ShipShape Home Monitoring System: The Check Engine Light for Your Home
Take proactive control over your home’s health with the ShipShape Home Monitoring System, offered by Blackburn Foundation Repair. This next-generation solution combines advanced technology with professional home service to help you manage your home and protect your most important investment. Gain peace of mind by proactively monitoring your home’s performance 24/7.
How Shipshape Works
Connect Your Equipment
Easily connect your existing sump pump, dehumidifier, or condensate pump to the Shipshape smart monitor.
Monitor in the App
Gain visibility into your appliance’s performance and monitor power consumption, temperature, humidity, and potential leaks directly from the Shipshape app.
Get Peace of Mind
Rest easy with professional 24/7 monitoring by U.S.-based Shipshape HomeAssistants who provide concierge services.
Key Benefits for Homeowners
Save Time & Money
Receive proactive “AlertActions” designed to save you time, money, and energy. One customer stated, “This thing saved me big time! I could have been paying $40K in damages without it!” – Steve L, Indiana.
Extend Appliance Life
Increase the lifespan of your appliances and save energy with timely maintenance reminders
Avoid Surprise Costs
Simplify Maintenance
Enjoy Peace of Mind
The Shipshape App
- View the operational status of monitored systems like your sump pump and dehumidifier.
- Track key performance metrics such as gallons pumped and energy consumption (kWh).
- Check your home’s health scores for reliability, efficiency, and maintenance.
- Receive alerts when issues like “Water Detected & Storm Present” occur.
What Does ShipShape Monitor in Your Home?
The ShipShape home monitoring system uses smart sensors and IoT technology to track the health of your home’s critical systems around the clock. Unlike traditional security systems that only monitor for intrusions, ShipShape focuses on the structural and environmental factors that protect your home’s foundation and basement.
Here is what ShipShape tracks in real time:
- Sump pump performance – Monitors pump cycles, gallons pumped, and operational status. If your sump pump fails or runs excessively, you get an immediate alert.
- Humidity and moisture levels – Tracks basement and crawl space humidity to detect conditions that lead to mold, wood rot, and structural damage.
- Temperature monitoring – Alerts you to freezing conditions that could damage pipes or foundation systems.
- Water leak detection – Sensors detect water presence near your foundation, waterproofing system, or critical equipment.
- Power consumption tracking – Monitors energy use (kWh) of connected equipment to identify inefficiencies or equipment nearing end of life.
- Dehumidifier performance – Tracks your basement or crawl space dehumidifier to confirm it is maintaining safe moisture levels.
All data flows to the ShipShape mobile app, where you can check your home’s health scores for reliability, efficiency, and maintenance at any time.
Who Benefits from Smart Home Monitoring?
ShipShape is designed for homeowners across South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska who want to protect their home’s foundation, basement, and crawl space investment. Whether you have just had a foundation repair or want to prevent future problems, this system gives you 24/7 peace of mind.
Homeowners with Waterproofing Systems
If you have invested in a basement waterproofing system with a sump pump, ShipShape ensures that investment keeps working. You will know immediately if your pump fails during a storm, rather than discovering a flooded basement the next morning.
Crawl Space Encapsulation Customers
After crawl space encapsulation, humidity control is critical. ShipShape monitors your dehumidifier and moisture levels continuously, alerting you before conditions allow mold growth or wood rot in your crawl space.
Foundation Repair Clients
Following foundation repair work such as push piers, helical piers, or wall anchors, monitoring moisture and settlement conditions around your foundation helps protect your repair investment for decades.
Homeowners Preparing to Sell
Real estate buyers increasingly value documented home health data. ShipShape provides a maintenance history and system health record that demonstrates proactive home care, giving potential buyers confidence in your home’s structural condition.
Snowbird and Vacation Homeowners
If you travel or spend winters away from your South Dakota, Wyoming, or Nebraska home, ShipShape monitors conditions while you are gone. Get alerts on your phone from anywhere, so you never return to an unexpected disaster.
Professional Monitoring vs. DIY: Why ShipShape Stands Apart
Many homeowners consider basic water sensors or smart home devices from retail stores. While those tools provide basic alerts, they lack the professional monitoring and expert response that ShipShape delivers.
24/7 Professional Monitoring: U.S.-based ShipShape HomeAssistants monitor your system around the clock. When an alert triggers, trained professionals assess the situation and coordinate a response, not just send a notification you might miss.
