Serving Juneau
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Juneau, AK
Basement seepage, failed sumps, and hydrostatic pressure against the foundation are extracted and dried, and the path from the ground is identified so the loss does not repeat. Groundwater and basement seepage are extracted and dried only after the path from the soil is identified — a wall, a slab, a drain, or a failed sump. Drying the interior without stopping that path returns the same water to the same floor.
Frequently asked questions
Is drainage designed elsewhere going to cope here?
Almost certainly not. Eighty-nine inches a year with nearly twelve in a single month is a different order of magnitude from most of the country, and gutters, downspouts and site drainage all need sizing for it rather than for convention. Arrangements that are generous in a forty-inch climate are simply undersized here, and the shortfall only shows during the month that matters most.
The slope above the house has started to look different.
Take that seriously and document it. Steep ground under this much sustained rain moves, and the early signs are gradual: cracks across a slope, soil pulling away from structures, trees leaning, a step forming where ground was smooth. Photographs from fixed points with dates establish whether it is moving and how fast, which is exactly what any geotechnical assessment will want to see.
How does being off the road system change a repair?
It changes timing and cost rather than technique. Materials, equipment and specialist contractors arrive by sea or air, so lead times are longer and options narrower than on the mainland. That raises the value of doing the first hours well, of having what is needed on hand, and of preventive work, because waiting for a part here is measured in days rather than an afternoon.
The same questions, in context, on the Juneau mold removal page.