Serving Bountiful
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Bountiful, UT
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 warning does a debris flow give?
Very little, and it is a different hazard from ordinary flooding. Intense rain or rapid melt on steep ground can mobilize water, mud and rock together, and it arrives at a canyon mouth within minutes carrying material that ordinary drainage cannot pass. Preparation has to be based on conditions in the canyon above rather than on rainfall at the house, and structures at a canyon mouth are exposed in a way neighbors a few streets away are not.
Does a fire in the canyon above change things?
Substantially, and for several years. Burned slopes shed far more water and produce far more debris, so flows that were rare become likelier and larger. Where fire has burned in a canyon above your address, the historical record understates the risk while the ground recovers. That is worth knowing specifically rather than in general, because exposure here is canyon by canyon.
Should sprinklers run against the foundation?
Not close to it. Soils on these benches change volume as moisture changes, and foundations are built assuming the backfill stays relatively stable. Irrigation against a wall keeps that ground wet continuously rather than occasionally. Moving heads back several feet and extending downspouts well clear costs almost nothing and does more for a foundation than most structural work.
These questions come from the Bountiful page.