Daylight Basements on Hillside Lots
Why the lower level of a hillside house takes the water.
NEAR AUBURN · EDGEWOOD, WA
Edgewood Water Damage Restoration
Water in the lower level of an Edgewood home on a sloped lot? Bring in a restoration company.
- Restoration, mitigation & flood cleanup
- Auburn-area restoration companies
- King & Pierce County
Larger Lots on North Hill
Edgewood is a city of larger lots and a rural feel, incorporated much later than its neighbors on the high ground known as North Hill. Many homes sit on sloped parcels, with lower levels that open to the yard on one side. That's where water damage tends to start: groundwater pressing on the uphill wall after a long rain, or surface water reaching a door or window well at grade. Inside, it's carpet and the bottom of the drywall in a finished lower floor.
Edgewood Water Notes
- The ground: North Hill, the plateau Edgewood shares with Milton, above the Puyallup valley
- The houses: single-family homes on larger lots, many with lower levels
- The water risk: groundwater on slopes; daylight basements; long rain
Edgewood and Auburn
Edgewood sits between Milton and Puyallup, west of Auburn's Lakeland Hills. Calls go to the same restoration companies.
Restoration Help for Edgewood Homes
Calls to (253) 338-5837 from Edgewood go to restoration companies that also take Auburn jobs. They handle restoration and mitigation, emergency water removal, flood damage cleanup, ceiling leaks, wet walls and floors and basements and crawlspaces. The company that takes the job sees the damage first, then works out price and timing with you.
If the lower level gets wet in the same spot every winter, ask the company to note where the water comes in.
Further Reading
Flood Insurance Near Auburn's Levees
NFIP, levee areas and what a homeowners policy leaves out.