Basement and crawl space waterproofing in Hurstbourne, KY

Homes in Hurstbourne

Vented crawl spaces under two-story homes, and a creek that floods

Hurstbourne and the neighborhoods around it (Hurstbourne Acres, Plainview, the subdivisions off Linn Station and Whipps Mill) were built mostly in the 1970s and 80s: two-story colonials and ranches, many on crawl spaces, on clay lots that were graded once and never again. The Middle Fork of Beargrass Creek runs right through, and the low streets near it know what a flash flood looks like.

The ground under Louisville is dense clay on top of limestone. Clay drains slowly, so it stays saturated against a foundation long after the rain stops, and water moves through the limestone below along paths nobody can see from the yard. The common Hurstbourne case is the classic vented crawl space: high humidity, condensation on the ductwork, mold on the joists, insulation on the ground. Encapsulation with a dehumidifier is the fix, with drainage and a sump first where the space takes on water. Homes with basements get interior drainage systems.