Masonry waterproofing in Taylor, PA
Lackawanna County · ZIP 18517 · Published pricing · Call (570) 909-2820
Taylor sits between Scranton's west side and Old Forge, and like both of them it was built by colliery money between 1880 and 1925. Rows of company-era singles and doubles run off Main Street on rubble stone foundations, and Keyser Creek drains the hills above town right through the middle of the borough. When the creek runs high the basements along it take water at the slab seam, and every other spring the same houses get sand on the floor from lime washing out of the joints. Anthracite Masonry Waterproofing ranks Taylor fourth on our list for that combination of old stone and live drainage.
The borough has a long history with the trade, and homeowners here tend to know the difference between a wall coating and drain tile. That suits us. Our prices are published on the cost page, so a Taylor homeowner can compare the interior repoint and coating package at $3,000 to $8,000 against drain tile at $4,500 to $12,000 and call already knowing which one the basement needs.
Up on Oak Street hill and the streets toward Keyser Avenue the foundations are drier but the brick and block above grade take more weather. Those are repointing and sealing jobs, $10 to $25 per square foot for the joints and $2 to $5 for the breathable repellent, typically on the west and north walls.
Reading the Keyser Creek corner
The Keyser Creek streets have a specific pattern: water arrives at one corner of the basement first, the corner nearest the creek, and spreads along the slab seam over an hour. That is groundwater, not a wall leak, and a drain tile run along that one wall with a sump in the corner often solves it without doing the full perimeter.
Taylor blocks we cover
Regular stops include Main Street, Keyser Avenue, Union Street, the Keyser Creek streets, Oak Street hill, the Riverside school neighborhood, the Old Forge line. 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.
Price a Taylor foundation job
Address in Taylor first, then what you see. The range comes off the published table and we set a time for the hose test.
Taylor homeowner questions
- Water comes in at one corner of my Taylor basement. Do I need the whole perimeter done?
- Often not. If the water arrives at the corner nearest the creek and spreads along the seam, a partial drain tile run on that wall with a sump in the corner handles it. We price partial runs by the linear foot, $60 to $120.
- How much is stone foundation waterproofing in Taylor?
- $3,000 to $8,000 for interior rake, repoint, parge and coating. Drain tile with a sump is $4,500 to $12,000 for a full perimeter, less for one wall.
- Can you repoint just the weather side of my house?
- Yes. Most Taylor repointing is one or two walls, priced at $10 to $25 per square foot of wall face, and we mark the joints with you before starting.
- Do you offer same-day emergency visits in Taylor?
- Yes. Taylor is minutes from our base, and an emergency water intrusion visit is $250 to $450 credited to the repair.
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