“Waterproofing contractor” sounds like one job. In practice, keeping a Southeast Michigan basement dry can involve a dozen different services, and the right one depends on where the water is coming from. Here’s what we actually do, grouped by problem.
Water through the walls or floor
- Interior drain tile, a wall membrane and a sump, for water at the floor joint.
- Exterior waterproofing, digging to the footing to seal the wall and set new drain tile.
- Crack and tie-rod injection, for leaks at specific spots.
Walls that are moving
- Carbon fiber reinforcement and steel I-beam wall braces for bowing walls.
Pumps and backups
- Sump pumps, replacements, and battery or water-powered backups.
- Sewage ejector pumps for basement bathrooms and laundry.
Sewer and plumbing
- Backwater valves to stop sewer backups.
- Sewer line repair with camera inspection.
- Hydro-jetting and drain cleaning.
Outside the house
- French drains, dry wells and grading.
- Excavation with our own equipment.
After the water
- Flood restoration: removing soaked drywall, carpet and insulation, and fixing the cause.
- Inspections, with free estimates for new work, a $200 minimum for hands-on testing or yearly maintenance visits, and $350 for a sewer camera inspection with the locate, a saved video and a written report.
What we don’t do
Piering, underpinning, slab jacking and trenchless sewer lining. If your house needs one of those, we’ll tell you.
Where to start
With finding the source. We walk the basement and the outside before recommending anything, and if a downspout extension solves it, we’ll say so.
We’re Mansour’s Innovations, a waterproofing, excavation and plumbing contractor in Shelby Township, in business since 2014 and working across Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. Call (586) 345-7292 for a free estimate. We book from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day and answer emergency calls 24/7.
