La Vergne, Tennessee
Crawl space and waterproofing help in La Vergne
In La Vergne, the first question is often whose problem the water is. The city publishes an unusually clear answer.
What the city will come out for
La Vergne's Stormwater Department, (615) 287-8658, lists the problems it deals with. They include blocked culverts and ditches, collapsed culverts, ditches that have filled in, fallen trees blocking the flow, and streets, yards and homes that flood during an ordinary rain. The work is funded by the stormwater fee on the city water bill.
So if your yard floods because the roadside ditch is full of silt, report it. That repair may be all your crawl space needs.
What it leaves to the owner
The same page lists what falls outside the department's work, and the list reads like a crawl space inspection report.
- Home flooding caused by underground springs, groundwater or sinkholes.
- Springs coming up in a yard.
- Sinkholes on private property.
- Runoff from one private lot onto another.
- Flooding caused by being close to a floodplain.
If your water is one of these, the city will not be fixing it. This is the work that independent crawl space and waterproofing companies do: drains and a sump pump for groundwater, regrading and yard drains for runoff, and a sealed liner for the damp that is left.
Working out which one you have
Watch when the water appears. Water that arrives with the rain and drains away within a day points to surface flow, a ditch or a downspout. Water that seeps in a day or two later, or sits for a week, points to groundwater or a spring. A patch of lawn that stays green and soft through a dry spell is another clue. Tell the company what you have seen. It shortens the inspection.
La Vergne questions
Water from my neighbor's lot runs under my house. Will the city step in?
La Vergne lists runoff between private properties as outside its Stormwater Department's work. Talk to the neighbor, and ask a drainage company how to catch and redirect the water on your side.
Is there a flood map for La Vergne addresses?
FEMA's Flood Map Service Center covers every address. The zones are explained in the flood zone guide.
Other towns
Calling from La Vergne
Say what you have noticed under the house or in the basement. A short description is enough to get the conversation started.
Call from Murfreesboro or nearby
You will be put through to an independent local company that does this kind of work.
Call (615) 555-0113Calls may be recorded. Read the referral disclosure to see how this service is paid for.