Serving Edina
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Edina, MN
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 pond nearby is higher than it used to be.
Where a basin has no stream leaving it, that is entirely possible and may not be temporary. Water arrives from the surrounding ground and departs only by evaporation and infiltration, so a wet run of years puts in more than goes out and the level steps up and stays. Nothing needs to have been built nearby for it to happen.
Do the mature trees matter?
The roots do. Established neighborhoods have large trees whose roots seek reliable moisture, and old clay drain tile with open joints provides exactly that. Roots enter the joints and gradually fill the line, so a system that worked for decades stops with no single event marking the change.
The creek here has houses right up to it.
It does, which means it has very little room to spread when it rises. A channel with a floodplain accommodates a peak by widening; one built up to both banks accommodates it by getting deeper and reaching what is beside it. That is why levels here matter more than the size of the stream suggests.
The same questions, in context, on the Edina mold removal page.