Serving Loveland
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Loveland, 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
How much notice does a canyon flood actually give?
Very little, because the ground above is short and steep and the water is at the mouth within an hour or less of the rain that made it. That means the decision has to be made on the forecast rather than on anything visible outside. For property near the canyon mouth, a rainfall rate warning is the trigger, not the sight of the creek changing.
Fifteen inches a year and a flood record like that.
The average describes the ordinary years and says nothing at all about the rare one. A system that parks against the range can deliver more in an evening than the area normally receives across several months, onto slopes that shed almost everything. That is why the flood history here bears so little relation to the rainfall figure, and why the figure is the wrong thing to plan from.
The ground drains well. Is that not enough?
It handles ordinary rain excellently and it is beside the point. Fan material is coarse and takes water readily, which is why standing water is rare here, but that same material is a record of the canyon depositing it. The risk is about what occasionally comes down the channel rather than what soaks in daily, and good absorption does nothing about the first.
This FAQ belongs to the Loveland page; it is repeated here.