Serving Fairfax Station
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Fairfax Station, VA
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
The field was fine for twenty years and now it is not.
Disposal fields have a working life and they end by degrees rather than all at once, so a run of good years says little about the next one. On these lots the usual sequence is a wet winter revealing what a dry summer had been hiding. Records of when it was last pumped and inspected are worth finding before assuming a drainage fault.
The channel between the lots belongs to nobody in particular.
That is common where drainage runs in the open, and it means a blockage affects several households while belonging to none of them individually. Establishing whether any easement covers it is the first step, and where the answer is nothing it becomes a shared practical matter among the owners along its length rather than a county one.
The ground is rock. Should that not mean dry?
Disposal fields have a working life and they end by degrees, so a run of good years says little about the next one. On these lots the usual sequence is a wet winter revealing what a dry summer had been hiding. Records of when it was last pumped and inspected are worth finding before assuming a drainage fault.
The Fairfax Station overview carries this FAQ with the city research.