Making Your Decision
Basement waterproofing doesn't have to be overwhelming. Here's what you now know:
- ✓ Cost: Expect $3,000–$25,000+ depending on the solution
- ✓ Cause: Understand what's causing your water problem
- ✓ Timeline: Plan for 2–4 weeks depending on the scope
- ✓ Contractor: Verify licensing, insurance, references, and warranty
- ✓ Warranty: Get it in writing with clear terms
Next Steps
- Get 3 detailed estimatesfrom licensed contractors
- It's a common practice of bad contractors to try to reduce the competition for those services by offering a discount if you just go with their first estimate. They fear their competitors so much that they want to try to force you into thinking that their estimate is going to be the best so why bother with anyone else. That's like buying a car so that you can test drive it because the sales person said that you'll like it better than any other car.
- Check references and online reviews
- Verify credentials (license, insurance, bonding)
- Ask the questions we covered in the blog, "Questions to Ask before hiring a Basement Waterproofing Company".
- Compare solutions (not just price—consider long-term value)
- Make sure that the contractor has experience with the systems that they are proposing. During really wet times with flooding going around, it's not uncommon for a bunch of hardware store crews that think that they're waterproofers. As soon as the rain is gone.... So are they.
- Get everything in writing before work begins
Don't let water damage get worse. The sooner you address the problem, the less it will cost and the more protection your home will have.
Ready to get started? Call us at Grate Products for a list of our certified Healthy Basment and Crawlspace contractors in your area. Grate Products has a developed certification program for our contractors, 866-279-2837, giving them the most recent and best training in the industry.