Serving Germantown
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Germantown, TN
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
What makes loess different from ordinary soil?
It is fine windblown silt laid down in deep deposits across this region, and it behaves distinctively. It stands in a vertical face remarkably well while dry, and it cuts very fast once water concentrates into a channel. A small persistent flow can open a substantial gully in one season, which clay would not do.
The river here barely seems to move.
Its gradient is very slight, which means it responds to rain by backing up and spreading rather than running deeper and faster. That makes distance from the bank a poor guide to exposure and elevation a good one. It also means levels stay up for a long time after the rain has stopped.
There is a channel cutting along the side of the yard.
On loess that is worth addressing early rather than watching. Once flow concentrates into a line the soil erodes quickly and the channel works backward toward its source, and it can undermine what is beside it. It is a faster failure than the same situation would produce on heavier ground.
The same questions, in context, on the Germantown mold removal page.