Serving Decatur
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Decatur, GA
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
A much larger house replaced the one next door and now we take water.
That is a plausible and documentable connection on clay that sheds most of what falls on it. A bigger footprint, wider paving, and regraded ground shed more water and can direct it differently. Photographs and video during rain, with dates, showing where water now enters your property, are the record that makes the conversation productive. Local grading and stormwater requirements for new construction are also worth reviewing, since they set what the new lot was supposed to do.
The creek behind us is small and it floods.
In a compact developed area the creek is confined between blocks and has very little room to spread, so the level rises sharply rather than the water spreading out. It also drops quickly. That combination gives no warning and produces a short, intense event, which means protection has to be permanent rather than deployed when rain starts.
Is a basement here a mistake?
Not a mistake, and it does demand that the drainage actually works rather than merely exists. Clay holds water against a buried wall for days after rain, so a footing drain with somewhere real to discharge is the difference between a dry basement and a periodically wet one. Where a replacement house has gone deeper than the original, that drain matters more, not less.
Open the Decatur FAQ beside the housing and climate notes.