I’m about to give away a big secret of the basement waterproofing industry:  The man or woman who comes to your home representing a basement waterproofing contractor is an expert in diagnosing basement water problems but they're also a salesperson.

I’m often asked what really makes one basement waterproofing company different from the other.  Sure, there are nuances on how we fix a crack versus another company.  We all offer different lines of back-up sump pumps.  And every company will try telling you why their proprietary drain tile system is so much better than the rest.  That’s what they must do in order to sell a job.

Bill Cosby once said, “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try and please everybody”.

At the beginning of the year, we started a basement waterproofing blog called “Basement Matters”.  Our main goal behind the blog was to educate homeowners by publishing fresh and original articles and videos drawing from our 55 years of experience.  As a part of the project, I examined hundreds of industry-related websites.  Most of what I found was rather uninspiring to say the least. 

When hiring a basement waterproofing company, there's many things to take into consideration.