Foundation Repair in Glendale, WI

Glendale is a city in Milwaukee County on the North Shore, north of Wauwatosa and Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee River runs right through it. That river is more than scenery — homes near it sit with a higher water table, and after spring snowmelt or a heavy summer storm, that water pushes hard against basement walls. Glendale's mix of older mid-century homes and some newer construction means we see both aging foundations and the clay-soil problems that affect every home in this corner of Wisconsin.

Like the rest of southeastern Wisconsin, Glendale sits on glacial till with heavy clay that holds water against basement walls and swells when wet. The North Shore's mature trees and established neighborhoods are a big part of the charm, but those trees can also pull moisture from the clay in dry spells, shrinking the soil and causing settling. And because Glendale borders the Milwaukee River, hydrostatic pressure on basements near the waterway can be intense during wet periods.

We help Glendale homeowners with the same range of issues we see across the North Shore: seepage at the floor-wall joint, settling and sloping floors, wall cracks, bowing block walls, and sump pumps that work overtime when the river and the clay both push water toward the foundation. Glendale is a separate city — not a Milwaukee neighborhood — and we treat its homes on their own terms.