Crawl space and basement waterproofing in Fairdale, KY

Homes in Fairdale

Hillside springs, creek-bottom water tables and older homes in between

Fairdale runs from the foot of the Knobs at Jefferson Memorial Forest down to the flat land along Pond Creek and National Turnpike. Homes on the hill side deal with springs and runoff coming down through the clay; homes on the flat side deal with a water table that rises with every wet spring. Much of the housing is 1950s to 1970s, on crawl spaces and partial basements, with a lot of additions built over the years.

Under the lawn is the same heavy clay and limestone found across Louisville. Clay is slow to drain, so a foundation sits against wet soil for days after a hard rain, while water travels unseen through the rock below. The common problems are standing water in crawl spaces after rain, springs surfacing against foundations on the hillside, and old block basements that have never been dry. Drainage first, always: French drains to intercept hillside water, crawl space drainage and sumps on the flats, then encapsulation or interior basement systems on top.