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Foundation Repair Service Areas Around Syracuse, NY

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Why basements crack and leak in Syracuse

Syracuse averages about 127.8 inches of snow a year and has averaged about 134 days a year below freezing. Snowmelt soaks slow draining glacial till and lake clay soils, then the soil freezes and pushes on basement walls. About 43 percent of the city's homes were built in 1939 or earlier, many on stone or early block walls.

Strathmore, NY

Strathmore opened in 1919 as a planned neighborhood of single and two family homes around Onondaga Park. Houses now past their hundredth year often have original basement walls, so worn mortar and seepage after the spring thaw are common calls here.

Sedgwick, NY

About 95 percent of the homes in the Sedgwick area were built in the first three decades of the 1900s, many by noted local architects. Basements that old were not built to stay dry, so an inside drain and careful mortar work are often part of the fix.

Eastwood, NY

Eastwood was its own village until it joined the city in 1926, in the last round of annexations, and its Palace Theatre on James Street dates to 1924. Older block and stone basements here can show the classic sideways crack and bowing wall after hard winters.

Tipperary Hill, NY

Tipperary Hill was part of the Village of Geddes before it joined Syracuse in 1886, and its homes sit on a hill above the old canal route. Sloped lots send runoff toward the uphill side of a house, so grading and downspouts matter as much as the wall itself.

Westcott, NY

Westcott grew up in the 1890s near Syracuse University, after streetcars reached Westcott Street in 1893. Homes from that first wave are now well over a century old, so damp stone or early block basements are a common reason to call.

South Side, NY

When FEMA redrew the maps in 2016, it added 876 properties along Onondaga Creek on the city's south side to the flood zone. If you live near the creek, ask about a sump with a battery backup and check whether work on your home needs a floodplain permit.

Liverpool, NY

Liverpool sits on the northeast shore of Onondaga Lake and was incorporated in 1830, when salt works drove its economy. Low ground near the lake and old village homes make wet basements a frequent call.

Cicero, NY

Cicero runs up to the south shore of Oneida Lake and includes the large Cicero Swamp. The town grew fast from 1950 to 1970, and homes built near wetland and lake ground often deal with a high water table every spring.

Clay, NY

Clay is the largest suburb of Syracuse, with about 60,500 people, and grew from about 7,000 residents in 1950 to nearly 53,000 by 1980. Much of it sits on the flat plain north of the city that formed under glacial Lake Iroquois, where water drains slowly off level lots.

Camillus, NY

Camillus is a western suburb with neighborhoods on hills and Nine Mile Creek running through the west side. Homes on slopes take runoff from above, so drainage around the house is often part of the fix.

Fayetteville, NY

Fayetteville was settled in 1792 and incorporated in 1844, and its Genesee Street Hill area is a National Register historic district. Older village homes can have stone foundations that need mortar work and an inside drain.

Manlius, NY

The village of Manlius became the first village in Onondaga County in 1813, and its historic district is on the National Register. Homes in the old village core can have stone or brick basements, and seepage often comes with them.

DeWitt, NY

DeWitt grew fastest from 1950 to 1970, and Butternut Creek and Meadow Brook run through the town. The north end is flat, and flat ground can hold water against a basement wall after a thaw.

Baldwinsville, NY

Baldwinsville sits on both banks of the Seneca River, part of the Erie Canal, and was incorporated in 1848. For older homes on low ground near the river, a reliable sump pump and drain are often part of the plan.

Skaneateles, NY

The village of Skaneateles sits at the north end of Skaneateles Lake, with a historic district of 19th and early 20th century buildings. Older homes here can need both mortar work and water control, and tight lots near the lake can shape the repair plan.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedgwick,_Syracuse
  3. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastwood,_Syracuse
  4. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipperary_Hill
  5. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westcott,_Syracuse
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  7. syr.gov/Departments/Engineering
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  10. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay,_New_York
  11. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus,_New_York
  12. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayetteville,_New_York
  13. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manlius_(village),_New_York
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