# Basement & Foundation Advice for Michigan Homeowners Latest Aug 20, 2026 · Foundation & Structure ## How a Wet Summer Bows a Basement Wall Saturated clay soil pushes, and it does not stop pushing. Here is how hydrostatic pressure bows a block wall in Southeast Michigan, the five early signs, and how to measure your own deflection in two minutes. Read the Article ## More from the crew Browse by category — 21 articles. All posts Storms & Flooding Foundation & Structure Systems & Maintenance Healthy Home & Value Healthy Home & Value Aug 6, 2026 ### One in Four Michigan Homes Is Over the Radon Line Michigan's radon rate runs about three times the national share, and elevated results have turned up in all 83 counties. The county numbers, and how mitigation works. Read article → Systems & Maintenance Jul 23, 2026 ### The Air Down There Is the Air Upstairs The stack effect pulls a large share of your first-floor air out of the crawl space. Why vents made it worse, and what a real encapsulation includes. Read article → Healthy Home & Value Jul 9, 2026 ### The 60% Rule: Why Your Basement Smells in July No puddle, no stain, still musty. The EPA's humidity threshold, why opening the windows backfires, and the order the fixes go in. Read article → Storms & Flooding Jun 25, 2026 ### Does Michigan Insurance Cover a Wet Basement? Backup, sump failure, seepage and flooding are four different things to an insurer. What the state says is covered, and the endorsement most homeowners skip. Read article → Foundation & Structure Jun 11, 2026 ### Which Foundation Cracks Can Wait, and Which Can't Direction, width, displacement. The three things that separate a cosmetic shrinkage crack from a wall that is moving. Read article → Systems & Maintenance May 21, 2026 ### The 15-Minute Sump Pump Test A pump that hums when you plug it in has told you nothing. Six steps that test the float, the impeller, the check valve and the discharge. Read article → Storms & Flooding May 7, 2026 ### Michigan's Rain Is Getting Heavier Two-inch rain days are climbing and the heaviest storms are heavier. What the NOAA and Great Lakes data mean for a 1960s basement. Read article → Storms & Flooding Apr 16, 2026 ### Sump Pump Failed? 5 Steps for Michigan Homeowners The storm is still going and the basin is filling. What to do in the next hour, in the order that actually matters. Read article →