Interior Drain Tile for Nashotah homes
Nashotah is a small village set between the Nashotah lakes, the kind of place where houses sit on wooded lots and Nashotah House seminary is one of the landmarks people give directions by. The lakes are the reason people love it here, and they're also why so many basements get damp. When the lakes rise in spring, the groundwater around every house in Nashotah rises with them.
Wooded lots add their own twist. Shade keeps the soil wet longer after rain, and big trees near the house drop leaves into gutters until downspouts overflow right against the foundation. Tree roots can also crush or clog old exterior footing tile, so the drainage a house was built with may have quit long ago. When water starts showing up at the base of the wall, that's usually the sign.
Interior drain tile brings back that drainage from the inside. We trench along the footing under the slab, lay new perforated pipe in washed gravel, and slope it to a sump crock with a pump and battery backup. Nothing gets dug up outside, so your trees and landscaping stay untouched. Our shop is a short drive away in Waukesha, and when the Village of Nashotah requires a permit, we pull it.
