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Exterior Waterproofing in Summit, WI

Summit homes on rolling ground, with the runoff sent away

Exterior waterproofing in Summit, WI for lakefront, farm and newer homes. We dig to the footing, seal the wall, add new weeping tile and regrade the backfill.

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Exterior Waterproofing for Summit homes

Summit sits in Lake Country between Oconomowoc and Delafield, and it mixes a lot into one village. There are lakefront homes, working farm fields, and newer houses on lots that used to be pasture. What ties them together is the ground itself. Summit rolls, and on rolling land, rain and snowmelt run downhill until something stops them. Too often that something is a basement wall.

When a house sits below a slope, water collects against the uphill wall after every storm. The clay there stays saturated, swells, and pushes water through cracks, joints and the seam at the floor. Lakefront homes deal with groundwater that rises with the lake. Newer builds on graded lots can have backfill that settled and now holds a puddle by the foundation. Each house needs its own read on where the water comes from.

Exterior waterproofing handles runoff and groundwater together. We excavate the wall to the footing, repair it, and seal it with a liquid waterproof membrane and dimple board. New weeping tile goes in at the footing in washed gravel, and we backfill with soil graded to carry surface water away from the house. Our crew drives out from Waukesha, and when the Village of Summit requires a permit, we pull it.

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

What's Included

What exterior waterproofing in Summit includes

On Summit's rolling lots, our exterior waterproofing tackles both runoff and groundwater with these four pieces:

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 Summit 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 Summit 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 Summit. 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 Summit

Basement Foundation Repair, LLC

2128 Easy St
Waukesha, WI 53188

Our crew heads out to Summit 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 Summit

Foundation Repair in Summit

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 Summit

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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Nearby

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Questions, Answered

Summit exterior waterproofing FAQs

Usually, yes. The uphill wall takes the most water, so it's often the one we dig. We seal it, add new weeping tile at the footing and grade the backfill to push runoff around the house.

The system is the same, but drainage planning matters more. The new weeping tile needs a place to send water on your lot. We'll work that out during the inspection.

Very likely. Backfill settles after construction and can leave the grade tipping toward the wall. Regrading is built into every exterior job we do.

Some jobs need one, depending on the scope. When the Village of Summit requires a permit, we pull it. You don't have to handle the paperwork.

It often is. We dig to the footing, repair the block and joints, and add a membrane, dimple board and new weeping tile. If we find structural issues, we'll tell you and address those first.

Getting roof water away from the wall always helps. Exterior waterproofing handles the water that still soaks into the clay. We'll point out any downspouts dumping right at the foundation during the inspection.

Have the walls and the grade outside looked at. A damp smell after rain usually means runoff is reaching the wall. You'll get a written quote that explains what's happening.

Most exterior jobs take a few days from excavation to graded backfill. Weather can shift that a little. We keep the site safe while the trench is open.

Yes, that's a good order to do it in. With the wall sealed and drained from outside, you can finish the space with more confidence. The lifetime warranty stays with the house.

Yes, financing is available. We'll go through it with you when you get your written quote.

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Ready to deal with your Summit basement?

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

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