Basement Leak Repair for Milledgeville homeowners
A leaking cellar in a historic Milledgeville home needs a different approach from a modern basement. The walls are often brick or field stone in lime mortar, and those walls were built to let moisture pass through and evaporate.
Applying a modern waterproof coating to that kind of wall traps moisture inside the masonry and accelerates its decay. It is a common and expensive mistake, and it is why the diagnosis on a historic property is worth more than the repair.
So we identify the wall type first, then locate the entry. On historic masonry the correct answer is usually managing water outside and repointing with compatible soft mortar. On a later addition with poured or block walls, modern sealing and drainage are appropriate and we use them.
The scope is fixed before we start on a Milledgeville home, so nothing gets added once the crew is underneath.
- Pinpoints the true source of the leak
- Permanent repairs that hold
- Stops seasonal recurring leaks
- Fast, efficient, professional crews
