Serving Allentown
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Allentown, PA
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 hole opened in the street outside.
On limestone that is nearly always water washing fine material down into the rock at one point until the cavity above gives way, and a leaking main is a common source of that. It is a consequence of concentration rather than of rainfall. Where a depression appears near a property, reporting it promptly matters because the void enlarges out of sight before anything shows.
The stain is here and the roof above it is next door's.
Water travels a long way inside a shared roof before it shows, so the failure is frequently not above the stain. That is what stalls these repairs: each owner is looking at their own ceiling. Getting both properties opened up at the same time, before either spends anything, is what turns months into an afternoon.
A hole opened in the street and the city fenced it off.
On limestone that is worth paying attention to rather than treating as a burst main. Water moving through the rock dissolves it and carries soil down into the openings, and the surface eventually gives way. A leaking pipe frequently starts it. If one has appeared nearby, the question for a property is what its own drainage is putting into the ground.
This FAQ belongs to the Allentown page; it is repeated here.