Serving Paramus
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Paramus, 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
How much difference does all the parking actually make?
A great deal, because it changes the timing rather than the total. Rain on open ground reaches a brook over hours; the same rain on asphalt reaches it in minutes, so the peak is far higher even though the volume is similar. A borough with this much impervious surface produces a sharper flood response than its size suggests.
The brook disappears under the road and comes out the other side.
Culverted reaches are the constraint on a channel like this. The pipe was sized for the flow expected when it was laid, and it caps how much can pass regardless of what arrives. Water backs up at the inlet and spreads across whatever is upstream of it, which is why flooding often shows up in one specific spot repeatedly.
It barely rained here and the brook came up anyway.
The catchment extends well beyond the borough boundary, so the brook reflects what fell on several municipalities upstream. Local observation is a poor guide to it. The gauge readings upstream give a much better picture than looking at the sky over this address.
This FAQ belongs to the Paramus page; it is repeated here.