Exterior Repair of a Leaking Foundation Crack — Bettendorf, Iowa
A leaking basement foundation crack in Bettendorf, Iowa, exposed by excavating along the outside of the wall and sealed from the exterior to keep groundwater out.

A leaking basement foundation crack in Bettendorf, Iowa, exposed by excavating along the outside of the wall and sealed from the exterior to keep groundwater out.

A new egress window installed in a poured concrete foundation in Bettendorf, Iowa, finished with a corrugated steel well, ladder, gravel floor and a clear well cover.

Behncke Construction installed a complete 120-linear-foot interior basement waterproofing system and stabilized a frost-cracked north foundation wall with seven steel I-beams in Bettendorf, Iowa, finishing the whole job in two days.

Behncke Construction sealcoated the Keller Williams parking lot in Bettendorf, Iowa, after hot kettle crack filling, preserving the existing pavement and extending its service life.

A previous foam injection on this Bettendorf foundation crack had failed and left a mess without stopping the leak. Behncke Construction hand-excavated the exterior, then sealed the crack from both the outside and the inside.

Settlement had opened a crack in a Bettendorf foundation wall and was letting water into the basement. Behncke Construction sealed the crack from both the exterior and the interior, giving the wall two layers of protection against future water intrusion.

An undersized basement window well in Bettendorf, Iowa, replaced with a larger, code-compliant egress well and a new protective cover — restoring a safe escape route and keeping water out of the well.

An egress window well in Bettendorf, Iowa, that had been set too high was excavated, re-set to the proper depth below the sill, and rebuilt with clean drainage stone to stop water from leaking into the basement.

Behncke Construction removed the failing stucco from this Bettendorf, Iowa home, repaired the wall beneath, filled the voids, and applied a premium surface bonding cement to restore a uniform, durable exterior finish.

A bowing basement wall in Bettendorf, Iowa, stabilized with six heavy-duty steel I-beams. See why Behncke’s mortar-bedded, floor-embedded bracing method makes a foundation repair last.