AquaProof Inc

The crew showed up on time and completed the job in one day as they had promised. The old window wells were removed, replaced by new window wells with a drain topped by gravel to prevent clogging. The window wells and down spouts were tied into a drain provided by a PVC pipe. I believe the term is a French drain system. The window and downspout drainage was routed to a single drain in the front of the house. The trenches were filled in and grass was planted with straw on top. The job site was cleaned up and looked good. They even changed the grade on the side of the house to prevent water from ponding. The new drains and downspouts worked perfectly. The new grass came up and looks good and the window wells are draining perfectly.

They did it in one day instead of two. They communicated well. They also took bushes out and replaced them for me.

They were very good. They were all professional and the quality was really good. They did everything in a timely manner. Their price was right in the middle. I would use them again in the future.

They were very polite and respectful of my house. They had hoped to finish in 1 day, however, this turned out to be an impossibility because they had found out that the slab was monolithic after hammering for about 15 minutes.. Job time turned into 1 month because the city inspector drove by the house and said they would have to fortify the footer due to building codes. The city also inspected all along the way which caused things to take longer. The company stood by their original contract and completed the job which now included fortifying the footer which was previously 1 slab. The end product has resulted in not a drop of water in my basement for about a year now. This is the part of the experience that is the most important thing, that they will install a system that protects the basement from water. I was glad that they were able to give me the product I had purchased for the agreed price regardless of all the obstacles in between. This showed that they are a strong company and will provide the product that was promised for the price that was promised. They also agreed to bury a drainage pipe under the floor to make way for a new doorway. When I turned on the Air Conditioning the pipe backed up. They came out and diagnosed the issue and were able to resolve on the same day that the water had backed up.

Having roots completely fill one of the intake ports and coming into the pit a good foot, shows how thirsty some plants can be. The folks before us arranged for several arbvravita and honeysuckle plants alongside the house. It may look nice for years, but it sure doesn't get it done.

The heavy rains that fell what seemed continuously during this past fall season resulted in water seepage through our foundation and into the finished basement. Thankfully, we avoided serious damage. Still, it was enough to persuade us to search out preventative measures. Additionally, we knew that our sump pump was old, given that it predated our ownership of the house. We knew that because of this we were at risk for additional water damage. So, we needed to take action on these two items. We brought in several basement waterproofing services for quotes. One company could replace the sump pump but offered nothing with respect to the water coming in through the foundation. Another proposed digging a trench around the inside perimeter of our basement, which would have of course required tearing out the flooring and a portion of the drywall throughout. And doing this would have cost an exorbitant sum. Completely unacceptable. Aqua Proof presented by far the most practical and cost effective recommendations. Danny himself came to meet with us, and on a Saturday. After inspecting the basement and the outside of our property, he walked us through his recommendations and his rationale. He did not "talk down" to us, but provided detailed information to support his recommendation that we install underground drain pipes connected to our downspouts so as to carry rain water away from the structure's immediate vicinity. Danny also recommended that we replace our sump pump and install a battery backup. Given that Danny's quote for both the pump replacement and the drainage installation was lower that most of the other quotes we had received (again, which came with unattractive options), we selected Aqua Proof. Danny asked if we could wait until January for work to begin as he was already heavily scheduled with projects. The rains were continuing to fall most every day, and so we were worried (this being early November), but we agreed. Several weeks later, our sump pump just "died" ---- no drainage at all. And the water began to rise in the well. I called Aqua Proof. That day, Danny sent over one of his team to replace the sump pump and install the battery backup. I don't recall the man's name, but he was just terrific --- worked carefully but quickly, answered questions, and installed the new equipment before water spilled into our basement. Crisis averted. In January on schedule, Aqua Proof called to set up the day for the outside drainage installation. On that day, Danny and his crew arrived early. Danny surveyed the basement and the property again, checked his notes from his prior visit and then walked me and the crew step by step through what would be done that day. The crew worked through the day, in extreme cold, wet and windy conditions. The dug the required trenches, taking very good care not to damage our tree and bushes. They were good men, polite and open to being observed and fielding questions, with good senses of humor and good spirit even in the cold. Everything was done just as Danny had described. The crew worked until early evening, but finished the job in one day. When they left, the drainage pipes were underground and installed to the downspouts, the trenches filled and the ground re-seeded and layered over with hay. From this point, water washing off the roof and into the gutters will flow away from our house and no longer seep into the ground to potentially finds its way into our basement. We are very pleased with the support Aqua Proof provided. My wife and I hope never to need waterproofing-type services again, but if we do then certainly we will think of Danny and his great Aqua Proof team.

The owner danny manley did an excellent job. g=Go with whatever he suggests & at a reasonable price, your water problems will be solved forever! It took me many floods before I found him...

They did have to come back out a few times. It was annoying to have them come back out three times. We got three estimates, and they were lower than the others. The quality of work was very good. They showed up on time and they were very nice.

Unfortunately, one of the other companies beat them significantly in price.

