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Maple Grove Minnesota Waterproofing Projects For Wet Basements And Foundations
Maple Grove Minnesota tends to have above average wet ground conditions and older homes that average around 50+ years old. With wet ground conditions, we see a lot of concrete flatwork movement like the sidewalks sinking, the garage apron is moving and sinking and similar conditions. Ground water movement pulls soil and sand with it creating cracks in your basement and foundation walls.
Plywood is Stained in Wet Maple Grove Basement
This Maple Grove MN Homeowner didn't notice the basement water damage until they pulled back some furniture and noticed their basement carpet was wet. After pulling back the carpeting, the owner also saw the damage to the paneling that covered the basement walls.
Great Lakes Waterproofing only does basement waterproofing, we would either recommend ripping all this wet wall out or consult with a professional firm that deals with mold and mildew.
Great Lakes Waterproofing's recommendation was exterior waterproofing using bentonite injections, protecting the walls from footing to grade with all-natural bentonite. Stopping water outside the basement foundation will cut off a major source of food for the mold and mildew and help with cutting down on the nasty musty smell of a damp basement.
Cracks in Maple Grove MN Wet Basement Wall
Maple Grove MN tends to have more wet ground, if you look around there's a lot of lakes and ponds. With more water from rain or snow, wet basement issues can really be noticeable.
Great Lakes Waterproofing, using all-natural bentonite waterproofing injections is the perfect solution for this homeowner. See the vertical crack near the downspout? When the snow melts, it can't escape the snow in the yard and the water fills the porous soil around the home, moreso if the downspout falls off.
Cracks are easy for water to enter into the hollow block basement walls and flow straight through. Sometimes you get lucky and a drain-tile sump system collects the water but other times the water flows right through the crack onto the basement floor.
About 60% of the homes Great Lakes Waterproofing works on already has a drain-tile sump system installed but the water is working around it.
Maple Grove MN Cracked Basement Wall
Another Maple Grove MN cracked basement wall. Snow is visible to the upper left and some melting has been going on with warmer days.
Nobody likes gutters but they provide a much needed way to direct large amounts of roof water away from your wet foundation. Winter can be very hard to keep them flowing and not freezing up or falling off. This one is also undersized, these should be upgraded to the larger 3" x 5" that allow more water to flow through them and not freeze up so easily.
The water wicks into the concrete, see the darker areas? At night when everything freezes again, the expansion/contraction of the water does even more damage to the concrete basement wall block, just like a wedge getting pounded deeper.
Great Lakes Waterproofing Bentonite Injections seals this area, keeping water away from the cracks and your basement.
