Foundation Repair for Genesee Depot homes
Genesee Depot is a small historic hamlet in the Town of Genesee, best known as the home of Ten Chimneys, the Lunt-Fontanne estate. Around the old depot area there are only a handful of older houses, and the people who own them usually love them for their character. Original woodwork, old stone or block basements, quirky additions. When a foundation wall starts to crack or lean in a house like that, the first question is how to fix it and keep what makes the place special.
Older foundations here were built long before modern drainage, and they sit on the same heavy glacial clay as the rest of Waukesha County. Decades of spring melt and summer storms have pushed on them. The result is often stair-step cracks in block, diagonal cracks near corners, or a wall that has started to bow. We measure each one and study how the house has moved as a whole, because an old home can have settled into a shape that is stable and simply needs sealing.
Where a wall is still moving, we hold it with carbon fiber straps or steel I-beams anchored at the floor and joists, working from inside so the exterior and grounds stay as they are. Cracks get hydraulic cement or structural sealant. Nick or Luis will take the time to explain every step and give you a written quote. Our crew has been doing this since 1998. When the Town of Genesee requires a permit, we pull it.
