Basement Waterproofing for Sunny Side homeowners
Sunny Side sits on rolling Spalding County ground north of Griffin, and the terrain decides which houses have problems. Water runs downhill and gathers in the low folds. A house in one of those folds becomes the collection point for everything upslope of it, whether the builder intended that or not.
The soil is Piedmont clay, which holds what it takes in. So the runoff that arrives at a foundation does not pass through and keep going, it accumulates in the backfill and presses on the wall. That is why leaks here often correlate with the shape of the land more than the age of the house.
Our first job is figuring out where the water starts. On a sloped lot the answer is usually uphill, and intercepting it there is the cheapest part of the whole fix. Then a perimeter drain at the footing catches what still gets through, a sump moves it out, and with fall available the discharge runs by gravity. The wall gets sealed and cracks get treated once the pressure is gone.
Sunny Side homeowners get the same scope every time, priced in writing before a crew books the date.
- Complete interior drainage system
- Sump pump with backup options
- Wall sealing and vapor protection
- Lifetime warranty on waterproofing
