Serving the same community from the same building for over 30 years. Family-owned since 1993
Serving the same community from the same building for over 30 years. Family-owned since 1993
Highland is a compact, well-kept community where the topography works against homeowners in one specific way: the flat landscape provides almost no natural drainage gradient. When rain falls on Highland’s residential streets, it moves slowly, and a significant portion of that moisture eventually makes its way into the soil around foundations rather than running off to a storm drain. Clay soils that dominate Lake County make this worse by retaining water for extended periods rather than allowing it to percolate downward.
The Main Street corridor runs through a community of homes built primarily in the mid-20th century — an era when basement waterproofing consisted largely of a tar brush coat on the exterior and some clay tile for drainage. Both of those systems have long since degraded in most Highland homes, leaving foundations that are effectively unprotected against the groundwater pressure they face every wet season. Wicker Memorial Park sits in the area, and the low-lying green spaces nearby reflect the general water accumulation tendency of the local terrain.
EverDry Waterproofing of Michiana handles Highland homes with the same systematic approach we apply throughout Lake County. The first step is an honest assessment of what is actually happening below grade. Explore our basement waterproofing services to understand what a full solution looks like before we visit.
EverDry Michiana serves all of Highland within the 46322 zip code. Our crews are familiar with the neighborhood patterns and foundation types throughout the community and typically have assessment availability within the same week.
The residential blocks nearest the Main Street commercial corridor include Highland's older housing stock — homes where the original drainage infrastructure is decades past its design life. Basement water in these homes is often an unresolved problem that has been managed with dehumidifiers and floor fans rather than addressed permanently.
Homes near Wicker Memorial Park sit in one of the flatter sections of an already flat community. After significant rainfall, standing water in park areas and adjacent properties creates sustained ground saturation that affects basement conditions for days.
The northern section of Highland borders adjacent Lake County communities, and drainage from those neighboring areas can contribute to local groundwater levels. Homes near subdivision edges sometimes inherit water from grading decisions made on neighboring properties.
Even Highland's newer subdivisions are not immune to basement water issues — grading that was adequate at construction settles and shifts over the first 10 to 15 years, and gutters that discharge too close to the foundation create concentrated water entry points that worsen over time.
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Interior and exterior protection combined in one patented system, tested across 30,000+ installs. Highland homeowners get coverage at every water entry point, not a single-side patch.
Every install carries a lifetime transferable warranty. When a Highland home sells, coverage passes to the new owner automatically — no fees, no reset, no friction.
Every Highland visit includes a free 20-point inspection — inside and outside. You get a clear diagnosis and written estimate, even if you decide not to move forward.
Diffuse seepage — moisture appearing across a broad wall face or along the entire floor-wall joint — typically indicates that the surrounding soil is saturated and water is pushing through the porous foundation material under hydrostatic pressure. There is no single crack to plug because the entire wall face is the entry point. This condition requires drainage management, not spot sealing.
A finished basement is absolutely achievable in Highland with a properly installed waterproofing system in place first. EverDry Michiana works with homeowners who plan to finish their basement space — the waterproofing installation is the foundation of that project, and doing it correctly the first time protects the finishing work permanently.
Sump pump adequacy depends on the volume of water the system is receiving and how quickly it arrives during peak events. If your sump runs continuously during heavy rain, if it struggled or failed during a past storm, or if you have no battery backup, these are all signs that the system may not be correctly sized. EverDry Michiana evaluates sump capacity as part of every assessment.
Efflorescence is the white, chalky mineral residue left on a wall surface when water moves through the masonry and evaporates. It is a reliable indicator that water is actively moving through your foundation wall. It does not mean the wall is about to fail, but it does mean that the moisture intrusion process is ongoing and the wall should be assessed properly.
Yes — we serve all of Highland within the 46322 zip code. Our crews know the community well and can typically schedule an assessment within the same week. Call (574) 272-3788 to get on the schedule.