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Perma-Seal Basement Systems

4.43(
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Perma-Seal Basement Systems

4.43(
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•Approved Pro
Customers say: Super punctual
899 local quotes requested
46 years of experience

Perma-Seal specializes in protecting the value of your home backed by 45 years of serving the Chicagoland and NW Indiana areas. Our basement waterproofing stops leaks and flooding, our foundation repairs fix settling and bowed walls, and our crawl space solutions control humidity and improve air quality. Our concrete lifting and leveling service offers a reliable, quick, and highly effective way to repair your sunken, cracked driveway, patio, pool deck, or sidewalk for a fraction of the cost of replacement. Additionally, we provide yard drainage solutions, sewer and plumbing services, and home comfort solutions such as air sealing, and insulation to ensure your home remains in top condition. What sets us apart? Our commitment to superior customer service and our solid warranty. Any product or work covered by our warranty is serviced free of charge for the entire warranty period. Choose Perma-Seal for reliable, quality solutions to keep your home safe and comfortable.

"Jose and the team did a great job. Very professional and communicative. We're happy with the result and would recommend them."

ELAINE O on September 2025

Perma-Seal specializes in protecting the value of your home backed by 45 years of serving the Chicagoland and NW Indiana areas. Our basement waterproofing stops leaks and flooding, our foundation repairs fix settling and bowed walls, and our crawl space solutions control humidity and improve air quality. Our concrete lifting and leveling service offers a reliable, quick, and highly effective way to repair your sunken, cracked driveway, patio, pool deck, or sidewalk for a fraction of the cost of replacement. Additionally, we provide yard drainage solutions, sewer and plumbing services, and home comfort solutions such as air sealing, and insulation to ensure your home remains in top condition. What sets us apart? Our commitment to superior customer service and our solid warranty. Any product or work covered by our warranty is serviced free of charge for the entire warranty period. Choose Perma-Seal for reliable, quality solutions to keep your home safe and comfortable.

"Jose and the team did a great job. Very professional and communicative. We're happy with the result and would recommend them."

ELAINE O on September 2025

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Structural Design Corp

5.00(
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Structural Design Corp

5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
84 local quotes requested

Structural Design Corporation (SDC) is a licensed consulting engineering firm located in Libertyville, Illinois. We have been providing engineering & inspection services since 1979. We are a licensed design firm in the state of Illinois.

"Excellent honest work!"

Nick O on August 2024

Structural Design Corporation (SDC) is a licensed consulting engineering firm located in Libertyville, Illinois. We have been providing engineering & inspection services since 1979. We are a licensed design firm in the state of Illinois.

"Excellent honest work!"

Nick O on August 2024

Professional for Solving Projects (PSP)

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Professional for Solving Projects (PSP)

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We are Expert in Providing Services for Aerospace, Industrial, Mechanical, Structural, and Biomechanical Engineering Students. We provide the students full assistance in their Final Year Projects, Assignments, Project Lab as well as tutoring for most of the Engineering subjects.

We are Expert in Providing Services for Aerospace, Industrial, Mechanical, Structural, and Biomechanical Engineering Students. We provide the students full assistance in their Final Year Projects, Assignments, Project Lab as well as tutoring for most of the Engineering subjects.

WT Group

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WT Group

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54 years of experience

WT is a full service engineering design company. We have been a family owned, local business, celebrating 50 year Anniversary in 2021. WT is a one-stop shop for your engineering and design needs. Whether you need a quick survey for a fence, engineering drawings for a major renovation, flooding problems, or even a project managment team to help you manage and navigate your project, WT has a solution for you. There are a lot of decisions in any construction project. With renovations, surprises are nearly synonymous. Our goal is to bring you confidence, and make sure you sleep well at night knowing your project is on track and on budget.

WT is a full service engineering design company. We have been a family owned, local business, celebrating 50 year Anniversary in 2021. WT is a one-stop shop for your engineering and design needs. Whether you need a quick survey for a fence, engineering drawings for a major renovation, flooding problems, or even a project managment team to help you manage and navigate your project, WT has a solution for you. There are a lot of decisions in any construction project. With renovations, surprises are nearly synonymous. Our goal is to bring you confidence, and make sure you sleep well at night knowing your project is on track and on budget.

