Foundation and waterproofing work in Muskego
Muskego has Big Muskego Lake, Little Muskego Lake, and a lot of wetland in between, and the ground reflects it. Groundwater sits high near the water and in marshy low spots, so basements here deal with pressure from below as much as from the side. Every spring, when snowmelt meets saturated clay, sump pumps across Muskego run constantly. If a pump stalls or the power drops during a storm, the crock overflows within hours and water spreads across the slab. Walls take a beating too, since wet clay swells and pushes inward.
Water control is where most Muskego jobs start for us. We trench interior drain tile under the slab along every wall, run it to a sump crock, and set a pump with a battery backup so it keeps going when the lights don't. Where the lot allows, we excavate and waterproof the outside of the wall down to the footing. Cracks get sealed, bowing walls get straps or steel beams, damp walls get sealing and vapor barrier, and we cut egress windows too. When the City of Muskego requires a permit, we pull it.
