Foundation Repair & Basement Waterproofing in DeWitt, IA
DeWitt sits on the Lincoln Highway near the Wapsipinicon River, with a lot of homes built before 1980. We find the real cause of your foundation or water problem and fix only what your home needs.
Family owned since 1948 · BBB A+ Accredited · Licensed & Insured · About 37 minutes from our Davenport shop
DeWitt homeowners in our QuickBooks customer records. We are not new to DeWitt. We have been looking at basements here for years.
A Lincoln Highway town near the Wapsi
About six in ten DeWitt homes were built before 1980, and 17 percent before 1940. Older foundations and heavy rains are a common pairing here.
Home age and population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
What’s under DeWitt homes
Tama silt loam
Much of DeWitt sits on Tama silt loam, a well drained loess soil. Most basement water here comes from roof runoff, grading and heavy storms rather than a constantly high water table.
The Wapsipinicon River
The Wapsi gauge near DeWitt has a flood stage of 11 feet. It set a record of 14.32 feet in July 2014 and also flooded in 1990, 2008 and 2018.
Since 1836
DeWitt was platted in 1836 as Vandenburg. From the blocks around the 1908 Carnegie library to newer neighborhoods, the town has basements of every age, and each one gets diagnosed on its own.
Common problems in DeWitt basements
We diagnose the real cause first and recommend only the repair your home actually needs. Many cracks and damp spots turn out to be smaller problems than they look.
Water after big storms
Well drained soil still sends water toward a house when gutters overflow or the yard slopes the wrong way. Fixing the outside first often solves it.
Cracks in older foundations
Older block and stone walls crack and shift over time. We tell you what is normal settling and what needs repair.
Egress and finished basements
Finishing a basement bedroom means meeting egress code. We cut, install and permit egress windows the right way.
See what your DeWitt home actually needs
Tell us what you’re seeing. A working contractor, not a salesperson, will take an honest look and give you a written estimate.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS; USDA NRCS Web Soil Survey; National Weather Service Wapsipinicon River gauge near DeWitt.