I am a Saint Paul home owner who needed a professional to look at basement structural issues, which…read morewere identified in the inspection report when we bought our house. Jon came by, was very polite, and gave an honest assessment of the situation. He indicated that none of the issues were urgent but did show me what to look for going forward along with a thorough explanation of how they would remedy sagging columns, failing girder, etc. This was accompanied by a writeup and plan picture. I would be confident in hiring SafeBasements if we need to get this work done in the future.

The crew from Safe Basements did Waterproofing on our…read morebasement. As well as installing a sump pump. They were fast and efficient and performed their duties well. In closing we were very happy with their services; they even worked on Saturday to complete the job in 2018.

We've spent nearly $40k on "fixing" our deck footings, and they actually made our deck worse. It's…read morenot level. They don't seem to know what they are doing, because when we had them come back to look at our concerns, they THEN came up with more "problems" we needed to spend more money on for them to fix. I feel like they didn't look at the scope of the situation from the beginning, and they have only made the situation worse. They did agree to attempt to fix two of the helical structures that are under warranty, but I honestly am worried that it's going to cause something else to break. The level of stress this has caused is off the charts, not to mention destroying our yard in the process.

Gregg and Brandon were super courteous and knowledgeable and they left the area very clean after…read morelifting the concrete slabs in three areas. This is the second time we have used Groundworks and we are very pleased both times.

Anthony B. was incredible! He was instrumental in getting my basement repaired and safe for my…read morefamily. He came to my home and spent a much time as I needed explaining the entire process, options, financing and follow-up maintenance. Then a team (Josh A., Jason C., and Blake C.) showed up to compete the work. They were respectful of my home and my time. They completed the work (installation of Intellibraces along two basement walls) in less than two days. My basement was left in great shape. They have me peace of mind that my home is now more stable and my family is more safe. I look forward to them returning to tighten the braces to further secure my walls. I would recommend this company and this team in particular and would be happy to hire them for future projects.

Company was communicative, the employees that came to our house were respectful of our house,…read moreplaced lots of covering on our floor to not damage main floor, work in the basement was done efficiently, quickly, and they were very thorough about explaining to us how the system worked. We are thrilled to have our basement issues resolved.

We had an excellent experience with Jesse Trebil Foundation Systems in 2013/2014. They installed…read morewall anchors on the wall of our unfinished basement to correct a bowing wall with cracks. They also installed a drain tile/sump pump system around the perimeter of the basement to correct a chronic wet basement. They also removed/closed off our old well room and two old basement windows with cement block. From the time Shane came to our house for the estimate for the work to the end of the entire process, we were extremely satisfied and happy with their service and work. They were courteous, professional, hard-working, and clean. It has been about two years since we had our work done, and our basement is still dry and looking better than ever. I would recommend Jesse Trebil Foundation Systems to anyone who is looking for quality repair to a bad foundation.

I would not use them again due to multiple communication errors on their part and damage to our…read moregarden hose by their workers, which may seem minor but it just adds unnecessary replacement cost. The work was also overpriced in my opinion considering how relatively easy the job was, but that's on us for not pushing back.

When our basement started leaking after a slew of rainstorms, we called around to inquire about…read moregetting a sump pump and drain tile installed. After waiting over a month for Advanced to come out to give us an estimate, they were finally able to come see the basement. The gentleman who came was pleasant, but not terribly outgoing or personable. No worries, though, we had already had a lot of companies turn down doing our basement, so we were willing to hire the next person to come through the door. On Friday morning, the service man came to look at the basement and told us he would get us an estimate that afternoon or Monday. Now, over a week later, we have heard nothing from the company. Too bad for them! We were willing to pay anyone's price just to get the work done!

From the owner: Commercial and residential waterproofing and foundation repairs. We provide quality, cost-effective…read moresolutions for water intrusion problem in basements, underground parking garages, elevator pits, etc. We also provide bowed wall repairs, warehouse floor/joint repairs, concrete garage aprons, and top-quality egress window installations. We specialize in customized repairs and solutions to meet specific needs--one size does NOT fit all!

I needed to replace my front steps. Rob was great to work with! He kept me up to date throughout…read morethe process. The steps and new railings are so much better!

From the owner: Local Residential and commercial concrete contractor specializing in footing, ICF foundation and…read moreflat work. We offer full service from the excavation and demolition to a finished product.

I would not work with this company!!…read more I had an extremely frustrating experience with this company. I met with Craig at the job site and got an estimate of $6,000, which we agreed upon. He asked for a $2,000 deposit, which I paid on August 12th. He said he would start the work within the next week or two, but after that, I was met with excuse after excuse whenever I checked in. Every time I followed up, I got the brush-off. Finally, after months of waiting and no progress, I requested a refund on November 15th. It's now January 6th, and I still haven't received my money back. I've been given numerous reasons for the delay - the check is "in the mail," then "I'll drop it off this weekend," but nothing ever materializes. At this point, I have no choice but to consider legal action to recover my money. This has been a completely unprofessional and frustrating experience. I would strongly advise staying away from this company - it's been a scam from start to finish. On Jan 8th, I finally received a check for my deposit amount.

