Masonry Foundation Leaks
Homes built with block, brick, or stone foundations can eventually crack over time. Also, the mortar holding the materials together can weaken and become brittle. When this happens, moisture from the soil, and from melting snow, can easily get into the basement environment. This is an all too common problem that we have seen in a variety of homes.
When this happens, it is also not uncommon to see the walls leaning into the home on account of all the hydrostatic pressure in the soil surrounding the structure’s base. This pressure eventually proves to be too much for the wall, and it can start to bow. This problem can be taken care of with wall anchors and plates.
Basement Problems
Testimonials
Basement waterproofing
We waterproofed the basement for Sara S. in Belleville, IL. She was happy with our service.
Basement Waterproofing
We live in a house with a full basement that was built in 1915. The house has three full stories. We had noticed a new plaster crack in the second story and wanted to be sure the foundation was stable. The representative came, looked at the foundation and basement, and pointed out a few things we could do ourselves to keep the foundation area dryer. He also told us that the plaster crack was caused by settling from the weight of the house on the support beams in the basement (not basement walls). He explained what they could do to improve the support system in the basement and gave us a quote if we wanted to do the work, but was honest enough to tell us that the house was very stable in its present condition, which is what we really wanted to know.
wet basement, waterproofing
Quick note: This is Paul in Swansea, IL and I wanted to say thank you to Andrew and company for doing such a good job repairing our wet basement issues.
I feel much better knowing that when it rains we won’t have water all over the place.