Engikeering, LLC

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Engikeering, LLC

4.60(
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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 90% of Angi customers
Recommended by 90% of HomeAdvisor customers

Engikeering provides excellent structural engineering solutions. Engikeering will provide a licensed structural engineer to deliver an accurate assessment of the potential concern and create structural solutions. If you are removing walls, adding openings in walls, adding living space, placing an additional story on a structure or other actions that may impact the structural components of an existing building, it is advisable to utilize a structural engineer to understand the full impact of the renovation. Engikeering will provide full structural design and detailing for new structures, to completely and economically meet all of the applicable building code requirements. Engikeering can help identify the cause, assess the severity of the situation, and provide any needed design to remediate the areas of concern: Foundation cracks, interior cracking and/or framing movement, natural disaster damage, sagging floors or bowing walls, rot and/or insect deterioration, undersized, strained or damaged elements, roof failure or building collapse.

"Beware of this company. I had Jonathan come out to provide me with a verbal report on the condition of some termite damage in my basement. With each visit, he wanted more drywall removed and exacerbated the perceived severity of the situation. I soon realized that he was more problem focused than solutions oriented. I decided that I would prefer to look elsewhere for services to mitigate my issue, and effectively terminated our contract. Jonathan, without my knowledge and with what I perceive to be malicious intent, then sent his partially complete report to the Village reporting my property. Half the report was guesswork as to the extent of the damage as they were about areas that he was not even able to visually inspect. The village, after reading the report, became spooked and are asking for more than I and my professionals agree is necessary to mitigate the safety risk. Needless to say, I will never again use his services and I strongly advise that others be wary as well."

Patricia P on July 2024

Engikeering provides excellent structural engineering solutions. Engikeering will provide a licensed structural engineer to deliver an accurate assessment of the potential concern and create structural solutions. If you are removing walls, adding openings in walls, adding living space, placing an additional story on a structure or other actions that may impact the structural components of an existing building, it is advisable to utilize a structural engineer to understand the full impact of the renovation. Engikeering will provide full structural design and detailing for new structures, to completely and economically meet all of the applicable building code requirements. Engikeering can help identify the cause, assess the severity of the situation, and provide any needed design to remediate the areas of concern: Foundation cracks, interior cracking and/or framing movement, natural disaster damage, sagging floors or bowing walls, rot and/or insect deterioration, undersized, strained or damaged elements, roof failure or building collapse.

"Beware of this company. I had Jonathan come out to provide me with a verbal report on the condition of some termite damage in my basement. With each visit, he wanted more drywall removed and exacerbated the perceived severity of the situation. I soon realized that he was more problem focused than solutions oriented. I decided that I would prefer to look elsewhere for services to mitigate my issue, and effectively terminated our contract. Jonathan, without my knowledge and with what I perceive to be malicious intent, then sent his partially complete report to the Village reporting my property. Half the report was guesswork as to the extent of the damage as they were about areas that he was not even able to visually inspect. The village, after reading the report, became spooked and are asking for more than I and my professionals agree is necessary to mitigate the safety risk. Needless to say, I will never again use his services and I strongly advise that others be wary as well."

Patricia P on July 2024

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The depth of any foundation style depends on your climate and how deep the frost line is, as building code requires that the footers of a foundation—which are built into a monolithic slab—sit at least a foot below the frost line. At the southern tip of Florida, for example, a monolithic slab foundation would only need to sit 12 inches under the soil at the widest parts. On some parts of the Canadian border, the frost line is 100 inches, which would mean a minimum of 112 inches, which is prohibitively deep for a monolithic slab.

Water can seep into porous materials like wood beams, floor joists, and roof rafters within minutes, but they’ll need to see prolonged exposure before you have structural damage. Mold can start growing within 24 hours, and mold can eat away at the structural components over time. Wood rot is more of a concern, though. Wet and dry rot are fungal infections that set in in moist conditions and rapidly deteriorate wood, causing major structural damage within just a few months in some cases.

The early stages of building a house are harder than the later stages; laying the foundation and framing the house are two of the most challenging steps. However, it varies for everyone. Some people have difficulty installing HVAC, plumbing, and electricity, while others find it harder to plan the house and secure the necessary permits. 

Cathedral ceilings make a statement in your home, but at the cost of your attic space. Normal attics are wide open, which allows warm air to move around and exit your home. Because of this, cathedral ceilings make your home less energy efficient and put your ceiling at risk of venting issues if you’re not careful. They also reduce your attic storage space, potentially cause an echo, and even make it harder to change a light bulb.

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