Proactive AlertActions: ShipShape does not just tell you something is wrong. The system provides specific, actionable guidance tailored to your equipment and situation. This proactive approach can prevent minor issues from becoming major repairs.
Maintenance Intelligence: The system tracks equipment health over time, providing estimated maintenance and replacement timelines. This helps you plan ahead for routine maintenance and keeps your home systems running reliably.
Integration with Expert Service: Because ShipShape is offered through Blackburn Foundation Repair, your monitoring system is backed by 30+ years of hands-on experience with basement waterproofing, foundation repair, and crawl space systems across South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska. If something needs attention, our certified technicians already understand your installed systems.
Available Across South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska
Blackburn Foundation Repair is the first and only contractor in the tri-state region to offer the ShipShape home monitoring system. We install and support ShipShape from our four regional offices:
- Hartford/Sioux Falls, SD – Our primary headquarters serving Eastern South Dakota
- Spearfish, SD – Black Hills regional center serving Western South Dakota
- Casper, WY – Wyoming operations center
- Pierre, SD – Central South Dakota hub
With over 90 counties and 250,000+ square miles of coverage, no matter where you are in our service area, our team can install, configure, and support your ShipShape monitoring system. Combined with our BBB A+ rating and lifetime transferable warranties on all major work, you can trust that your home is in expert hands.
Ready to protect your home with smart monitoring? Call 1-800-392-3389 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions About Home Monitoring
What is the ShipShape home monitoring system?
ShipShape is a smart home monitoring system that connects to your sump pump, dehumidifier, and other basement or crawl space equipment. It tracks performance, humidity, temperature, water detection, and power consumption 24/7. The system pairs with a mobile app and includes professional monitoring by U.S.-based HomeAssistants who respond to alerts in real time. Blackburn Foundation Repair is the exclusive ShipShape provider across South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska.
How does the ShipShape monitoring system work?
A smart monitor device connects to your existing sump pump, dehumidifier, or condensate pump. Sensors track equipment performance, energy usage, humidity, temperature, and water presence. Data transmits to the ShipShape app on your phone, where you can view health scores, performance metrics like gallons pumped, and receive immediate alerts when issues are detected. Professional HomeAssistants monitor your system 24/7 and provide concierge-level response to any alerts.
Do I need a sump pump or waterproofing system to use ShipShape?
ShipShape is designed to monitor sump pumps, dehumidifiers, and condensate pumps. If you have any of these systems in your basement or crawl space, ShipShape can connect to them. If you do not yet have a waterproofing or foundation system, Blackburn Foundation Repair can install one and integrate ShipShape monitoring during the same visit. Call 1-800-392-3389 for a free estimate.
What alerts does ShipShape send to my phone?
ShipShape sends proactive “AlertActions” for situations including: water detected near your foundation, sump pump failure or excessive cycling, high humidity levels in your basement or crawl space, temperature drops that could cause pipe freezing, power outages affecting your monitored equipment, and equipment nearing end of life based on performance data. Each alert includes specific guidance on what to do next.
Is ShipShape available in my area?
Blackburn Foundation Repair installs and supports ShipShape across our full service area: all of South Dakota (66 counties), Eastern Wyoming (including Casper, Gillette, Cheyenne, and Sheridan), and Western Nebraska (18 panhandle counties). We serve over 90 counties from our four regional offices. Contact us at 1-800-392-3389 to confirm service in your area and schedule installation.
How is ShipShape different from a regular home security system?
Traditional home security systems monitor for break-ins, fire, and carbon monoxide. ShipShape focuses on your home’s structural and environmental health: foundation conditions, basement moisture, sump pump performance, humidity control, and equipment maintenance. Think of it as a “check engine light” for your home. It catches the slow, invisible problems like rising humidity, failing sump pumps, and water intrusion that can lead to tens of thousands of dollars in damage if left undetected.
Can ShipShape help prevent foundation damage?
Yes. Water is the number one cause of foundation damage. ShipShape monitors for water intrusion, sump pump failures, and humidity changes that indicate moisture problems around your foundation. By catching these issues early, you can address them before they lead to foundation settlement, bowing walls, or structural damage. Combined with Blackburn’s 30+ years of foundation repair expertise, ShipShape creates a complete protection system for your home.