Case Studies

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Vernon Hills, IL 60061  Category: Mold Customer Name: Amy & Matt W. Problem: As a homeowner trying to sell a home, it can be deflating to receive unexpected news during a home inspection. Amy and Matt were selling their home and had a potential home buyer ready to purchase. The buyer had their home …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Naperville, IL 60440  Category: Crawl Space Customer Name: Kristina M. Problem: Naperville, IL homeowner, Kristina, wanted to clean up her basement crawl space and utilize the unoccupied space for storage. Tired of seeing this area of her home full of dirt, rocks, and everything else inhabiting it, she decided to hire a professional for crawl …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Libertyville, IL 60048  Category: Mold Customer Name: Gary & Jackie S. Problem: The homeowners, Gary and Jackie, had a new bathroom installed three (3) years ago, but they were having issues with toilet leaking into the crawlspace below the bathroom. Once water infiltrates the home, it can open up the door to other …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Lake Forest, IL 60035  Category: Basement Waterproofing, Foundation, Mold Customer Name: Christine K. Problem: This Lake Forest, IL homeowner noticed she had multiple issues that needed to be addressed in her basement, including mold growth and basement foundation wall cracks. Due to a previous basement flooding, her basement walls, ceiling, and floor showed signs …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Highland Park, IL 60040  Category: Mold Customer Name: Kristen & Scott K. Problem: The clients noticed water staining on the second-floor ceiling of their home. This caused the clients to be concerned and seek a professional opinion from a contractor about repairs. It was determined that the wet ceiling problem was coming …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Wilmette, IL 60091  Category: Crawl Space Customer Name: Rick & Cecilia D. Problem: Wilmette, IL homeowners had recently purchased a property to be used as a rental. After discovering the crawl space was occupied by dirt, insects, gravel, fallen insulation, and musty odors, they wanted to hire a professional mold and restoration company to correct the …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: McHenry, IL 60051  Category: Crawl Space Customer Name: Mike D. – McHenry, IL Problem: When purchasing an investment property, an inspection, is very important. The inspections not only make sure the home is up to code but also reveals what is not up to code. The buyer’s inspection report found that the crawl space …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Glenview, IL 60025  Category: Mold Customer Name: Chris L. Problem:  Chris noticed a mold-like substance growing on the rafters and plywood sheeting in the attic of his Glenview, IL home. He was worried that mold removal and remediation in his attic would be difficult because the ceiling was low. Chris called Alliance Restoration for an estimate …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Elgin, IL 60120  Category: Basement Waterproofing Customer Name: Donna M. Problem:  The Client reached out with concerns because she noticed water seepage in her home. Water seepage is when water leaks out into an area or space, and it can cause expensive damage.  She noticed the water seepage coming from where the water main …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Brookfield, IL 60513  Category: Basement Waterproofing, Crawl Space, Mold Customer Name: Kristin H. Problem:  Kristin and her husband were buying a home from her father in law that had been in the family for a long time. Even though it was a family to family transaction they did their due diligence and had …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Rolling Meadows, IL 60008  Category: Crawl Space Customer Name: Carole C. Problem:  Alliance Restoration customer, Carole, had fixed and cleaned up every area of her house except the crawl space.  She had not noticed any specific crawl space problem. There were no water intrusion issues or moldy odors. She was just tired of knowing that …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Village of Lakewood, IL 60014  Category: Mold Customer Name: Michael K. Problem:  An Alliance Restoration client had ice damming on his roof a few years, but never thought that it would result in mold growth in the attic sheathing and rafters.  When he decided to sell his home and the buyer’s home …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: West Dundee, IL 60118  Category: Foundation Customer Name: Steve H. Problem:  Steve was getting ready to finish his basement and expand his living space. While down there he noticed a crack on an exterior wall that was seeping a little bit of water. He knew that in a finished basement that even …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Crystal Lake, IL  Category: Crawl Space Customer Name: Cliff H. Problem: Cliff H. had been happily living in his home for 3 years. Everything was going well. It was a nice place in a great neighborhood and his family loved it. After a while, Cliff ran into a problem. During the winter …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Huntley, IL  Category: Foundation Customer Name: Robert M. Problem:  As an experienced homeowner, Robert M knew how easy it could be for water to enter his basement. Because of this, he knew it was very important to check for signs of flooding during a very rainy period. Day after day, he’d go down …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: McHenry, IL 60051  Category: Crawl Space Customer Name: Kelly V. Problem:  Kelly and her husband had been living in their home for a long time, and with the kids out of the house, they finally decided it was time to sell. However, as is all too common when it comes to selling …

Information from Projects Completed by Alliance Restoration  Location: Huntley, IL 60142  Category: Crawl Space Customer Name: Dan W. Problem:  Our client Dan had lived in his home for 20 years. It was a great place to live and raise a family, but there was one problem. He had noticed that the floors on the main level were getting progressively colder …