Crew did exactly what the owner said they would ----we have had several episodes of very heavy rains and the wettest fall on record and have not had any problems since the installation. We did lose more landscaping than I initially expected due to the equipment required for digging, but staff re-seeded areas where grass had been and attempted to save one of our specimen trees at the front of the house.

Overall, I would give them a B. I think the price was fair. They were responsive and professional. I would use them again.

Gil Brummett estimated the job and prepared the contract. He was very knowledgeable and explained the work. Due to heavy rainfall the expected date and actual date of work was delayed. I worked with office personnel to find a mutually suitable new date. Crew arrived, chief introduced himself and expalined the work that would be done. The work was done in one day. This included cutting and replacing a sidewalk, digging ditches by hand and with a "bobcat"??, laying pipes, covering them and reseeding the lawn, placing straw over the areas, and washing the mud from the equipment out of my driveway. When there were decisions to make I was consulted. I was very positively impressed with the quality of the people and the work. I would definitely use them again.

I am very satisfied at the work that was done, Danny the owner was out there a few days before the actual work was done and made some modifications to the order and did not charge me , I would recommend Aqua Proof to friends and family.

I found Aquaproof on Angie's List, called and set up an appt for an evaluation. James arrived ahead of schedule and waited patiently while I completed other work. He spent about 30 minutes trying to figure out where the water entered the basement. He also consulted with the owner, Danny, since it wasn't obvious (no cracks, first time it happened, etc) They were confident it wasn't a foundation problem (yeah!) rather a sump that shorted out, causing the water to back up under the foundation and eventually seep in between the wall and floor. Thanks to Danny, I was able to explain this to insurance adjuster who would have otherwise declined my claim since the water didn't come out of the sump pump. I appreciate their honesty, education and offer to talk to the insurance adjuster if there were any questions. James and Danny knew their stuff. In addition James was very considerate to not track mud through my house after surveying my foundation.. They also offered to replace the sump pump, which was done a couple of days later, with no issue. I would definitely use them again and recommend them.

It was a long day for them, but they all knew their part, knew what they were doing, and did everything they could to minimize the mess. I covered everything in plastic, and they covered everything again in plastic and taped up every vent. If they needed to use the facilities, they took off their shoes. We were minimally inconvenienced, and now the basement is dry. I was running a dehumidifier 24/7 and had been for the last 5 years. I haven't even had it plugged in since they left, and they even ran a hose for several hours during the process, so the basement wasn't "dry" when they left. This has removed the possibility of future damage to my foundation, made my basement dry, and made it so I can now use the space as I use the space above the ground without any concern about water in the future for many years to come. UPDATE: I was handed over to Gil Brummett after getting into a shouting match with Danny Manley, and Mr. Brummett offered to tear out and re-install the concrete. With his assurance the issue was cosmetic, and the job was done well, I asked if they could please extend the outflow more than 6 feet from the house. Mr. Manley and his son-in-law had explained the reason they'd left the outflow that short is because they'd run out of PVC pipe! I was supposed to have accepted that the drainage sent outdoors from my sump pump was again going to flow right against my foundation!! The very thing I had spent over $6K to get resolved!!! They came out, ran the pipe approximately 12' out from the foundation, and covered it very poorly, so most of the pipe is now exposed. I'll landscape around it and never recommend them for another job as long as I live.

Danny Manley is the owner of this company. He had one review in Angies List and that was helpful because we would not have used him otherwise. They sent out a person to talk to us and we were not impressed. But when we went on Angies List and looked it up somebody had said to be sure that one talks to Danny who is the owner before one contract with them. So we actually called them back and specifically asked to speak to Danny. Ironically by the time that happened that other guy had quit. Then Danny told us that that guy really did not know how to sell. He apparently was a good worker but not good with sales. By going to Danny it saved us like $4000. The other guy would just quote big amounts like they would do it for $12000. There was nothing in between with them. But Danny would come out look at the problem and then fix it. He also put in sump for me too. He was great though I do not know the language these guy talks. I paid a $1000 for the sump pump. We had so much of rains here lately and it was the first big test of his drainage system and the basement was dry as a bone. When Danny came around he could speak to me, he could translate and that is the art of the profession. You must be able to talk the tech talk to someone who does not speak it. Danny did a great job of that. The sump pump has a battery backup and that battery is great where you can actually see if it is fully charged or not. For people who do to know anything about all this stuff he could have got away and made his job easier at the same time got paid the same by just doing the minimum. But he did not. He came and offered ideas making more work for him. Even while he was digging the ditch I went out there and requested if he could put a French drain in, since we get puddles in here and he very willingly did it. He was very flexible and his workers were like articulate and conversational. I am always fascinated when people do stuff like that. I actually hung out because I am home with all my disability I actually go out and stand and watch them dig ditches though they would not allow me to drive the bobcat, it is fun. I will use them again in the future.

