18 | Oregon Home It happened a lot during COVID, when people were staying home and found themselves stuck in their spaces. They needed more room: a home office, an extra bedroom, a place for the kids to play off on their own. So people turned to one specific space in their homes for an answer: their basements. “A whole lot more home offices started going in, workout spaces, additional play spaces for the kids,” says Jessica Dingle, director of marketing for John’s Waterproofing, a specialist in basement waterproofing, crawl-space encapsulating and similar services for 52 years. “Most of it was just adding extra space for families, to help them utilize square footage that was already there.” While the extra room gained by converting a basement into livable, useable space can be great, in the soggy Northwest it also comes with a risk: water. So whether that space is finished or unfinished, it needs to be waterproofed. “If there is a finished basement that’s not waterproofed, it should be, because moisture issues could be causing a lot of CUSTOM FIT: John’s Waterproofing Top: A daylight basement finished by John’s Waterproofing. Bottom: John’s Waterproofing employee Jesus installs paint-ready drywall for finished basement walls. ALL SEALED UP JOHN’S WATERPROOFING KEEPS BASEMENT LIVING SPACES DRY AND COMFORTABLE FROM THE INSIDE OUT. BY JON BELL
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