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Matthew Kraus

Connecticut Basement Systems

Title: Sales Consultant

Hometown: Madison

_{Matt has been in the construction industry his whole life. Growing up, his mother was an architect, his father was a general contractor and has hands on experience in all phases of residential home construction. Matt has a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University. Prior to joining Connecticut Basement Systems, he worked as a field engineer on large-scale tunnel and water treatment projects.}

_{Matt is a senior design specialist and has personally inspected and designed repairs for over 6,000 homes for the CT Basement Systems Company which includes Waterproofing, Foundation Repair, Basement Finishing and Home Energy Efficiency. He has also been thoroughly trained and has earned the highly esteemed title of "Certified Waterproofing Professional" through the Basement Systems International Waterproofing Contractor Network. He is a trusted member of Connecticut Basement Systems and upholds the high standards of the company.}

_{Connecticut Basement Systems is the exclusive regional dealer and the headquarters for the International Basement Systems Waterproofing Contractor Network. This group of more than 400 of the best waterproofing, finishing, structural and crawl space repair contractors in the world has exclusive access to patented products, comprehensive training and support through the international company.}

_{A home is the centerpiece and essential anchor to a happy and healthy family life. Matt brings his years of experience to helping homeowners achieve their basement and foundation goals.}

_{Recently Matt designed and built his new home to be Net Zero and sustainable using the latest construction techniques many of which are utilized by CT Basement Systems.}

We used CT basement to finish approx, 1,000 square feet (almost doubling our home's square footage) of our basement ( 2 bedrooms, family room/playroom, and a large bathroom/laundry room) and couldn’t be happier. The renovation now allows us to have our adult children and their families stay with us comfortably. Throughout the entire process, we were impressed with the professionalism of all the employees. Our project manager, Bruce Reynolds, was “on top of everything” and was effective at communicating and solving any situations that arose. My son came down the stairs and said “This is better than I even imagined it would look.”

I am thoroughly pleased with each of the crew that handled the leaky pipe in our bathroom and replacement of the toilet bowls in our two bathrooms starting with Ron Marra who found the type and color of bowls we wanted and odered and had them delivered to our home saving me a lot of time and agravation. Julie Marra easily understood the leak problem and made all arrangements for everything that needed to be done. We were very pleased with Jim Cerasale who fixed the leak and replaced the two toilet bowls in good time. He was incredibly neat throughout working and after he was done he cleaned up the work area and removed all the debris including the two toilet bowls. Each of the crew, (Ron Marra, Juiie Marra and Jim Cerasale} were very personable and pleasant, All in all I would say AWESOME!