Masonry waterproofing in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Luzerne County · ZIP 18701, 18702, 18705 · Published pricing · Call (570) 909-2820
Wilkes-Barre is the largest market we serve outside Scranton and the one with the most going on above grade. Public Square and the surrounding blocks hold the biggest concentration of 1880 to 1930 load-bearing commercial masonry in either valley, from the Stegmaier Brewery to the River Street mansions, and those buildings shed water at the parapet or they do not shed it at all. Anthracite Masonry Waterproofing ranks Wilkes-Barre tenth on our list, not for lack of work, but because it is the farthest drive. The volume is there.
The residential stock is coal-era stone in the Heights and the older wards, and post-war block out toward the township lines. The creeks are what sort the basements: Solomon Creek through South Wilkes-Barre and Mill Creek in the North End both flooded in 2011 and both feed groundwater into the basements along them every spring. Those get drain tile and a sump at $4,500 to $12,000. The hillside stone houses get the interior repoint, parge and coating package at $3,000 to $8,000.
The levee built after Agnes protects the city from the Susquehanna, but it does not protect a stone wall from its own downspouts. A surprising share of Wilkes-Barre calls end with a spout extension, a repointed corner and a sealed weather wall, and we are happy to quote that small.
Why the storefront repoint did not stop the leak
Downtown Wilkes-Barre buildings often have a repointed ground floor and an untouched top three floors, because the storefront tenant paid for what they could see. Water enters at the untouched parapet and ruins the tenant's ceiling anyway. On those buildings we quote from the coping down, and the ground floor is usually the smallest line.
Wilkes-Barre neighborhoods on the route
Regular stops include Public Square, River Street, the Heights, South Wilkes-Barre along Solomon Creek, North End near Mill Creek, the Stegmaier and Coal Street blocks, the Kingston bridge side. 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 Wilkes-Barre house or downtown building
Address in Wilkes-Barre first, then what you see. The range comes off the published table and we set a time for the hose test.
Wilkes-Barre questions
- Do you do facade restoration on downtown Wilkes-Barre buildings?
- Yes. $25 to $60 per square foot quoted per building after a lift inspection, scoped from the parapet and copings down, with historic review paperwork where the building is contributing.
- My basement along Solomon Creek takes water every spring. What is the fix?
- Interior drain tile and a sump with a battery backup, $4,500 to $12,000 depending on perimeter. The water is groundwater rising at the slab, which no coating holds back.
- What does stone foundation waterproofing cost in Wilkes-Barre?
- $3,000 to $8,000 for the interior repoint, parge and coating package on a typical Heights or older-ward house.
- Is Wilkes-Barre too far for a same-day emergency visit?
- Usually not. It is about twenty five minutes from our base. During a regional storm we work the calls in order received, and Wilkes-Barre is same day when the schedule allows and next morning at the latest.
- Do you cover Kingston and the west side of the river?
- Yes. Kingston, Edwardsville and Plymouth share the Agnes history and the stone stock, and they are the same trip for us.
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