Serving Hickory
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Hickory, NC
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 creek is managed downstream, so why does it still flood us?
Impoundments downstream do nothing for the creeks above them. Those respond to whatever falls on their own catchments, and on clay that is nearly the whole rainfall arriving within the hour. The managed river and the local creek are separate systems with separate behavior, and for most properties it is the creek rather than the river that matters.
Water got into the crawl space and the lawn looks fine.
On clay the flow often arrives as a thin sheet, enters at a vent or the access hatch, and then sits underneath where nothing dries it, leaving the yard looking untouched an hour later. Checking under the house after heavy rain rather than judging from outside is the only reliable method, and standing water down there always warrants attention within the week.
Our neighborhood was built around a plant that closed.
Then the drainage was probably laid out for that period and that land use, and it may not have been revisited since. Older industrial neighborhoods frequently have culverted watercourses, filled ground, and stormwater arrangements that predate current requirements. None of that is necessarily a problem, and it is worth understanding before assuming a wet basement is a defect in the house.
Open the Hickory FAQ beside the housing and climate notes.