Basement waterproofing across Anoka County.

The Anoka Sand Plain. A glacial leftover that drains fast and floods faster.

The defining feature of Anoka County basements is the sand. It drains quickly when the water table is below the slab, which is why so many basements here are dry for 11 months out of the year. The 12th month, after spring thaw, the water table rises above the slab and every basement that does not have an active interior drainage system shows it.

That seasonality is what makes Anoka County a sump pump market. Anoka basements that have a working sump system with a battery backup ride out the spring thaw without flooding. Anoka basements that rely on the natural drainage of the sand do not. The sand was here first, and most of the time it works in your favor. The exceptions are predictable and concentrated.

When the water table rises above your slab, the sand stops draining and starts feeding.

Housing stock in the county skews newer than Hennepin or Ramsey. Most of Coon Rapids and Blaine was built between 1955 and 1990, with the southern parts of the county (Fridley, Columbia Heights) older and the northern parts (Andover, Ham Lake, parts of Blaine) newer. Foundations are mostly poured concrete with some block, and the construction practices line up with the era.

Our full write-up on the Anoka Sand Plain goes deeper into the geology and the basements that sit on it.

The work, county-wide.

Same crew, same warranty, same answer-the-phone service anywhere in Anoka County.