Request a basement inspection
If water is coming in now or the pump has stopped, call. For a wall you have been watching or a damp cellar, send a request and a local company will call you back.
Before you call
These details help the company prepare:
- Your address, so the request goes to a company that works in your township or borough
- Where water shows up: floor edge, a crack, a window, up through the floor, or just dampness
- When it happens: every hard rain, long wet spells, snowmelt, or all year
- What the walls are made of: stone, brick, block or poured concrete
- Whether you've noticed sinkholes, settling or low spots in the yard
Water near the furnace, water heater or outlets? Stay out of standing water if anything electrical could be wet. Shut off power to the basement at the panel only if you can reach it from a dry spot.