I will start by saying that I did not end up using this service and so can not speak to the quality…read moreor professionalism of the company. I needed a stack of downed branches (branches were an inch or two thick each and together stacked a few feet high and about 6ft wide) moved a few yards away to free up some stairs on a hill. I was told his minimum is $800 but he would do this for 500 with two guys. I ended up trying to do it myself and was able to move it much more easily than anticipated in only an hour and a half. Another company quoted me $225 for this job which is much more reasonable though still higher than I think it's worth. Just beware of price gouging with this company.

Before you hire any Water Control company hire a plumber to make sure you really need drain tile…read more After we hired this company we still had seeping water issues. After they were called twice they finally told us we had a leaking pipe. In addition, an employee stole a cellphone and a FIT BIT watch from our home and damaged our egress window. They fixed the egress window. The owner was not very pleasant, made us feel like we were not telling the truth. My husband literally spent hours changing passwords and canceling credit cards since the cellphone contained sensitive information. A few days later through Google find my device we pinned the cellphone at this business location, we called the police and had to take time away from our work to retrieve our phone. We never retreived our FITBIT watch. It was a nightmare! The company apologized but the damage was done!! The job itself was OK.. our sump pump has not been running at all .. probably because we never needed the drain tile in the first place. Be on alert when you have strangers coming in your house!! Apologies are not good enough after what this company put us through!!

We have had a little water come into an unfinished part of our basement after every rainstorm since…read morewe moved in (almost a decade ago) and it's clear it had gone on for a long time before that. Obviously, it's something we want to fix. In 2023, we sought a quote from another company, Innovative Basement Authority (oh yiss we naming names). They sent a man out after a month, and with a week of preparatory emails insisting that all decisionmakers be present for the appointment and that it would take no less than 90 minutes. Their man went down in our basement for nearly an hour with a laser to take measurements by himself, then came back up and told us the bad news: it was a serious problem, it would cost $16,000 to install a complicated drainage system to resolve, there were no cheaper options that would solve the problem, if we didn't fix it soon it could cause serious foundation damage and maybe cost twice that much, but thank God he was able to offer us a series of (complicated) discounts and financing down to $11,000 as long as we signed immediately. We were only seeking a quote, as we had been clear about from the start, but the Innovative salesman was very aggressive and refused to take "maybe" for an answer. My wife was so upset by the very unpleasant experience that she refused to even consider getting another quote -- even from another company -- for several years, while I dealt with Innovative's continuing email and phone campaign ("special financing offer!") for the next six months. I was still worried about what the Innovative man said about the problem potentially getting much worse (and more expensive) in the near future, so, this year, I finally prevailed on my wife to let me get another quote, on condition that she be allowed to be at least ten miles away from the house at the time. I called Standard Water on a Wednesday. Without further ado, their man Todd was at our door the following Monday, and we almost got a Friday appointment. Todd, too, headed down the basement with a laser, but the contrast was like night and day. He didn't kick me out to take his measurements by himself, but had a conversation with me about the space, when it was built, and my concerns, then started explaining everything he was seeing. I am very dumb about homes (my talents lie elsewhere), and he was happy to explain... well, a very great deal about my own home to me, pointing out how the basement had likely developed over time, where the owners had punched a hole in the original foundation, and where the water was going. He made some suggestions about things I might do to mitigate the problem in the near-term, gently shot down some ignorant suggestions of my own, and advised me on how to prepare the space for full treatment (by Standard Water, of course) on my own time, saving me money. Todd also told me honestly that, no, my house was not going to fall over because of this isolated seepage, and that it poses no imminent threat to the rest of the house. Then he explained how Standard's solution would interact with our existing sump system, why it would greatly improve our existing radon system, and gave a couple different ideas for how he would suggest arranging things if we went ahead with the project, taking laser measurements as we talked. His quote: $5800, with a "June discount" down to $5500 if we made a decision in the next week (not on the spot). No pressure tactics, no nonsense, just a good conversation about the job and the bottom line. He was in and out in 30 minutes, not 90. One follow-up email thanked us for the opportunity to come into our home, and we've heard nothing since -- and with every day of silence that passes, Standard rises in my esteem. Partly as a result of Todd's honest answers to my questions (but mostly because, unrelatedly, our car got totaled and we need to replace it, so there goes all our money), we are not going forward with the project this year. However, we are eventually going to solve this water thing. When we do, there is no doubt in my mind we'll be calling Standard and nobody else. In the meantime, a nice review seemed like the least I could do in exchange for a lot of valuable information and even more valuable peace of mind.