Exterior Waterproofing for Dousman homes
Dousman grew up along the Bark River, and the river still sets the tone for a lot of basements here. When spring comes and the river runs high, the ground around town stays wet for weeks. Homes in the village core are often older, many on block foundations that have been through plenty of those springs. Out on the farm-country lots around Dousman, houses sit in open fields where snowmelt crosses a lot of ground before it reaches the foundation.
Either way, the water ends up in the same place: pressing against the outside of your basement wall. Glacial clay holds it there, frost works the cracks wider each winter, and before long you see damp corners, white mineral streaks or a puddle at the base of the wall. Exterior waterproofing handles this at the source. We dig along the wall to the footing, so the whole outside face is open to see, clean and repair.
Then the wall gets a liquid waterproof membrane and a layer of dimple board, which keeps water off the concrete and guides it down. At the bottom we lay new weeping tile in washed gravel, and the backfill goes in graded away from the house. On a rural lot we look at where that water should drain to on your land. Nick or Luis will come out, look at the wall with you and write up a quote. When the Village of Dousman requires a permit, we get it.
