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Exterior Waterproofing in Merton, WI

Merton basements, dry again after the Bark River's spring

Exterior waterproofing in Merton, WI near the Bark River. We excavate, seal the wall with membrane and dimple board, and lay new weeping tile at the footing.

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Exterior Waterproofing for Merton homes

Merton is a small village with the Bark River running past its historic center, and North Lake and Pine Lake close by. Around that old core, newer subdivisions have filled in the edges. It's a pleasant spot to live, but water sits close to the surface here. In spring the water table rises with snowmelt and river flow, and basements that stay dry all summer can take on water for a few weeks every April.

That kind of seasonal groundwater pushes on the wall from every side. Hydrostatic pressure finds the weak spots: tie holes and shrinkage cracks in poured walls, mortar joints in block, and the seam where the wall meets the floor. The older homes near the village center often have block or early poured basements with coatings long past their prime. Newer homes on the edge of town were built on graded clay that holds water against the foundation.

Exterior waterproofing answers that pressure directly. We dig to the footing, repair the wall, and seal it with a liquid waterproof membrane under dimple board. New weeping tile at the footing, bedded in washed gravel, gives the groundwater somewhere to go, and graded backfill sends surface water away. Our crew comes out from Waukesha. When the Village of Merton requires a permit, we pull it.

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Exterior Waterproofing diagram for Merton, WI homes - Basement Foundation Repair

What's Included

What exterior waterproofing in Merton includes

Every exterior waterproofing job we do in Merton is built for high spring groundwater, and it includes these four parts:

Excavation to the footing

We dig along the leaking wall down to the footing so the whole face of the foundation can be cleaned, repaired and sealed.

Liquid waterproof membrane

Cracks get hydraulic cement, then the wall gets a thick elastomeric membrane that keeps water off the concrete.

Dimple board and weeping tile

Dimple board gives water a gap to drain down, and new perforated weeping tile at the footing carries it away.

Washed gravel and regrading

Washed gravel around the tile keeps it draining, then we backfill and grade the soil to slope away from the house.

Warning Signs

Signs your Merton home needs exterior waterproofing

Water seeping through the wall after heavy rain or the spring thaw
White chalky efflorescence on the block
A musty smell that never leaves the basement
Paint peeling or bubbling off a foundation wall
Water pooling against the foundation outside after a storm
An old leak that interior patches never stopped

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How It Works

How a exterior waterproofing job in Merton runs

Find the leak path

We look at the wall inside and the grade outside to see where the water gets in.

Written plan and price

You get the excavation length, the materials and the price on paper.

Dig, seal and drain

Our own crew excavates, repairs and seals the wall, and sets new weeping tile and gravel.

Backfill and warranty

We backfill, regrade, clean up and register your lifetime transferable warranty.

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Lifetime

Backed by a lifetime transferable warranty

We stand behind every job in Merton. If the problem we fixed ever comes back, we return and make it right at no cost, and the warranty passes to the next owner when you sell.

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Real Results

What homeowners say about our crew

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They replaced our drain tile, put in a sump pump, set steel beams, and sealed the basement walls - then redid the window wells and buried a downspout outside. The price was competitive and Nick, Luis and the crew explained everything as they went.

Barb Ahrens

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What an amazing job. There aren't enough words to say how much we appreciate Nick, Luis and the crew. The work was beautiful and they left the job site perfect. Thank you so much!

Ken Noffke

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Find Us

Your local exterior waterproofing team for Merton

Basement Foundation Repair, LLC

2128 Easy St
Waukesha, WI 53188

Our crew heads out to Merton from the Waukesha shop.

Phone: +1 (414) 587-3093

Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–7pm · Sat 8am–4pm

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Other basement services in Merton

Foundation Repair in Merton

Structural work comes first on a moving wall. Each crack is cleaned out and packed with hydraulic cement and structural sealant, which shuts off both water and movement at that spot.

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Interior Drain Tile in Merton

Drain tile handles water at the wall-floor joint from inside. We cut the floor along the walls and lay perforated pipe in gravel next to the footing to catch water before it reaches the floor.

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Steel Support Beams

Steel I-beams anchored floor-to-joist that brace a bowing wall and stop it from moving.

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Questions, Answered

Merton exterior waterproofing FAQs

Seasonal groundwater is what the system is built for. The membrane and dimple board keep water off the wall, and new weeping tile relieves the pressure at the footing. We'll check where the tile can drain on your lot.

Poured walls get shrinkage cracks, and clay soil holds water against them. When the water table rises, it pushes through that line. Sealing the wall from outside stops it at the source.

Usually, yes. We dig to the footing, repair the joints and block, and put a new membrane and drainage on it. If the wall has structural problems, we'll tell you and handle that first.

It depends on the scope of the job. When the Village of Merton requires a permit, we pull it. You won't need to track it down.

A sump handles water that reaches it, but water can still soak through the wall on the way there. Exterior waterproofing keeps it off the wall and feeds the new weeping tile. Sometimes both systems work together, and we'll explain what fits.

Look at the walls, the floor joint and the grade outside. Stains, efflorescence and a low spot by the house all point to where water gets in. Our inspection puts all of that in a written quote.

Down to the footing. The new weeping tile has to sit there to catch groundwater before it pushes on the wall.

The trench is open for a few days in most cases. We backfill with graded soil that slopes away from the house when the wall is done. Grass and plantings along that strip will need to come back in.

Wet ground can slow digging, so we plan around the weather. Same-week appointments for an inspection are common, and we'll schedule the dig for the best window.

Yes. Our lifetime warranty moves to the next owner if you sell. That helps a lot in a village where buyers ask about spring water.

Inspection (if qualified) · No Pressure

Ready to deal with your Merton basement?

Call our family team and we will come out to Merton, look at the problem with you and put an honest, written quote in your hands.

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