Masonry waterproofing in Dunmore, PA
Lackawanna County · ZIP 18512 · Published pricing · Call (570) 909-2820
Dunmore is doubles. Block after block of two-family houses built between 1890 and 1930 for the men working the Pennsylvania Coal Company collieries, most of them on rubble stone foundations laid in lime mortar and most of them still owned by the families who bought them in the 1950s. That stock is why we put Dunmore first on our list. A stone foundation from 1905 has had well over a hundred winters to lose its mortar, and on a double the party wall foundation is shared, so a leak on one side becomes a conversation between neighbors.
The hills matter too. Bunker Hill and the streets climbing toward the reservoir put uphill foundations under groundwater pressure that the flat Mid Valley boroughs never see. On those lots we find water arriving at the slab seam on the uphill wall every spring, sometimes for decades, with the basement floor gritty from washed-out lime. Anthracite Masonry Waterproofing quotes those jobs off the same published table as everything else: interior repoint, parge and coating at $3,000 to $8,000, and drain tile with a sump when the seam is running under pressure.
Dunmore also holds some of the best kept brick in the valley, and brick that has been painted or sealed with the wrong product. We see plenty of 1920s brick fronts with a film-forming sealer peeling off and the faces spalling underneath. That is fixable, but it starts with stripping what is there, and we would rather tell you that on the phone than after a truck rolls.
One thing about Dunmore doubles
Dunmore doubles were often split with a single stone foundation under both halves and one set of downspouts. If your side is wet and your neighbor's is not, check where their spouts discharge before assuming the wall failed. We look at both sides on every Dunmore visit because the fix is sometimes ten feet of extension on the other half of the house.
Streets we work in Dunmore
Regular stops include Bunker Hill, Dunmore Corners, Drinker Street, Blakely Street, the Sherwood Park streets, the Marywood edge off Adams Avenue, Dunmore Reservoir hill. If your wall is near those, a crew has probably already worked your street, and the price is the same table as everywhere else: the cost guide.
Get a Dunmore price off the table
Address in Dunmore first, then what you see. The range comes off the published table and we set a time for the hose test.
Dunmore questions we get on the phone
- How much does it cost to waterproof a stone basement in Dunmore?
- Most Dunmore stone basements dry out with interior repointing, parging and a crystalline coating at $3,000 to $8,000. Uphill lots on Bunker Hill with water at the slab seam usually add interior drain tile and a sump, $4,500 to $12,000. Both prices are on our cost page.
- My double shares a foundation with my neighbor. Can you fix only my side?
- Yes, interior work stops at your party wall. We do look at the shared downspouts and grading on both halves, because a wet side is often caused by the other side's spout, and that fix is cheap.
- Is the sand on my basement floor a problem?
- It is the lime mortar from your stone joints washing out. It is not urgent this week, but each spring takes more, and once joints are open past an inch water has a clear path in. Repointing now is a fraction of what a rebuilt wall costs.
- Do you seal brick fronts in Dunmore?
- Yes, with a breathable silane/siloxane repellent at $2 to $5 per square foot. If an old film sealer is peeling, it has to be stripped first, and we quote that separately.
- How soon can you come out to Dunmore?
- Dunmore is a few minutes from our base, so inspections are usually within a couple of days and emergency water intrusion visits are same day.
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