Home Leaky/Wet Basement

Locating where water is entering your home is key to choosing the appropriate solution, so an inspection of your basement will be needed before we propose a repair solution. Missouri Foundation Repair & Waterproofing provides qualified design professionals to inspect your property to prepare a proposal for the proper repair.

• Through the walls: A common basement leak is due to seepage through wall cracks. A cracked foundation will continue to deteriorate and will eventually leak, and this seepage will get worse over time. Other possible areas in the wall where water can get in are through tie rod ends, honeycombed concrete, and pipe penetrations.
• Through the floor or floor/wall joint: Most modern homes are built with an exterior drain tile system around the footing to keep water from creating pressure against the floor or cove area (floor/wall joint). Some drain tiles run into the sump pump, others to the city storm sewer system. If seepage occurs in this area, check your pump’s operation first, if that is working normally, then your drain tile is not properly functioning.
• Over the top of the wall: Water entering at the top of the wall, between the concrete and wooden sill-plate is a serious issue. The soil grade has been built up outside the home, higher than the concrete. Homeowners, in their efforts to keep water away from the foundation, build the dirt level higher than the concrete wall, creating a seepage problem through the below-grade brick or siding.