Scranton · Dunmore · Lackawanna County
Every heavy rain, the same puddle in the same corner. Every spring melt, the shop-vac comes out. NEPA basements don't have to live like this — a properly installed drainage system ends the water problem permanently, and it starts with a free inspection that tells you the truth about where the water's coming from.
This valley was built for coal, not drainage. Scranton's housing stock sits on century-old foundations — fieldstone and rubble walls in Green Ridge and the Hill Section, early block in South Side and West Scranton — surrounded by dense clay soil that holds water against them like a sponge. Add the spring melt coming off the mountains, a water table that rises with every nor'easter remnant, and gutters feeding roof water straight to the foundation line, and you get the classic NEPA basement: damp all year, wet every storm, flooded once one — the year the Lackawanna really jumps.
Hydrostatic pressure doesn't negotiate. Water pushed against a foundation finds the mortar joints, the floor-wall seam, the crack that's been there since Truman. Sealants and paint-on coatings fail because they fight the pressure; drainage systems succeed because they relieve it — capture the water at the footing, channel it to a sump, and pump it away before it ever touches your floor.
The honest diagnosis comes first. Not every wet basement needs a full perimeter system. Sometimes it's a grading fix, a downspout extension, and one crack injection — a few hundred dollars, not many thousands. Our inspection tells you which problem you actually have, in writing, with the fix priced to match. If a small fix solves it, that's what we'll recommend.
Standing water, seeping walls, the perpetual damp corner — diagnosed at the source and fixed with interior drainage that works with NEPA's clay and stone.
Wet basement repair →New installs, failed-pump replacements, battery backups for the storms that take the power out, and full interior French drain systems.
Pumps & drainage →Vented crawl spaces breathe moisture into NEPA homes all summer. Sealed liners, drainage, and dehumidification end the musty smell and the rot.
Crawl spaces →Leaking wall cracks injected and sealed — and honest guidance on when a crack is a water problem versus a structural one.
Get it looked at →Just flooded? After the shop-vac, the question is "how do we make this never happen again." That's exactly the inspection to book.
Book inspection →Dehumidification and vapor barriers that turn a damp cellar into dry storage — or future finished space.
Free inspection →Straight ranges for the Scranton area: crack injection and minor seepage fixes typically run a few hundred dollars per crack. Sump pump installations generally land between $1,200–$2,500 installed. Interior French drain systems — the permanent fix for chronic water — typically run $3,000–$8,000 for partial perimeters and $5,000–$12,000 for full perimeter systems with sump, depending on footage and foundation type. Crawl space encapsulation typically runs $3,000–$8,000. Every job starts with a free inspection and ends the same visit with a firm written quote — notably below what the national franchises charge, because our trucks don't carry franchise fees.
Minor fixes run a few hundred dollars; sump installations $1,200–$2,500; interior drainage systems $3,000–$12,000 depending on perimeter footage and foundation type. The free inspection produces a firm written number for your exact basement.
Yes — fieldstone and rubble foundations are half of Scranton and we work them constantly. They can't be sealed like poured concrete, which is exactly why interior drainage (relieving the water) outperforms coatings (fighting it) in NEPA's older homes.
Ask any NEPA realtor: water in the basement is a deal-killer that invites lowball offers, and a documented, warrantied waterproofing system is a selling point. The transferable warranty often matters as much as the dry floor.
Before the next one — fall and winter installs beat spring panic, when every waterproofer in the valley is booked weeks out and you're bailing water while you wait.
We fix water. If our inspection finds signs of structural movement — bowing walls, active settlement — we'll tell you plainly and point you to the right specialist rather than sell you a drain for a structural problem.
Free basement inspections across Scranton, Dunmore, Dickson City, Taylor, Old Forge, Moosic, Clarks Summit & Lackawanna County.
Call (570) 555-0152