Serving Newark
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Newark, NJ
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
Which part of the city is this address in?
It decides nearly everything, because the higher ground and the filled flats behave in unrelated ways. Up on the ridge the trouble is a main under the street relieving itself into cellars; down on the meadowland the water sits close underneath permanently and arrives through the floor. Neither set of remedies transfers to the other situation.
Is what came in through the door safe to treat as clean water?
Yes, and more definitely than in most places. Water crossing roads, yards and industrial ground carries whatever it crossed, and this city has a great deal of the last of those. Porous material that went under comes out rather than being dried in place, and hard surfaces need washing rather than only drying. Say so before an estimate is written.
A quarter of an hour of rain does what a full day does not.
With almost nothing left that will take water in, everything that falls turns into runoff on the spot and arrives at the inlets together. The network was sized when a good deal less of the surface was sealed, and there is nowhere to hold the surplus meanwhile. Rate beats it rather than total, which is why the two are not comparable.
Open the Newark FAQ beside the housing and climate notes.