Where We Work: St. Clair Shores, the Grosse Pointes and Nearby

Sewer systems, downspout rules and permit offices differ from city to city. Each city page covers what’s local: the age of the houses, what has flooded basements there, and the rules before anyone digs. Here’s where we work, county by county.

Where do we do basement waterproofing in Macomb County?

In Macomb County, we work in St. Clair Shores, Warren, Harrison Township and Clinton Township, and in some other parts of the county.

• St. Clair Shores (no local page yet): about half of the city’s housing units were built in the 1950s, according to the 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
• Warren, MI: why Warren’s 1960s basements leak, what flooded them in 2014 and 2024, and what’s on the city’s permit form.
• Harrison Township (no local page yet): a peninsula with Lake St. Clair on three sides, where most residential land sits on sandy lake-plain soils with a high seasonal water table.
• Clinton Township (no local page yet): the township lists basement waterproofing among the projects that need a building permit. We pull the permits the job needs ourselves.

Where do we work in Wayne County?

In Wayne County, we work in Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Shores. Our page on basement waterproofing in the Grosse Pointes compares their sewers, downspout rules and permits side by side.

• Grosse Pointe Park: why Park basements leak, what flooded them in 2021, the city’s rules before you dig, and how a hand dig fits a tight lot.
• Grosse Pointe Woods: why so many basements there take on water, what the city checks in your basement when you sell, and the local rules for a dig.
• Grosse Pointe Farms: why Farms basements leak, how to tell a sewer backup from seepage, and the city rules that affect an exterior dig.
• Grosse Pointe Shores (no local page yet): the city spans Wayne and Macomb counties, and its building permit application is titled “Application for Building, Roof & Waterproofing Permits & Plan Review.”

Do you work in Oakland County or other cities?

Sometimes. We also take jobs in parts of Oakland County and in some other Macomb and Wayne County communities. If your city isn’t listed here, call us and we’ll tell you whether we can take your job.

Why do local rules matter for your basement?

Sewers, downspout rules and permits change at the city line, and they change both what floods a basement and what fixing it involves. Grosse Pointe Woods, for example, runs on a combined sewer, where storm water and sewage share the same pipes, while Grosse Pointe Park said in July 2025 that it is close to 95% separated. And St. Clair Shores’ code bars connecting downspouts or footing drains to a house’s sewer lead, and requires downspouts to discharge at least 5 feet from the building.

One thing doesn’t change from city to city: water that comes up through a floor drain during a storm is usually a sewer backup, and exterior waterproofing doesn’t fix it. Here’s how to tell a sewer backup from seepage. Wherever you live, we pull the permits the job needs ourselves.