Why Waterproofing Your Basement Matters for Your Safety and Your Home Investment

Spring rain, summer rain, fall rain: there are more than enough opportunities for precipitation in the Kansas City area. Typically that means there are plenty of chances for all that water to affect your home’s foundation, including your basement where you store personal property and belongings or even house a guest bedroom. If your basement is renovated as an additional living space or family room, the effects can be even worse.

It’s not just the rain we get in Kansas City that contributes to this damage - it’s the soil. When rains come after a considerable period of drought - like the one we had in Kansas City during the summer of 2022 - the chances of water getting into your basement are even higher because the dry clay soil can’t quickly absorb all that rain before it runs down the sides of your foundation and finds its way into your home through cracks and gaps. 

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Fortunately, there’s always a solution, especially if you’re working with the leading home foundation repair team in Kansas City, PierMagic. We specialize in waterproofing basement walls, drainage solutions, sump pumps, and more to protect our customers from getting water in their basements.

What Other Basement Waterproofing Companies Might Not Tell You About Water in Your Basement

At PierMagic, we prefer to be thorough and transparent with our customers. It’s how we show our care for the investment they’ve made in their homes and the safety of their families. What some basement waterproofing companies won’t tell you is the extent of the damage that water can cause in your home once you start seeing water in your basement. Why? Because these companies don’t believe that customers will act until the problem is at its worst. These foundation repair and waterproofing companies don’t mention the long term damage, mold, mildew, and extensive repairs until it’s a reactive solution, when you should be proactive.

At PierMagic, we develop enduring, trusting relationships with our customers. Even if they haven’t seen complete foundation damage from water in the basement, they trust us to help them stay ahead of the worst effects of water by getting their basement walls waterproofed - among other solutions. No matter the extent of water damage in your home, PierMagic ensures the most competitively priced services in our region, so you can benefit from an affordable strategy to protect your home.

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Here’s what can happen to your home without waterproofing or a drainage solution:

• Damage to your flooring
• Damage to your basement walls
• Rotting wood, after it comes into contact with water
• Harm to your personal property, including your basement renovations
• Excess humidity, leading to mold and mildew 
• Damage to the integrity of your foundation, jeopardizing your home’s health and safety
• Standing water around your home

When water enters your home, it creates problems that threaten the investment you’ve made in your house and can even threaten your family’s safety. However, there is always a solution with PierMagic. Our home foundation repair team has saved many homes from the threat that water can pose to a home. 

Case Study: Read our case study of basement waterproofing in Lenexa, KS.

During Our Free Inspection, Here’s What Our Basement Waterproofing Company May Recommend

When we visit your home and provide a completely free inspection of your foundation, we will help you determine which of the following waterproofing strategies will be most effective to ensure the safety of your home:

1. Crack sealing: We seal the cracks in your foundation walls where water can get in, and ensure there is no point of entry for water there. Waterproofing with crack sealants on your basement walls is a common and highly recommended strategy.
   
   
2. Extend downspouts and clean gutters: If water is not collected properly in your gutters or isn’t washed away far enough from your foundation, it will all come pouring down around the base of your house. PierMagic can make the adjustments and recommendations you need to ensure water stays far away from your foundation.
   
   
3. Install a back-up sump pump or french drain: In the case of an emergency power outage, a back-up sump pump that runs on battery power is essential to ensure that water doesn’t back up into the house. Additionally, our expert french drain installation draws water away from the home before it can get into your basement. A properly installed and managed french drain can keep the water away from your home’s foundation. 
   
   
4. Crawlspace encapsulation: Our highly specialized technicians protect your home from water by creating a barrier between the ground and your basement’s flooring. To encapsulate this area, we use a signature technique that seals off your home’s foundation from the moisture, mold, rodent entry, damp air, and more.  We also offer spray foam insulation to secure the encapsulation. Benefits of this process include: 
5. Lower energy bills (more efficient air flow)
6. Increased home comfort (steady temperatures; no super hot or super cold rooms or floors
7. Controlled humidity 
8. A green option - reduced energy waste.
   
   
9. Dehumidifying: When soil does eventually absorb all that moisture from heavy rains, the porous quality of concrete allows water in and makes your basement more humid. Humidity is water in another form, so water damage can still occur from humid air. PierMagic quickly resolves humidity problems by finding their source, as well as recommending cleanup and prevention.

Our home foundation repair specialists may suggest other strategies to prevent water in your basement, such as proper soil grading around the home, crack sealing on the exterior foundation, and more, depending on your home’s particular needs. 

PierMagic never provides one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead, we tailor all our strategies to your home and find an approach that will benefit your investment, keep your family and house protected, and ensure you don’t have further problems with water down the road. 

Case Study: Read our approach to basement waterproofing for our customer in Smithville, MO.

Partner with Our Experienced, Local Basement Waterproofing Company Today

If you’ve noticed signs of water in your basement, there is a reason it’s there, and it likely has to do with your foundation. It only makes sense to get the expertise and years of knowledge that a local home foundation repair business has to offer. 

Not all regions of our country are the same, and - in the Kansas City area - our soil and climate conditions are particularly unique. That’s why you need local foundation repair specialists who - upon seeing water in the basement - know how to solve the problem based on our understanding of how precipitation affects Kansas City foundations and native soil. 

When a major national foundation company attempts to offer local services in a certain area of the country, their workers don’t truly know how to approach a particular region - and especially not Kansas City. However, deciding to stick with PierMagic for basement wall waterproofing and more gives you the benefit of the truly local, technical expertise you need to keep the water out.

Give us a call at (816) 765-4800, or request a free quote online today, and get to know our lasting, affordable solutions for your home.