We purchased a 1960s split level with a block foundation. We had high humidity (measured at baseboard to 3' up wall ~30% humidity in wall) on a front facing basement wall which raised the room RH. The right way to fix this is to remove the water from the outside of the house, exterior seal/membrane the wall, and repair drain tile and gravel surround. Aquaproof was willing to work with me on a reasonable price. They arrived (in mass) promptly as promised. The working crew was efficient, orderly and very polite. The team lead was very skilled with the backhoe- we had eve overhangs, odd angles and pipes to work around. All were no problem. The job was finished, ground regraded, 25'+ gravity feed drain installed, and strawed in aound 7.5 hours. The proof of the final result will take a while to determine but for the work, the crew and providing a top end return on our agreement, Aquaproof executed very well. 12/08/2015 Over four years in with this repair and the results are outstanding. Our drainage problems and wall humidity problems are completely solved. In spite of poor drainage at times of heavy rain in our general front yard area, the work has alleviated multiple drainage problems and allowed us to have a water free life in our home.

Recently purchased house, I had a known problem with water that turned out much worse than disclosed, go figure. I got three on-site estimates, first two were before I signed up on Angie's List, one after. Aqua Proof came out and assessed the water problem and they saw some things the others did not. They recognized an area at the back of the house that needed special attention, a faint water line on the foundation told them that water was standing in that area and they recommended that we back fill around the foundation to kick the water away from the house. Others didn't mention that. They mentioned and recommended changes to the roof water system and explained the importance of properly working gutters and down-spouts. When they install a French Drain they cover it with clean top-soil and haul away the clay-dirt, others didn't mention this. Also, although not part of the work they were doing, they pointed out other factors like the drive way slopping to the garage, the same with the patio. They said they would get all of this done in one day. I laughed. He assured me that's what they would do. A few days after the contracts were signed, I got a call to schedule the work date. A week or so before the date, flags and funny painted lines appeared in my yard. A few days before the date, a reminder call and agreed upon time. They arrived on time, 7:30AM, an army of (about 10) workers and equipment started doing various things to prep for the work. The crew boss came to the door and introduced himself and walked me through their plan and step by step all of the items on the work order. As we did, we went to the places around the house and he explained what they were going to do in detail. I felt comfortable they knew what to do and that I should get out of the way. They excavated, hauled away the clay dirt they didn't use to back-fill around the house, they brought in clean top-soil, they planted grass seed and scattered straw. 5:45PM The very next day, 4" inches of rain. No standing water! The system worked well and it still does. Aqua Proof was not the least cost bidder but I know they were the best value. I guess what made Aqua Proof stand out and ultimately why I hired them was I felt like they had a better understanding of how to solve the problem and they took the time to educate me about what the issues were and how they would solve them. Bottom line, they said what they would do to fix the problem, they did it, it worked and kept me informed along the way.

Very well. We checked back with them in the early summer and they said to call once we had the basement area cleared for them. Once we called them with this info, it was a couple weeks before they began the work as promised. The job took 2 days. The foreman was very helpful, checked with me before disturbing anything, and consulted with me whenever there were options. I did not wish to push my water over to the neighbor's, so they were able to landscape the side yard to avoid this, even adding a new window well to his side yard when the soil level was raised. Th first night of the job, it rained and rained, but they had the waterproofing and sump pump in, although the soil was not all put back. The sump pump worked great, even though the foundation was exposed. The work was finished on day 2 as predicted. We were advised some of the soil might sink, even though they used a mechanical tamper. I have not seen much sinkage as of Sept. 16. They were also willing to change their original estimate based on a change I wanted to the plans (go through patio rather than bathroom since I felt latter would be easier to fix). It did cost a little more this way, since they originally estimated lowest price, but I thought it was work it, since patio would be easier for me to repair (Aquaproof did repair a couple of cement slabs they had to go through, as originally agreed). Overall I was very happy with the work and staff and would use them again.

Quite frankly, I think they did a great job. It's been about 2 years and I have had no problems with the work at all. It's also remarkable that they call about every 3 months just to check on the work and make sure there are no problems and so far there have not been! I thought highly enough of them that I have recommended them to several other people who were also very pleased.

Their work was a little on the expensive side, but everything has held up well. Overall, I’m happy with the work.

They were very professional and helpful. I felt their estimate was fair, and the outcome of the work turned out very well. I appreciated that they worked cleanly and efficiently. I would give Aquaproof my recommendation.

Everything went incredibly well. Danny and his men were very professional. We did have one some problem, but they quickly resolved it to our satisfaction. I’d recommend them to anybody. Also, their pricing was very reasonable

We haven’t any problems with their work. However, I do feel that they didn’t burry some of the pipes deep enough. Our landscaper has run into them a few times.

They sealed the exposed basement wall on the exterior portion. They then installed a sump pump, and new beams to strengthen the walls that were cracking. We haven’t’ had any problems with water since they completed work. Basically, they did exactly what they promised they would do, and we couldn’t ask for anything more.