Foundation Repair for Wauwatosa homes
A lot of Wauwatosa was built between the 1920s and the 1950s, and many of those houses are still standing on the foundations they started with. That's a testament to the builders. It also means the walls under a Tosa colonial or bungalow have lived through the better part of a century of frost, wet springs and swelling clay, and some of them are finally starting to show it.
Older foundations here come in a few kinds: early block, poured concrete, and sometimes walls that were patched or parged over by earlier owners. Each one ages its own way. Near the Menomonee River the ground tends to stay wetter, which adds pressure against the wall after heavy rain. Many Tosa owners have also finished the basement, so cracks and bowing hide behind paneling and drywall until a stain or a sticking door gives them away.
We come out from our shop on Easy St in Waukesha, look at the wall you have, and measure how far it has moved. Then Nick or Luis walks you through it. Cracks get sealed with hydraulic cement or structural sealant. Early bowing gets carbon fiber straps, and walls that have moved further get steel I-beams set from floor to joist. We respect the old house while we work. When the City of Wauwatosa requires a permit, we pull it.
