Serving Grand Junction
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Grand Junction, CO
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
The ground beside the house is damp and we have not watered.
On an irrigated valley floor that is usually delivered water rather than a leak. Canals and laterals run on an agricultural schedule and seepage from an unlined channel keeps the ground alongside damp regardless of the weather. Noting when the dampness appears against the irrigation season usually identifies it, and a meter check on the house supply rules out the alternative in a quarter of an hour.
The doors have gone out of square and there are new cracks.
On these soils that is frequently moisture rather than settlement, and the source is often close to the house. Shale-derived clay swells when wetted, so a leaking line, a downspout discharging beside the wall or an irrigation zone against it wets ground the foundation was built to have dry. The movement follows months later, which is why the two are rarely connected. Check for a plumbing loss before commissioning foundation work.
How would we spot an under-slab leak in ground this dry?
From the meter rather than anything visible. Water lost beneath a slab disappears into dry subgrade and may never surface, so there is often no damp patch at all. A rising bill, a warm area of floor, or a water heater cycling more than it should are the practical signals. A meter check with everything off takes minutes and is worth doing annually here.
This FAQ belongs to the Grand Junction page; it is repeated here.