Exterior Waterproofing for Whitefish Bay homes
Whitefish Bay has streets of Tudors and Colonials built in the 1920s and 1930s, and plenty of them still sit on their original foundations. Many owners have kept the old basement rec rooms too, with knotty pine paneling, plaster walls and built-in bars that nobody wants to rip out. When one of those walls starts to leak, the question is how to fix the water without losing the room.
Exterior waterproofing answers that. Everything happens outside, so the paneling and plaster stay where they are. We dig down to the footing, clean and repair the old wall, and apply a liquid membrane with dimple board over it. New weeping tile goes in at the footing in washed gravel, replacing whatever original tile is left, and we grade the backfill so rain and melting snow from off the lake run away from the house.
Older foundations can hide surprises, like soft mortar or old patches, so Nick or Luis will look at the wall from inside and outside before recommending anything. You get a written quote that covers each wall. We work carefully around mature plantings and period landscaping, and when the Village of Whitefish Bay requires a permit, we pull it.
