Real prices. Before anyone walks your basement.
Family-owned, 16 years in Scranton basements. Get an honest range in minutes — no form gate, no email wall, no “call for pricing.”
Preliminary range online · firm number after a free in-person inspection · quote good 30 days.
Sometimes the fix is $1,600 of gutters and dirt — and we'll say so.
A lot of wet basements in this area aren't a $9,000 interior-system problem. They're a water problem that starts outside: a gutter dumping at the corner, or ground that slopes the wrong way. Fix the outside first, and often the basement dries up on its own. Our estimator prices that as a real option, first.
Where the water actually comes from
flow, not a section cut| The fix | Typical range | Disruption | When it's the right call | Our take |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outside fixes firstGutters · extensions · regrade | $600 – $2,600 | Low | Water shows up only after hard rain, gutters overflow, or the ground slopes toward the house. The cheapest thing that often just works. | Start here for most homes |
| Interior drain + sumpPerimeter french drain | $4,000 – $14,500 | Medium | Chronic seepage at the floor edge, a high water table, or the outside fixes were done and water still comes. The reliable everyday answer. | When outside isn't enough |
| Exterior excavationDig + membrane | $7,200 – $18,100 | High | The wall itself is failing, an old exterior coating has given out, or you're already excavating for another reason. Rarely the first move. | Rarely the first answer |
Ranges are typical for this area, not a quote. The real number depends on your basement — that's what the free in-person inspection is for.
Five fixes, each with a real range online.
These are priced instantly — answer a few questions about your basement and see the number. No email wall in between.
Outside fixes first
Gutters, downspout extensions, and regrading soil away from the wall. For a lot of wet basements around here, that's the whole fix — and we'll tell you when it is.
Interior drain + sump
A perimeter french drain under the slab edge, running to a sump pump. The workhorse job when water's already reaching the floor.
Leaking crack sealing
Polyurethane injection for a weeping crack. Priced for one crack, or a bundle of two to three.
Crawl space encapsulation
Seal the crawl floor and walls against ground moisture. Sized small, around 1,000 sq ft, or large.
Exterior excavation
Full dig to the footing, clean the wall, new membrane and drainage. The big one — right only when the wall truly needs it.
Get your basement's price range now.
Answer a few questions — basement or crawl space, its size, where the water shows up, and how bad — and see an honest range in seconds. It's the number we'd quote before driving out.
A range is preliminary. A firm price needs an in-person inspection. And a reminder: most homeowners insurance excludes groundwater seepage, so this is a planned expense, not a claim.
What kind of fix are you looking at?
Not sure? Pick the closest match — dampness or water at the floor edges after rain usually means an interior drainage system.
Some jobs need a person in the basement, not a number on a screen.
We'd rather not guess at these. Anything structural gets a real look first — that's the honest way to price it. Call us for any of these.
Structural wall repair
Bowing or bulging block, stair-step cracks, a wall that's moved. That needs eyes on it — and sometimes an engineer — before any number.
Settlement & subsidence
This is coal country. If you're worried about settling or mine subsidence, we look in person and bring in an engineer when it's warranted.
Finished-basement rebuild
Mold, rot, or tearing out and rebuilding a finished basement is its own scope. Quick call and we'll walk you through it.
The guy who's been in a thousand Scranton basements.
Not “protect your family's greatest investment.” Just someone who'll tell you what he sees.
Licensed & insured
Fully licensed and insured. Certificate available on request — ask and we'll send it.
16 years local
In Lackawanna and Luzerne basements since 2009. We know the housing stock here.
Stone & block specialists
We work on pre-1940 stone and cinder-block foundations specifically — most of the housing here.
Transferable warranty
Installed systems carry a written, transferable warranty. Good if you sell.
Financing available
Since insurance won't cover this, we offer financing so it doesn't have to be all at once.
No commission reps
Nobody here earns a bonus for upselling you. The person who quotes it is the person who runs it.
Real moisture readings
Free in-person inspection with actual meter readings — not a guess and a scare story.
Family-owned
Same family, same name, same crew. You deal with people who answer for the work.
The online range is preliminary. A firm number needs an in-person inspection with real moisture readings. We won't hold you to a screen estimate, and we won't hold a discount over your head to get in the door.
Insurance usually won't cover this. Most homeowners policies exclude groundwater and flood, so basement water is almost always out of pocket. That's exactly why the price should be clear before anyone starts.
Three steps. No two-hour pitch.
Get your range online
A few questions about your basement and you've got an honest number — in minutes, with no email wall.
Free in-person inspection
We come out, take real moisture readings, and hand you a written quote that's good for 30 days. No pressure to sign.
We do the work
Installed systems come with a written, transferable warranty. Financing's there if you want to spread it out.
Lackawanna & Luzerne counties.
Old stone-and-block basements, a high water table, and hillsides that run water straight at the foundation. We've worked these houses for 16 years. Not sure you're in range? Give us a call.
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Straight talk from local homeowners.
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Two other companies quoted me full interior systems, sight unseen, both over nine grand. These guys looked at it and said my problem was gutters and grading. Fourteen hundred dollars. Basement's been dry through two springs since.
No pitch, no timer counting down, no discount that expires at midnight. Just a number and a plain explanation of what it buys. The written quote matched the online range almost exactly.
Old stone foundation, water every March. They put in an interior drain and a sump and gave me the warranty in writing. Selling next year and the inspection worry is gone.
Rather have us reach out?
Tell us what your basement's doing and we'll follow up with next steps — no sales call, just a real answer. Water coming in now? Please call, that's faster.
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