Masonry waterproofing in Pittston, PA
Luzerne County · ZIP 18640, 18641 · Published pricing · Call (570) 909-2820
Pittston sits where the Lackawanna meets the Susquehanna, and the water has always been the story here. Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972 and Lee in 2011 both put the lower streets under, and the 1959 Knox Mine disaster at Port Griffith, when the river broke into the workings, is the reason parts of the riverbank are still marked ground. Anthracite Masonry Waterproofing ranks Pittston ninth on our list, first among the Luzerne County towns, because the pre-1930 stone foundations here sit on some of the wettest ground in either valley.
The residential jobs are the valley standard, interior repoint, parge and coating at $3,000 to $8,000 on the stone walls up the hill, and drain tile with a sump and battery backup at $4,500 to $12,000 on the streets near the river where the water table rises with the Susquehanna. Battery backup is not optional near the river. The storms that flood basements here are the same storms that knock out power.
Downtown Pittston has put real money into its Main Street over the last fifteen years, and the restored 1890 to 1920 commercial buildings are the reason we run facade work here. Parapets, copings, and lintels come first on those, priced at $25 to $60 per square foot after a lift inspection, with the historic review paperwork prepared by us.
Dry this year is not dry
Pittston basements near the river can look dry in a normal year and take a foot of water in the next. If your neighbors had water in 2011 and you did not, your slab seam has probably opened since. A twenty minute hose test on the river side of the house tells us what a wet spring would.
Greater Pittston coverage
Regular stops include Main Street downtown, the Port Griffith side, Broad Street, the Junction, the Parsonage Street hill, Jenkins Township, the Susquehanna riverfront. 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 Pittston price, house or Main Street building
Address in Pittston first, then what you see. The range comes off the published table and we set a time for the hose test.
Pittston questions we hear
- What is the right waterproofing for a basement near the Susquehanna in Pittston?
- Interior drain tile and a sump with a battery backup, $4,500 to $12,000 depending on the perimeter. Coatings alone do not hold back a rising water table. Uphill houses with joint seepage get the $3,000 to $8,000 interior package instead.
- Do you handle facade work on Main Street in Pittston?
- Yes. Commercial and historic facade restoration at $25 to $60 per square foot quoted per building, scoped from the parapet down, with the historic review package prepared.
- Why do you insist on battery backup for the sump?
- Because the storm that floods a Pittston basement is the storm that takes the power out. A sump with no backup is a sump that quits at the worst moment.
- How long does it take you to get to Pittston?
- About twenty minutes from our base. Inspections are usually within a few days and emergency visits are same day when the schedule allows, next morning at the latest.
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