Foundation Waterproofing, Cambridge, Massachusetts

External soil pressure on the walls or uneven soil settlement beneath the foundation can harm your foundation. Water erosion is another major cause of foundation difficulties. Water creeps into the dirt around your foundation when it rains. The hydrostatic pressure (water pressing outwards) against your foundation walls grows as the earth fills with water. Water seeps through your basement walls due to hydrostatic pressure, which wets your basement and erodes the poured concrete, mortar between stones, or blocks walls of your foundation over time.

Water erosion damage to your basement wall might eventually grow severe enough that you must call a Cambridge foundation repair firm to repair it. In severe circumstances, you may need to rebuild your foundation wall. While you can wait until the situation becomes severe enough to justify structural repair, hiring Cambridge Waterproofing to build a basement waterproofing system that manages basement water, prevents erosion damage, and keeps your foundation secure is a better alternative.

We specialize in basement foundation repair that is as little invasive as possible.

Unlike some Cambridge foundation repair firms, we design individualized structural repair programs. We may offer a variety of remedies depending on the type of crack and the level of damage. We frequently offer Carbon fiber reinforcement, a basement foundation repair solution if your foundation walls are buckling. We use this approach to install fiber strips to relieve the strain on your foundation walls. The substance in the fiber strips is more vital than steel and avoids future structural damage to your walls. You can paint these strips to match your basement walls, and they lie flat against the wall. Best of all, the installation is quick and a little intrusive, making it an excellent long-term investment in foundation protection.

Suppose the walls of your home have bent considerably (usually more than two inches). In that case, we'll use steel I-beams to stabilize them and keep them from bending in the future. When used with other goods, these beams may force the wall back another way, re-straightening it. Our structural repair options are minimally intrusive, extremely effective, and engineered to blend in with your completed basement. During a free, in-home consultation, we'll advise you on the best technique based on how much your walls have bent.