Basement waterproofing and crawl space repair in Bardstown, KY

Homes in Bardstown

Two-hundred-year-old cellars, mid-century crawl spaces, and everything since

The historic district spreads out from the courthouse square, and the homes there sit on limestone and brick foundations with cellars that were built for storage, not living. Beech Fork and Town Creek drain the town. Out from the center are the ranches of the 1950s to 70s on vented crawl spaces and the newer neighborhoods along US 31E and the Bluegrass Parkway.

The soil here is heavy clay, like most of the ground around Louisville. Clay drains slowly, so it holds water against a foundation for days after a storm. In Bardstown the common problems are seepage and salt deposits on old cellar walls, sagging floors over crawl spaces where damp has softened joists and sills, and the usual wet vented crawl spaces under mid-century houses. Interior drainage and membranes for the cellars, joist and sill repair with proper support where the wood has gone, and encapsulation for the crawl spaces.