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Basement waterproofing in South Dearborn / Salina, Dearborn

Updated October 20, 2026

The Lapham Home, a historic house in Dearborn, Michigan
The Lapham Home in Dearborn. Dearborn's older neighborhoods have some of Metro Detroit's oldest basements. Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

South Dearborn and the Salina area hold the oldest housing in the city, on industrial fill beside the Rouge. It is the other area the city names as hardest hit in 2021. Low ground, fill soils and century-old foundations mean water finds several ways in at once, and the fix usually has to address more than one.

Where: south end, near the river and the industrial district · Housing: oldest housing in the city · Mapped soil: industrial fill near the Rouge

What contractors usually find in South Dearborn / Salina basements

Which fix usually fits

Also on this site: crack repair, crawl space. The contractor decides the scope at the house; these are the usual starting points, not a diagnosis of your basement.

Before you send the form

  1. Note whether the leak is storm-only or also shows up in a wet spring.
  2. Find out what the foundation is made of (stone, brick, block).
  3. Check the FEMA flood map for the address via the Dearborn page.
  4. List everything that happened in 2021 on the form; it shortens the estimate.

South Dearborn / Salina questions

My house is over 100 years old. Can it be waterproofed?

Yes. Interior drain tile and sump systems are retrofitted into stone and brick foundations all over South Dearborn. Masonry repair is often part of the job.

Is being near the river the same as being in a flood zone?

Not always. Check the flood map for your address. Flood-zone surface water is different from groundwater and is not solved by waterproofing alone.

General notes from Census build eras, USDA map units and the city's own flood pages, not records of specific addresses. More on the Dearborn facts page and the all-areas page.

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