Basement Waterproofing for Forsyth homeowners
North of the Fall Line the ground changes character. Forsyth sits on Piedmont clay with no sandy layer above it to absorb the first rain, so water either runs off the surface or soaks into soil that holds it. On the rolling terrain around Monroe County, a lot of that runoff ends up moving downhill toward a foundation.
Basements are more common here than they are south of Macon, partly because the terrain gives builders the fall to work with. That same terrain is what puts water against the walls. A house cut into a slope has an uphill wall holding back saturated clay for most of the wet season.
We deal with the uphill side first, because that is where the load is. Exterior grading and interception where it makes sense, then a perimeter drain at the footing inside to catch what still arrives, and a sump to move it out. Cracks and cold joints get sealed once the wall is no longer under pressure. Photographs of every entry point and a written fixed price before the work starts.
Here is what our basement waterproofing work includes on a Forsyth home, in town or out toward the Monroe County line.
- Complete interior drainage system
- Sump pump with backup options
- Wall sealing and vapor protection
- Lifetime warranty on waterproofing
