In fact, most people with diverticulosis do not have symptoms. However, diverticulosis can sometimes cause unexplained painful cramps, bowel movement disturbances, and blood in the stool. The narrow opening of a diverticulum can bleed, sometimes heavily, into the intestine and out through the rectum.
Our first step in waterproofing your crawl space is to create a perimeter drainage channel along the interior edge of your foundation walls. Any water entering from your floor (or through the walls themselves) is collected in this drainage system, which is pitched downwards to a sump pump.
The original part of the house has a full basement but the addition has only a crawlspace beneath. There is a two-foot by four-foot opening between the two underground spaces. The wall cavities of the crawlspace and the addition are fully insulated with fibreglass batts. The problem is that the floor, and subsequently the whole room, of the addition remains cold through the winter.