Foundation Repair for Oconomowoc homes
Oconomowoc is built around water. Fowler Lake and Lac La Belle sit right against the older part of the city, and the Oconomowoc River runs between them. The groundwater under a lot of these homes rises and falls with the lakes, so after a snowy winter or a stormy summer, the clay around the foundation can stay saturated for weeks. That wet clay swells and presses on the basement wall, and the older homes near downtown have been taking that pressure for a long time.
Many houses a short walk from Fowler Lake have block or older masonry basements, and those tend to crack along the joints and slowly bow inward. On the edges of the city, newer subdivisions are mostly poured concrete. Those walls can still crack, often with a single vertical line that starts letting water in, especially where backfill settled or where the lot drains toward the house. The fix is different for each, so we start by reading the wall.
Nick or Luis will meet you, measure the wall, and show you where it's moving. Cracks get sealed with hydraulic cement or structural sealant. Walls starting to bow get carbon fiber straps, and walls that have moved farther get steel I-beams anchored at the floor and joists. You get a written quote before anything starts. When the City of Oconomowoc requires a permit, we pull it.
