Foundation and Structural · York County
Basement walls here push back against water and ground. About 46 inches of precipitation a year, a spring thaw and months of freezing nights press on foundations and open cracks. Parts of the county sit on limestone and dolomite, the bedrock where Pennsylvania sinkholes form, and a leaking pipe or redirected stormwater can speed one up. The oldest houses have had a century or more to settle.
Ask for an engineer's assessment before agreeing to a large repair, and get the cause of the crack in writing along with the fix. Structural work needs a permit through your borough or township, and the Attorney General registration number goes on the contract.
A free inspection that ends in a five-figure quote deserves a second opinion from someone who is not selling the fix.
Based in York County
Formerly BDry Waterproofing of Central PA, 58 Foundations & Waterproofing works from 1st Avenue in Red Lion and covers York, Harrisburg and Lancaster. It claims more than 65 years in the industry and takes on homes, businesses, schools and churches.
Groundworks Foundation Repair York, on East King Street, fixes cracked and settling foundations, waterproofs wet basements, lines and repairs crawl spaces and lifts sunken concrete, for York County as well as Lancaster and Harrisburg. Its phone hours run late into the evening every day.
The owner still works on the crew most days at Cottrell Basement Waterproofing, according to its description, and the company says it doesn't subcontract. Based on South Pleasant Avenue in Dallastown, it builds block foundation walls, waterproofs foundations and basements, installs sump pumps and egress windows, and offers a water-based epoxy treatment.
LBE Masonry, the trade name of Levchuk Building Enterprise, is based in Manchester, covers York, and does lintel replacement, block foundation walls and chimney rebuilds. Brick veneer, retaining walls, paver patios, tuckpointing and historic preservation round it out, for residential and commercial jobs.
Lift It Pro uses poly foam rather than mudjacking to raise settled concrete, and its own description calls the foam faster and less disruptive. Spring Grove is the base, with service in Hanover, Dallastown, Red Lion, Shrewsbury and York.
East Market Street in York is the address for Basement Waterproofing Solutions, which lists drainage systems, vapor barriers, wall sealing, sump pumps, exterior waterproofing, membranes, perimeter drains, crack repair, crawl space waterproofing and mold remediation. Open every day, with mornings on weekends.
Crack injection, interior French drains and crawl space encapsulation are part of the list at First Choice Basement Waterproofing on South Burns Road in Spring Grove. The family-run company claims more than 30 years of experience and also handles exterior waterproofing, structural repair, sump pumps and mold removal; its site mentions a warranty and financing.
Mudjacking is the specialty at Tri-State Concrete Services, a Stewartstown company that also runs PAMudjacking. com.
Kenneth Gray founded Hanover Basement Waterproofing Pros in 2006, according to its description, which lists a team of eight. From Center Square in Hanover it handles interior and exterior waterproofing, foundation crack repair, sump pumps, French drains, crawl spaces, dehumidifiers and vapor barriers, residential and commercial.
Spoutco runs its home improvement business from West King Street in York, with gutters at the center: installation, maintenance and guard protection. Its website ties the gutter work to keeping water away from foundations, and the company also lists foundation repair, asphalt shingle roofing, commercial roof repair, siding and window installation.
Architecture, civil and structural engineering, interior design and historic preservation all come out of the Warehaus office on North George Street in York. The firm's portfolio runs from adaptive reuse and arts buildings to healthcare, education, distribution centers, multi-family housing and retail.
North George Street in York is the listed address for York Basement Waterproofing Pros, which covers York, East York, Shiloh and Dallastown and cites ten years of work. Leak detection, crawl space repair, vapor barriers, foundation repair, mold remediation, sump pumps and French drains are on its list.
ZND-DNZ Mold Removal & Mold Remediation Service carries a mold name and a Vida Lane address in Dover, but its listed services are painting, wallpaper removal, siding refinishing, pressure washing and drywall work. It offers free consultations.
Flat concrete is the specialty at Steve L Dellinger Contractors, on Accomac Road in York, in business since 1980 according to its site. Alongside driveways, sidewalks, basement and garage floors, footings, foundations and parking lots, it does backhoe work, demolition, retaining walls and masonry, including brick and block repair and brick veneer.
