Basement waterproofing and crawl space services in Brandenburg, KY

Homes in Brandenburg

River bluffs, cave country and water that comes from below

Brandenburg sits high above the Ohio River, and Meade County is cave country. The ground here is karst: limestone full of sinkholes, caves and underground channels. Water moves through it fast and unpredictably, so a house can be dry for years and then get water when a channel underneath shifts or a downspout is rerouted. Downtown was rebuilt after the 1974 tornado, so the housing is a mix of older homes that survived, 1970s and 80s rebuilds, and newer neighborhoods along Highway 79 and 313, on basements and crawl spaces both.

Near the Ohio the water table rises and falls with the river. Basements and crawl spaces that are fine in August can have standing water in March, and a sump has to be sized for the spring, not the summer. In Brandenburg the common problems are basements that take water at the floor after heavy rain, springs that appear under houses, and crawl spaces on the lower ground toward Doe Run and Otter Creek that stay wet. Interior drainage with a sealed sump is the answer for most of it, sized for the water this ground can deliver; encapsulation for the crawl spaces.