true that leaves will still fall, engines will still leak oil, and car tires will still leave marks on sealed concrete, stains on sealed concrete are much easier to remove because they are not able to penetrate the pores.
• Stronger & Harder Concrete: In addition to providing protection against water, salts and stains a select few premium sealers can measurably harden and strengthen your concrete. Harder surfaces are less prone to cracks, dusting, spalling, and chipping. If strengthening your concrete is important to you, look for a sealer with a built-in densifier or a penetrating sealer that hardens when it cures.
• Reduce Maintenance & Repair Frequency: Put your pressure washer back in the garage. Sealed concrete does not require cleaning as often as unsealed concrete. Stains and mold growth are restricted to the surface only, making them less difficult to remove.

You only get one chance to correctly waterproof your foundation before you back fill. We ensure that our waterproofing products and application process are top notch. The last thing you want as a homeowner is to walk down in your basement and find wet carpet, damaged flooring, and water seeping through your walls. Spending the money up front for quality waterproofing will bring you peace of mind knowing your home is protected. We're here to help you understand the process and the products to make sure you know what your home needs. 

A weather-resistant barrier (or WRB) is intended to protect the interior living space of your home by preventing liquid moisture from penetrating your sheathing system, while allowing for moisture vapor to pass to the outside. In addition, a properly installed WRB system will also reduce air leaks. Typically, your builder would use a paper housewrap to serve as the WRB. Housewraps, however, have limitations and weaknesses which, even when properly installed, minimize the effectiveness of the protection they actually provide to your new home.

Features & Benefits of EnviroDri Fluid Applied Weather Barrier. 

1. No mechanical fasteners. The fluid-applied Enviro-Dri System is installed directly to the sheathing system. There are no nails, no staples, no penetrations through which water can seep. Liquid moisture is stopped on the outside of the membrane. 

2. No seams. A continuous layer of protection, with no seams, flaps or gaps, means uninterrupted moisture and air leak protection for your home. The Eviro-Dri System helps keep your home drier, more comfortable and more energy-efficient.

 3. Unaffected by surfactants. Whether your home is brick, stone, stucco, wood or other siding, the Enviro-Dri System is not affected by the surfactants that can diminish the performance of wraps. 

4. Permanently attached. The Enviro-Dri System remains in place, from the moment it’s installed during original construction, protecting your home from the elements for years. High winds won’t rip the Enviro-Dri System from your home, unlike typical housewraps. In fact, rigorous code testing proves that the Enviro-Dri System can block water penetration in conditions representative of a 200 mile-perhour wind-driven rain!