NUTEC, on Concord Road in York, offers design, architecture and engineering, facility planning and construction under one company. New buildings, additions, renovations and adaptive reuse are covered, along with civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering, energy audits, facility assessments and construction management.
Design-build for commercial and industrial clients is the line of work at Yoe Construction, on East Locust Street in Dallastown. In-house steel fabrication, steel erection, excavation and concrete construction let it handle building projects from site work up, and its site lists markets from food and beverage plants to warehouses, mining and recycling.
Egress windows and electrical work sit next to basement waterproofing at Aardvark Waterproofing on Elfner Road in Red Lion. It also lists foundation repair and stabilization, basement windows and doors, and general contracting and remodeling, for homes and businesses.
Kelly Walus and Jason Walus, both professional engineers, run Walus Engineering from North Sycamore Lane in Stewartstown, per its website. They handle structural design for commercial, multifamily and residential work, including additions, new homes and retaining walls, and do structural inspections and basement wall repair designs for homeowners and contractors in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and DC.
Spoutco also has this second York listing, which covers the same gutter installation and maintenance, guard protection, roofing and foundation repair work for homes and commercial buildings. No hours are posted.
Driveways, patios, sidewalks, steps, chimneys and retaining walls are the projects Apex Concrete & Masonry names, working around Dillsburg. It says it has 20-plus years in concrete and masonry, and also lists concrete leveling and resurfacing, countertops, footings, crawl space foundations and basement waterproofing.
Serves the area from nearby
Pictures in the report and same-day delivery are what reviewers notice about Precise Inspecting, on West Ridge Drive in Lancaster, which covers York as well. Besides standard home inspections it does radon, termite, water, mold and air quality testing, thermal imaging, pre-drywall and pre-listing inspections, 11th-month warranty checks, asbestos and lead paint sampling, and manufactured home and multi-unit inspections.
Bowed and cracked basement walls are the core of the work at Keystone Foundation Repair, which started as a small masonry company in 1989, by its own account, and moved into foundation repair and waterproofing. From Zion Road in Carlisle it handles settling foundations, leaning chimneys, helical piles, mud jacking, concrete leveling and repointing, for residential and commercial buildings in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Burst pipes, flooded basements and ceiling leaks are the usual calls for 911 Restoration of Central Maryland, which works out of Mount Carmel Road in Parkton, Maryland. It does water extraction, drying and dehumidification, containment, mold inspection and sanitization, plus fire and smoke cleanup, and its site promises a 45-minute response at any hour.
In business since 1990, by its account, American Waterproofers is a family company working from Newberry Commons in Etters and covering York. It handles basement waterproofing, foundation and crawl space repair, drainage systems, leak detection and mold inspection, with free inspections and a senior and veteran discount on its site.
Bentonite clay injections and carbon fiber straps for bulging walls are among the methods Central Penn Waterproofing lists. The family-owned Marietta company, in Lancaster County, dates itself to 1992 and does basement and crawl space waterproofing, wall crack repair, exterior excavation, slab pours, sump pumps with battery backup and mold treatment.
Patios, stairs, footings, walls, bollards and foundations make up the concrete side of Terra Firma Concrete, which also does masonry, excavation, demolition and foundation drainage for residential, commercial and industrial jobs. Its website covers Harrisburg, Camp Hill, Carlisle, Enola, Lemoyne, Mechanicsburg and New Cumberland.
Basement Solutions York PA covers York with basement waterproofing, drainage systems and drain tile, foundation repair, battery backup sump pumps and crawl space repair and dehumidifiers. Its description promises guaranteed waterproofing.
Concrete and masonry take up most of the LakeCrete pitch: retaining walls, patios, porches, sidewalks, footers, crack and spall repair, repointing, foundations and basement waterproofing. The Wellsville company, on Community Street, also does drywall, painting, flooring, kitchen and bathroom remodels, decks and sunrooms.
From Pleasant Grove Road in York Haven, Foust Services & Snow Removal handles site and interior demolition, concrete demolition, clearing and grubbing, landscape site prep, dumpster rentals and loader work. Snow removal is the other half of the name.
This Central Penn Waterproofing listing is a Harrisburg service area for the Marietta company. It handles basement and crawl space waterproofing, bentonite clay and chemical grout injections, carbon fiber straps for bulging walls, slab pours and battery backup sump pumps for homes.
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