Serving Fairhope
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Fairhope, AL
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 that worked elsewhere going to be adequate here?
Probably not, and it is the most common miscalculation people bring with them. Sixty-nine inches a year with more than nine in a single month means gutters, downspouts and site drainage all need to be sized generously rather than conventionally. Arrangements that are perfectly adequate in a forty-inch climate are simply undersized here, and the shortfall only shows during the month that matters.
Runoff is cutting into the bluff edge behind us.
Concentrated flow does that quickly on a slope and it does not reverse. The fix is to stop concentrating the water rather than to repair the gully: spread the discharge, pipe it to somewhere it can safely go, or armor the path. Routing roof and yard water away from the bluff crest is standard practice on slopes like this, and it matters more here than almost anywhere because of the volume involved.
How fast does drying have to start after a summer storm?
The same day. Outdoor dew points in a Gulf Coast July are high enough that ventilating a wet building adds moisture rather than removing it, so drying has to be closed and mechanical. Warm standing water also degrades materials quickly. The interval between the event and the start of extraction is the single variable that most affects how much of a building survives.
These questions come from the Fairhope page.