Budget Dry Waterproofing, Inc.

Description of Work: This is not your "cookie cutter" basement waterproofing company. They are able to think outside the box and provide you with a basement makeover that fits your needs. Very professional work including clean up and removal of old materials and worked very well with a difficult supplier to get our flooring material which had been delayed.

Description of Work: good experience

Description of Work: Repaired crack in foundation in basement

Description of Work: They checked my sump pump system to try and find where water was coming from.

Description of Work: I contacted a few companies re our damp basement. After researching the various products, I choose Budget Dry because of the reliability of the product (Santa Fe Advance dehumidifier), the product being made in America, the responsiveness of Budget Dry (a number of emails and phone calls to answer my questions), and the reviews of Budget Dry in Angie's List. They came out and inspected our basement. Gave a competitive quote. Answered all my questions. Installed the dehumidifier when scheduled. Were professional and curtious.

Description of Work: We have lived in our home for more than 30 years. The house had an open sump pit and free-standing pump when bought, which was sufficient to deal with a high water table and water right-of-way under the house for most of those years. As construction built up in the neighborhood, and the house aged, the problem of water in the basement grew until water would come in through the walls, foundation, and under the flooring. After a particularly severe storm in 2011 and a very long day spent corralling the water from all areas of the basement into the sump pit, we decided it was time for waterproofing. We had six different companies come out and provide estimates, one company charging $50 for an estimate, all others no charge. Budget Dry offered the best solution and we found working with Marc Weinstein to be a comfortable and professional experience. Mr. Weinstein, representing the company, traveled from CT to NY several times to review the needs of the project, answer our questions, explain the nature of the proposed solution, and offer recommendations. He did not apply pressure of any kind, and was very competitive with final project pricing. At least three other competitors estimated significantly higher costs, a couple of which entailed far more complexity in the proposed solution than we could not justify. The project entailed digging a trench around the entire perimeter of the two-room (unfinished utility and finished family) basement, installing special tubing in the trench to collect and move water to the sump pump, and installing a curtain lining to capture water entering at the crease of the floor and walls. The trench feeds water entering the house into an enclosed sump pit with an industrial pump that pumps the water into the back yard through an underground pipe. They also installed a second, smaller battery-operated pump in a neighboring pit to protect the basement if power is lost and the primary pump cannot operate. The smaller pump feeds water into a separate pipe that opens out into the back yard above ground.

Description of Work: Installed sump pump, ground drain, and dehumidifier.

Description of Work: Basically, this was an inspection and analysis of my basement foundation walls.

Description of Work: Repaired crack in basement foundation wall to eliminate leaking water.

Description of Work: Estimate

Description of Work: Sump-pump check-up and tune-up

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Description of Work: Budget Waterproofing had to remove the bottom 3 ft of my finished basement walls, jackhammer the floor to expose the footing, install a drainage system and sump pump, recement the floor, and replace the studding and sheetrock. The basement was left ready to paint.

Description of Work: -Examination of basement and garage walls, windows, floors and drainage system.

Description of Work: Dehumidifier installed

Description of Work: I had two cracks in my foundation. BudgetDry sealed the cracks and left the walls looking better than when they started.

Description of Work: Marc Weinstein send me harrassing emails that included profanity and wild accusations of hiring his competition. He also mocked my career as a special education teacher.

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Description of Work: Two sides of my basement, the back and left walls, were leaking at the base of the block foundation. A trench was dug along these two walls and a drainage system was installed with a sump pump to carry the water to the front yard. A drain was also installed at the base of the overhead bilco doors which carries into the same trench/pump. A small trench was dug in the front yard to allow the drain pipe to be laid and carry the ejecting water. The pipe that exits the house is conveniently hidden behind a bush so it isn't even an eyesore.

Description of Work: I was really impressed with Budget Dry's management and field representative. The field rep thoroughly inspected the basement and the exterior of the house, and patiently explained everything. Then, to my surprise, he concluded that the solution required was exterior waterproofing, even though that's not a service Budget Dry can provide. THAT'S INTEGRITY!! Budget Dry was also very responsive over emails. In the future, I would recommend Budget Dry to others based on this experience, and all the good reviews I read.

Description of Work: Install sump pump and battery back-up system for one corner of the basement where hairline cracks in the floor had started to show small signs of darkening around them after heavy rains.

Description of Work: I used Budget Dry Waterproofing Inc. They had a pump put in and they dug all around the perimeter of the basement and took down a foot and then they put little rocks in there so that the water goes all around.

Description of Work: We had a trench and sump pump installed next to our chimney.

Description of Work: A perimeter basement system was installed along with 2 sump pumps and wells. A 1' X 1' trench was jackhammered and dug out along the full inside perimeter of the basement. Stone and a plastic track were installed and then covered with more stone and then concreted over. Two new wells were dug (one was moved to a new location to replace the old well) and new pumps and new 1 1/2" pvc piping were installed.

Description of Work: The basement was flooded during the tropical storm as a result of the power outage and existing sump pump not working for over 2 days. Another Company removed the water, removed the sheetrock, removed the damaged items and cleaned the floor. This was covered by the insurance. We used Budget Dry to add drainage under the floor, install 2 commercial sump pumps (1 is a bettery backup), and to replace the remove sheetrock that been removed. This was done in 2 stages. Waterproofing - Before we moved into the house over 32 years ago, the prior owners had curtain drains installed around the inside perimeter, added a sump in an open hole, and raised the floor about 5 inches. At that time, they also had the water from the sump pump go through the other drain pipes in the house. We live in an area (100 feet above sea level) that has a high water table in the ground. As a result of the tropical storm, there ended up being about 4" of water in the entire basement. We spoke to a few waterproofing companies. Without digging up around the house, etc. none of the companies do true waterproofing. They add draining systems and stronger pumps. We had 3 companies at our house. Since the house already had curtain drains, only one wall around the chimney was getting additional water. And the water was coming up from inside the base of the chimney in the basement. To repair the chimney would have cost a fortune. The next option was to add addition drains. One company said they only do the inside of the exterior walls. The second company wanted to redo the curtain drains and add additional drains around the base of the chimney (8' X 5'), add drains around the furnace and add drains around the oil tank. They would also add commercial pumps. The cost of this was very high. We felt we were beng taken for a ride. Budget Dry added the curtain drains in a 8 foot section near the chimney, and added drains connecting to the existing sump pump area. They also installed 2 commercial pumps. One is a battery operated and will run for a number of hours during a power failure. They connected the other curtain drains to the sump pump. So now, the curtain drains that were installed over 30 years ago and the new drains go into the same sump pump are. They also closed the sump pump area so that you no longer see the water. The water from the 2 pumps now exit onto the lawn instead of going into the sewer system, which is generally illegal. The price of this part was about $3600. The largest portion was for the commercial pumps. Due to the water level in the ground, for a while, the pump went on every 10 minutes for about 10 seconds. The previous pump would stay on for about 10 minutes each time. Now, the pump is going on every 30 minutes for about 10 seconds. If there were another power failure, and assuming that the pump went on for 10 seconds every 10 minutes, the back up battery operated pump would run for about 24 minutes per day and probably could last up to week. In the 34 years we are living in this house, this was the first time we lost electricity for more than a day. The workers did an excellent job and we have not had any problems. This part was not covered by the insurance. Walls - Budget Dry replaced the sheet rock that was removed as a result of the water damage. They replaced the sheet rock, taped the walls, etc in the livable area. They made it ready to be painted. This part cost about $2,200. The workers did an excellent job. This part is also covered by insurance. The insurance will also cover the painting of the walls, replacing the floor moldings and door moldings etc.