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Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Midland, TX
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
Water came in through the garage rather than the front of the house.
Garages are usually the low point of a slab house and the door is the widest opening at that level, so when the street carries water the garage takes it first. The apron slope and the height of the slab at the door are what decide it. A raised sill at the door, or a shallow trench drain across the apron, is a small piece of work that addresses the most common entry point in this housing.
How do we know whether a leak is under the slab?
Start with the meter. Shut everything off, watch the meter for fifteen minutes, and a moving dial means a loss somewhere on the system. From there a pressure test separates the hot side from the cold and an acoustic locate narrows it before any concrete is opened. In dry subgrade like this the water may never surface, so the meter is often the only signal you will get before the flooring moves.
Should we be watering around the foundation in a drought?
Evenly if at all, which is the part that matters. Soil here shrinks as it dries and swells when wetted, and foundations are damaged by one side moving more than another rather than by dryness itself. A soaker line run consistently around the whole perimeter keeps moisture uniform; watering only where the beds are creates exactly the differential you are trying to avoid.
This FAQ belongs to the Midland page; it is repeated here.