Over the course of four weeks, I had recently semi-finished a gymnastics/dance area in my basement to surprise my daughter for her birthday. With less than a week before her birthday and the project 95% complete, a rain storm hit and I found a rather significant amount of water leaking through a basement wall crack -- all over and right in the middle of all the floor & wall mats I had already installed. Ugh.
Once I took a breath and counted to ten, my first thought was to go buy some hydraulic cement from a big box store and patch it, but I quickly realized that would only be a band-aid solution and a decision I would later regret. I then began my research and thought that an epoxy injection method by a professional was most appropriate.
I created a post on Thumbtack.com in search of a professional who could get the job done. Michael from Premier Basement Waterproofing quickly responded (on Saturday) and we had a conversation. He explained that, given my house was only built two years ago, the crack would only get bigger over the years and that an epoxy injection was still just going to be a band-aid (and could potentially even make the problem worse). He then fully described the solution he very confidently uses for issues such as this and backs with a 100% warrantee -- for life! Given his long-time waterproofing experience & expertise, coupled with our thorough conversation and his reasonable price and willingness to work within my time constraints (I still needed to re-finish the gym area before Friday), I green-lighted him for a Thursday job.
Michael was thorough with his proposal and establishing the timeline when I could expect Corey (Michael's business partner at PBW) to contact me on Thursday so I could leave my office and make it home on-time to meet their employee (I'm blanking on his name). Come Thursday, I heard from Corey at three minutes before the expected call time indicating the installer would be at my house an hour later. When I arrived at my house exactly an hour later, he was already there waiting for me. I quickly showed him the issue, we talked through the solution again, and he got to work. Two hours later, he requested I come down to the basement. Upon going down there, the project was completed as Michael (and the installer) had originally described and the entire area was already swept clean. His employee showed me exactly what he had done, what to expect for drying time, and asked if I had any questions. Once my questions were thoroughly answered, he cleared out.
When I spoke with Michael to pay by credit card over the phone (as we had originally agreed), his first question was "are you happy with everything?" and ensured I fully understood that if anything occurs where the water issue returns at anytime in the future, he stands behind his company's work 100% and to call his mobile phone any day at any time for an immediate follow-up.
I will be re-finishing the gym area on-time for my daughter's birthday tomorrow as if the water issue never happened, with a solution that will never involve water in that area of the basement again.
Don't bother elsewhere -- Premier Basement Waterproofing is where it's at... A+
Much thanks, Michael and team. Now, let it pour! read more