Cedar sits in rural Anoka County with mostly post-2000 housing on poured concrete foundations that leak at cold joints and tie holes once spring melt begins.
Heavy snow followed by rapid warmup sends water against slabs and footings faster than older block or stone basements elsewhere in the metro.
Crews travel MN-65 north from Minneapolis to reach Cedar and nearby East Bethel or Ham Lake addresses within the hour.
Around Cedar
We regularly work near:
- 📍Cedar Creek
- 📍MN-65 corridor
- 📍Cedar rural township roads
- 📍Anoka County open space along the creek
Basement Flood Cleanup in Cedar — Local Notes
- •Poured concrete in Cedar fails at cold joints and tie holes rather than mortar lines common in 1950s-70s suburbs.
- •No combined sewers here, so backups come from groundwater and overland flow off farm fields instead.
- •Winter access on gravel township roads can slow response until plowed, so 24-hour crews stage equipment in advance.
- •Humid continental swings mean freeze-thaw cycles repeat several times each spring, reopening the same joint leaks.