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Utica sits in the Mohawk Valley on soils made from ground-up shale, with wetter clay soils in low spots. Winters bring about 100 inches of snow and dozens of freeze-thaw swings, and Sauquoit Creek and the Mohawk River flood often. About half the city's homes were built before 1940, so many basements are old stone, brick or block that has taken a century of wet springs.
Every town around Utica shares the same heavy snow, freeze-thaw winters and old housing. But each has its own mix of creeks, hills and house ages. The contractor we connect you with knows the area and checks your home with that in mind.
East Utica has long been the heart of the city's Italian-American community. Like much of Utica, where about half of all homes were built before 1940, many houses here have old basements of block, brick or stone. Worn mortar and spring leaks are common calls.
Cornhill was settled by Welsh families and later became home to a large Jewish community. Like the rest of Utica, where about half the homes predate 1940, it has many old basements where soft mortar needs both water work and wall repair.
West Utica grew up as a German, Irish and Polish neighborhood. Where houses sit close to a driveway or the next lot, there may be no room to dig, so inside drains and wall braces become the usual fixes.
The City of Utica says parts of North Utica are prone to flooding from streams, the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal, and in 2023 it won a state grant to study Reall's Creek and other streams. Sump pumps, backup pumps and drainage are a big part of jobs here.
New Hartford, settled in 1788 and called Utica's largest suburb, grew fast in the 1950s. Sauquoit Creek runs through town, and the Halloween 2019 storm damaged spots in Chadwicks and Washington Mills. Homes from that growth spurt are now around 70 years old.
New York Mills grew around textile mills that started in 1808, and about 35 percent of its homes were built in 1939 or earlier, according to Census estimates. Mortar wear and spring leaks are common in homes that old.
Whitesboro, incorporated in 1813, sits near where Sauquoit Creek joins the Mohawk River. In December 2023 the creek filled basements on Sauquoit Street, and a federal buyout program has been offered to some flood-prone owners. Water control comes first here.
Yorkville was incorporated in 1902, and many early residents worked in the nearby New York Mills textile mills. Its oldest homes are now more than a century old, so mortar, cracks and spring leaks are common calls.
Marcy lies north of the Mohawk River between Utica and Rome, and the Erie Canal crosses the south end of town. Homes on low ground near the river and canal are the ones to watch for spring water.
Deerfield sits on the hills just north of Utica, including Smith Hill and Bell Hill. On sloped lots, water from uphill runs toward the house, so grading and drains are often part of the fix.
Rome is where work on the Erie Canal began in 1817, and about 31 percent of its homes were built in 1939 or earlier, according to Census estimates. Older homes near downtown and postwar homes across the city both see wet basements and wall cracks.
Clinton was settled in 1787 and its village center is a National Register historic district, near Hamilton College. Old masonry in a village this old needs careful repointing with a soft mortar that suits it.
The village of Frankfort sits between the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal, with Moyer Creek running through it. In the Halloween 2019 storm, the National Weather Service reported 2 to 3 feet of water on roads in Schuyler and Frankfort.
Ilion, the longtime home of Remington Arms, sits on the south bank of the Mohawk River with Steele Creek running through. In June 2013 flash flooding led to water rescues and evacuations in Ilion, according to the National Weather Service.
Herkimer sits where West Canada Creek meets the Mohawk River, on flat land once called the German Flatts. About 53 percent of its homes were built in 1939 or earlier, according to Census estimates, so old basements and flood-season water are both common.
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