Below the mountain
Kennesaw basements take the runoff from the hills.
Kennesaw spreads out below a 1,808 foot mountain, and the town's rain gauge southwest of downtown averages about 53 and a half inches a year. The most common soil near downtown is Madison and Pacolet on 10 to 25 percent slopes, much of it eroded until the red clay subsoil sits at or near the surface. That dense clay sheds a hard rain quickly, then holds whatever soaks in against anything buried downhill, including a basement wall. In the creek bottoms, frequently flooded Cartecay soil keeps a seasonal water table about a foot down. Hill or hollow, the water has a way to a Kennesaw basement.
Slope and runoff
How the lot falls, where water runs in a storm, and where gutters and downspouts empty.
Basement walls
Seepage at the joint, damp drywall, white residue on bare walls and cracks that weep.
Floor and sump
Water at the slab edges, how often the pump runs, and whether a backup is in place.
Four ways a Kennesaw basement shows water.
Eroded red clay on hillsides and wet creek bottoms give Kennesaw basements a familiar set of problems. These four come up most, and each one points the diagnosis somewhere different.
Water after a thunderstorm
A white crust on the wall
A sump that never rests
A musty finished basement
Seeing one of these? We start by finding the source.
How we diagnose basement water in Kennesaw.
A lot of waterproofing companies show up to sell you the most expensive system they install. We show up to figure out how water is actually getting into your basement first, then prescribe the system that stops it, and tell you straight, even when the answer is "you don't need as much as you were told."
Diagnose
A free in-home inspection by someone who does this work. We trace where the water is coming from, inside and around the home, and walk you through what's actually driving it.
Prescribe
The right waterproofing system for how water is getting in, not the priciest package. A plain-English explanation and a fair price in writing. You decide on your own time.
Treat
Dependable work by our own local crew, on time, cleaned up after themselves. We keep you in the loop until the basement is dry and we have walked the finished job with you.
A lot of companies sell you a system. We diagnose first, then prescribe only what your basement actually needs to stay dry. That's the difference between an honest local team and a sales quota from out of town.
Basement waterproofing methods for Kennesaw homes.
Runoff hitting a buried wall and groundwater rising in a creek bottom need different fixes. These are the four methods we prescribe from, and the diagnosis of your Kennesaw basement decides which ones it needs.
Interior Drainage
A drain channel installed along the inside base of the walls takes in the runoff that pushes through the joint and sends it to a sump before it reaches the floor or the drywall.
Best for: storm seepage along a buried wall.
Sump Pump Systems
The pit collects the drained water and the pump lifts it out and away from the house. A battery backup keeps the pit from overflowing when a storm cuts the power.
Best for: lots near the creek bottoms and aging pumps.
Wall Vapor Barrier
A sealed liner on the walls keeps wall moisture and musty air out of the room, and gives an unfinished basement a bright, clean surface.
Best for: damp walls, white crust and musty storage space.
Grading & Downspout Fixes
Reshaping a hillside yard so water falls away from the house, and piping downspouts past it, keeps storm runoff off the clay against the basement.
Best for: leaks that start after storms on one side.
Basement water and what comes with it.
Water getting into a Kennesaw basement can also be pressing on the wall, reaching a crawl space, or softening the floors above. If the inspection finds it, the same local team handles it.
Foundation Repair
Crawl Space Encapsulation
Sagging Floor Repair
Floor Rebuilds
Not sure what is going on? That is what the inspection answers.
In their own words.
Kennesaw basement waterproofing FAQ.
Find out how water reaches your Kennesaw basement.
We will trace the water at no charge, show you where it enters and explain what will stop it, with a fair price in writing. If the fix is moving a downspout, you will hear that before anything else.