As the spring melt begins in Ottawa, experts are urging residents to waterproof their basements. It's not common that people have to replace the whole foundation … most people just have to waterproof sections and target where the cracks are. Q: Where in a basement do you most often see water damage? Q: What about newly built homes versus older ones — is one more prone to water damage than the other? A: Over the last three weeks, we got 70 per cent of our calls from newly built homes, from two years old to seven years old.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2019 14:15 UTC