Basement Waterproofing Services in Atlanta, GA
Wet basements in Atlanta, GA, a city of about 529,000 people that straddles the Eastern Continental Divide south of the Chattahoochee River, usually need one of five types of basement work. Any request goes to a single independent local contractor, and estimates are that contractor's alone. This referral and advertising service performs none of the work.
All Basement Services
Full basement waterproofing handles water along more than one wall: drain tile inside, carried to a sump, or digging outside so a membrane can go on. Exterior digging on a historic-district lot may need review first, and structural work raises license questions to settle early. No method can promise a permanently dry basement.
Basement leak repair chases a single way in, whether that's the seam where wall meets floor, a window well, mortar between blocks, a form-tie hole in poured concrete or a gap around a pipe. It also tells seepage apart from a sewer backup, which goes to the sewer's owner.
Foundation crack repair sets injection for poured walls beside repointing for older block and brick. A crack running sideways, or a wall bowing inward, is worth having looked at soon. Piers and wall bracing aren't on Georgia's specialty list, so ask which license, if any, that work needs.
Sump pump installation covers the pit, pump, check valve, alarm and battery backup. Pumped water belongs outdoors on open ground, away from the house and neighbors' yards, never in a floor drain, laundry tub, cleanout or the sanitary sewer. Connecting the pump to a drain or household plumbing is a Georgia-licensed plumber's work under a plumbing permit, and adding a circuit or outlet can call for a licensed electrician with an electrical permit.
Basement drainage stops water short of the wall: grading on the uphill side, window-well drains, footing drains and downspouts turned away from the house. Across the Georgia Piedmont, red clay subsoil lets water through only slowly, and backfill around newer homes can settle toward the foundation.
How to Choose
No need to know the cause first; start from what you see.
- Several damp walls. Two or more wet walls after long rain point toward full basement waterproofing.
- One spot, every time. Leak repair is the natural starting place.
- A crack that weeps. The crack repair page fits; note whether the wall is poured, block or brick.
- A struggling sump. A pump that runs nonstop or not at all belongs on the sump pump page.
- Puddles along the house. Grading, window wells and where downspouts empty are drainage page topics.
- Water up a floor drain. That suggests the sewer. In the City of Atlanta, report it to ATL311, 404-546-0311; DeKalb's 770-270-6243 covers Druid Hills, Candler-McAfee and Avondale Estates, GA; East Point, GA uses (404) 474-3834; in Hapeville, GA, ask City Hall, 404-669-2100.
Ready to Start?
The short form is where a request begins. It goes to one independent contractor; if the job fits, that contractor reaches out, handles any visit and prepares its own estimate. Homeowners pay nothing and are given nothing.