/exterior-waterproofing Treating the wall from the wet side. More disruptive, more expensive, and the permanent answer when the wall itself is the leak.
Excavating down to the footing, cleaning the wall, repairing what needs repairing, then applying a membrane so water never reaches the masonry in the first place. Drainage goes in at the footing and the trench is backfilled with material that drains rather than holds.
It is a bigger job. Landscaping comes out and goes back. Access matters, and so does the weather. But when it is done, the water is being stopped outside the house instead of managed inside it.
When the wall itself is deteriorating rather than simply passing water. When the basement is finished and staying finished. When an interior system has already been tried. And when a homeowner would rather pay once.
Interior work accepts that water is going to reach the wall, and gives it somewhere to go: a drain at the footing that carries it to a pump instead of onto your floor. Exterior work digs down along the outside of the wall and stops the water before it ever gets there. Interior costs less and is far less disruptive, and it is what most Lexington houses get. Exterior is the answer when the wall itself is the problem. Which one you need comes out of the inspection, not out of a phone call.
White chalky residue on block, a musty smell that never clears, cracks that keep growing, rust at the base of appliances, damp patches that darken a day or two after rain, and humidity you can feel. Any sign of water damage or mold is worth an inspection before it becomes structural.
Anywhere from three days to a week, depending on the scope of work and site conditions. You will get a specific timeline with your written scope rather than a guess over the phone.
Yes. Every system we install carries a lifetime labor warranty.
Call, or text a photo of the wall and we will tell you what we are looking at.