Serving Kenosha
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Kenosha, WI
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 footing drain runs into the house drain. Is that a problem?
It was standard practice once and it is a significant load on the system now. Groundwater collected around the foundation goes into a pipe intended for waste, so during a wet spell the line runs full before anything else is added to it. Disconnecting it and sending that water to a pit and a pump instead is the usual remedy, and in many places there is a program that helps with the cost.
The ravine behind the property is small and it moved a lot of material.
Ravines cut into clay are steeper and shorter than they look, and everything from the blocks above reaches them within minutes. Water moving that fast through soft banks takes soil with it, so the channel migrates. A property on the rim is dealing with erosion rather than flooding, and the useful measures are about where the runoff enters the ravine rather than about the ravine itself.
Nothing soaks in anywhere. What is worth doing?
Directing rather than absorbing, because on clay this heavy infiltration is not available. Roof water carried well clear of the building and released where it can spread, the ground beside the wall falling away, and a pit and pump for what still reaches the footing: those three cover most of it. Anything sold on the promise that this soil will take water is worth being skeptical about.
The Kenosha overview carries this FAQ with the city research.