Is crawl space encapsulation worth it for your house?
Encapsulation turns a damp, vented crawl space into a sealed, dry one.
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Waterproofing guides for Jersey City owners
Written by Harvey Dempsey from the questions our crews hear most, so you can make sense of a water problem before anyone cuts into a floor or a wall.
Honest answers before you spend money
These guides cover the water problems we see in Jersey City buildings every week: why basements here leak where they do, interior versus exterior waterproofing, sump pumps and backups, sewer backups and backwater valves, crawl spaces, roof decks and parapets. No sales pitch, just what we would tell a neighbor.
Each guide links to the related service page and to our waterproofing cost guide when you want numbers.
Ponding water on a flat roof: how much is too much, and what to do about it
Every flat roof holds a little water after a storm.
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Before you finish a basement in Jersey City, Hoboken or Bayonne, settle the water first
A finished basement hides the walls and floor that show you where water gets in.
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Sewer backups in Jersey City and Hoboken: how a backwater valve keeps the street out of your basement
In heavy rain the sewer under the street can run full and push water back into the lowest drain in your building.
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Parapet walls are the leak source most building owners overlook
When a flat roof leaks, the membrane takes the blame.
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After a flooded basement: a checklist for the first hours, days and weeks
A basement full of water makes everyone want to rush.
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Sump pumps and battery backups: how they work, how they fail and how to test yours
A sump pump is the quiet part of a dry basement until the night it stops.
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What a rooftop deck does to the roof underneath it
A roof deck turns a flat roof into the best room in the house, and it also hides the membrane that keeps the house dry.
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What basement waterproofing costs in Jersey City, and what moves the number
Most whole-basement systems here land between $3,900 and $14,800, and the spread is wide for real reasons.
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Interior or exterior basement waterproofing: an honest comparison for Jersey City buildings
Both approaches work when they match the building.
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Why Jersey City basements leak, and how to trace the water back to where it gets in
Most wet basements in the city come down to a handful of causes tied to the ground under the building and the age of its walls.
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Rather talk it through?
Call (201) 578-5199. Someone picks up day and night.