Exterior Waterproofing for Shorewood homes
In Shorewood, the house next door is often a few feet away. Homes and duplexes from the early 1900s sit shoulder to shoulder on narrow lots, with shared side yards, tight driveways and walks right against the foundation. That density shapes every waterproofing decision here. The walls are old and the clay near Lake Michigan holds water, but getting a trench along a wall is a puzzle before it's a project.
So we start by asking which walls can be reached. A front or back wall with open yard is usually a good candidate for exterior waterproofing: dig to the footing, clean and repair the wall, apply a liquid membrane and dimple board, lay new weeping tile in washed gravel, and backfill with a slope away from the house. A side wall pinned by a neighbor's driveway may be better handled from inside with drain tile and a sump. Many Shorewood jobs end up using both.
Nick or Luis will look at each wall and the space beside it, and tell you plainly what can be done from outside and what makes more sense inside. You get it all in one written quote. When the Village of Shorewood requires a permit, we pull it, and we coordinate with neighbors when a shared yard is involved.
