Excelsior sits on the shores of Lake Minnetonka where a high water table keeps many basements vulnerable year-round. Older lake homes and converted cabins along the slope often feature walkout basements that collect groundwater rather than sewer backups.
Twin Cities Flood Response reaches Excelsior from the Osseo shop at 101 Broadway St W #114 by taking MN-7 or MN-5. Crews handle the same lake-influenced seepage that affects nearby Minnetonka, Chanhassen, and Wayzata homes.
Winter freezes followed by spring thaws push extra water against foundations in Downtown Excelsior and along the waterfront. The humid continental climate means crews stay busy from late March through early May when the ground finally thaws.
Around Excelsior
We regularly work near:
- 📍Lake Minnetonka
- 📍Excelsior Commons
- 📍Old Log Theater
- 📍Downtown Excelsior
Flooded Basement Cleanup in Excelsior — Local Notes
- •High water table around Lake Minnetonka produces steady groundwater seepage into walkout basements cut into the slope.
- •Older lake homes and former cabins now used year-round often lack modern drainage, so water enters through walls and floors rather than floor drains.
- •Access to properties along Excelsior Commons and side streets off MN-5 can be tight for equipment during March mud season.
- •Groundwater issues here differ from clay-soil or combined-sewer problems found in other Twin Cities regions.
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