Waterproofing services in Racine
Waterproofing is a family of separate jobs. Which one a house needs depends on where the water comes from, so the pages below are sorted by cause.
The work, page by page
- Interior drain tileFor water at the edge of the floor: a drain pipe next to the footing, feeding a sump pump.
- Exterior waterproofingThe yard is opened up to the footing so the foundation can be coated and a new drain put in.
- Sump pump installationFirst-time pits, replacement pumps and battery backups for when the power drops.
- Basement leak repairFor a leak you can point at: a cracked wall, a pipe entry, a basement window.
- Wet basementGeneral damp with nothing obviously leaking. Likely sources, and the low-cost things to rule out.
- Crawl space encapsulationLining the ground and walls under the house, shutting the vents and drying the air.
- Crawl space repairPuddles under the house, batts on the ground, joists that test wet.
- Yard drainageReshaped soil, piped downspouts and gravel trenches that carry rain away from the house.
The order these are usually tried in
Start on the outside and at the top. Gutters, downspouts and the slope of the soil decide how much water ever reaches the foundation. Sorting those out is ordinary yard work and sometimes ends the problem.
Next come single leaks: a crack in a poured wall, the gap around a pipe, a window well. Each can be repaired where it is.
When water still comes up along the base of the walls, the house needs somewhere for groundwater to go. That is a drain at the footing, inside or outside, ending in a sump pump.
Digging up the outside of the wall is the last resort for most houses and the first choice for a few: a finished basement nobody wants to cut into, or a wall that leaks along its whole height.
Crawl spaces follow the same logic
Keep roof water away, give any water that gets in a way out, then close the space off from the damp soil and the humid summer air. Lining a crawl space that still floods wastes the liner.
If you are not sure which page applies, begin with what you are seeing.
Talk it through with a local company
Call and describe what the water is doing. You will speak with an independent local waterproofing company about coming out to look at your house.
For homeowners: basements, crawl spaces, sump pumps and drainage.
Call (262) 555-0112Racine Basement Waterproofing Help is a referral service, not a contractor. Calls may be recorded. Referral disclosure.