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Stop water coming through basement walls and floors.
New pumps, replacements and battery backups.
Seal leaking cracks in poured and block walls.
Stabilize bowing and leaning foundation walls.
Dry out and seal damp crawl spaces.
Most basement water isn't a pipe leak. It's groundwater. After heavy rain or a fast snowmelt, the soil around your foundation fills with water and presses against the walls and up under the floor. Water finds the weakest points: the joint where the wall meets the floor, cracks, and pipe openings.
That pressure is especially common here. Much of north central Ohio has slow-draining clay soils, and more than half the homes in Seneca, Sandusky and Crawford counties were built before 1960, often without a drainage system.
The fix depends on where the water comes from. Gutters and grading handle surface water. Groundwater usually needs an interior drain and a sump pump, like the one in the diagram.
Plain answers to the questions people ask before they call a contractor.