Basement Waterproofing in Maize, KS
Maize, KS grew by roughly 37% in five years, to about 7,850 people, the quickest growth of the five cities near Wichita, KS listed here, and its typical home was built around 2011. New basements can still let water in, and the form asks one independent contractor to contact you about yours.
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Basement Water Problems in Maize, KS
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New Homes and an Older Core in Maize, KS
J.K. Steele and his wife Anna settled the area in 1870, the City's history says. On February 1, 1886, William A. Williams became first postmaster of a town that grew up around the first stop past Wichita on the Wichita & Colorado line. Maize Academy opened in 1894 to prepare students for Fairmount College, now Wichita State University, and the city incorporated on May 31, 1915.
It had 660 people by 1956 and sits about 9 miles northwest of downtown Wichita. Census survey data count 2,910 homes; about 36% went up in the 2010s and about 19% since 2020, while about 15% predate 1960. Only about 55% are detached houses, and the median value, $276,200, is the highest of the five.
Many Kansas homes sit on slabs or crawlspaces, so a basement is never a given, and a new one isn't automatically watertight.
What Maize, KS Homeowners Ask For
More on sump pump installation.
Big Slough Creek, 1944 and Recent Rain
Maize lies just west of Big Slough Creek, with the Arkansas River roughly three miles off. The City's history records a flood in 1944, one of the years behind the Big Ditch, the floodway built around Wichita in the 1950s. That is river history; a floodway does nothing about wet soil against a wall.
On June 25–26, 2026, the National Weather Service measured a broad 4 to 7 inches around Wichita, the bulk of it falling in a two- to three-hour burst, with Wichita Eisenhower National Airport logging 5.31 inches on June 25, a record for that date. Rain that quick can swamp a sump, and slow-draining clay subsoils, common in south-central Kansas, can hold it by a foundation.
Maize, KS Permits Go Through MABCD
Maize is the one city of the five where permits run through MABCD, the Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department, by contract with the City. Get the contractor's MABCD license number in writing and check it with that office, 316-660-1840. Structural or excavation work may need a permit, and hooking a sump into any drain counts as plumbing, which takes a licensed plumber and a plumbing permit.
The City runs its own treatment facility and public sewer collection system. Its advice for a backup: "If you experience a backup, contact the City first to determine if the issue is in the public main or on private property." The City, (316) 722-7561, 10100 W Grady Ave, also takes permit questions. City of Wichita addresses have their own line; Maize, KS handles its own.
Cost Ranges for New and Older Maize, KS Basements
With no local price study for Maize or Kansas, the rows show national 2026 ranges from Fixr; a newer basement may need only a pump or one crack sealed.
| Cost row | Figure | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|
| Typical basement waterproofing project | about $3,000 to $10,000 (average about $5,000) | Fixr national (2026) |
| Interior perimeter drain, per linear foot | $40 to $120 | Fixr national (2026) |
| Sump pump installation | $600 to $2,500 | Fixr national (2026) |
| Epoxy crack injection, per crack | $250 to $1,000 | Fixr national (2026) |
| Waterproof paint or sealant, per sq ft | $1 to $8 | Fixr national (2026) |
Work out a rough figure in the cost calculator.
One Request for Maize, KS Homes
Before signing, get a detailed written estimate and an agreement both sides sign, pay as the job progresses, and ask for insurance certificates. Sign for $25 or more in your living room and you may be able to back out until midnight on the third business day after, Saturdays counted.
Is Your Maize, KS Address Included?
The address tool below shows whether a request can go out from your location, and the wet basement checker suggests where water may be coming from.
Maize, KS Questions, Answered
My house was built in 2018. Can its basement really leak?
Yes. Shrinkage cracks, window wells without drains, settling backfill and drain tile that never reached a working pump can all let water into a young basement. Note when and where the water appears, and show the contractor those exact spots.
Who issues permits for basement work in Maize?
MABCD, through its contract with the City, so the MABCD license number is the one to ask for and confirm. General questions can go to the City of Maize. Plumbing tie-ins and backwater valves need a licensed plumber and a plumbing permit.
Who do I contact when a floor drain backs up?
The City of Maize first, at (316) 722-7561, to learn whether the trouble sits in the public main or on private property. Repairs to the pipe from the house, or a backwater valve, are work for a licensed plumber under a permit, not a basement waterproofing job.
Did the 1944 flood cause today's basement water?
No source ties them together. The 1944 flood is a line in the City's history, and the Big Ditch was built afterward to route river floodwater around Wichita. Basement water today usually comes from wet ground against the walls, an overloaded downspout or drain, or a sewer backup.
Nearby Towns
A request can come from Valley Center, KS, its own city north of Wichita on the Little Arkansas River, and from Haysville, KS, south of Wichita, where about one home in four predates 1960.
Request a Maize, KS Estimate
Before sending the form, jot down where water appears and whether the sump runs. If one independent contractor can take the job, it reaches out, sets the visit itself and puts its estimate in writing.