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Free on-site estimate ·Pittsburgh

Find out what's letting the water in — and what it costs to stop it.

Think of us as the roof for the bottom of your house. We come out, walk the house with you, and leave a written price. Free, no travel fee, no obligation.

(412) 265-7444 Rather talk? Call — 24/7 for emergencies

Free. No travel fee. No card, no contract, and nobody calling you every week afterward.

36 years Lifetime guarantee $0 travel fees Fair pricing
What the visit leaves you with

A written answer, not a sales pitch.

Most people who call us have already been told three different stories about their basement. The visit ends this one with a piece of paper: where the water gets in, what stops it, and what that costs. Keep it, compare it, sleep on it.

Your estimateSample layout
Where it gets inNamed and shown to you, inside and out
The fixOne system, sized to this house — not a menu
The priceOne number, on paper, no travel fee inside it
The guaranteeLifetime, for as long as you own the home
Decide byWhenever you like — there is no clock on it
Cost of the visit$0

Layout only — the numbers on yours come from your house. Nothing on this page is a quote.

Book the visit

Tell us where to come and what you're seeing.

Four quick things. We call you back to set a day and time that suits, and the visit itself costs nothing.

Free estimateNo travel fee ·no obligation

Your details go to Arbuckle Waterproofing and nowhere else. A person calls back to set the time; no appointment is held until they do.

Worth a look if you've seen

Six things a basement does before it floods.

None of these means the sky is falling. All of them mean water is finding a way in, and water does not stop on its own.

Water on the floor after a hard rain

Usually the cove joint — where the floor meets the wall — under pressure from saturated ground. An interior drain is built for exactly this.

White, chalky stains on the block

Efflorescence: minerals left behind by water moving through the wall and evaporating. The wall is wicking. It has been for a while.

A musty smell that never leaves

Moisture with nowhere to go. Dehumidifiers treat the symptom; the source is in the walls or the floor and can be found.

Cracks, or a wall that bows inward

Hairline cracks are common; a horizontal crack or a wall that leans is not. Both deserve a look before a home inspector finds them.

A sump that runs all the time, or never

Either the pump is undersized for the water under the house, or it has quit. The next heavy rain finds out which.

Paint bubbling, drywall soft at the bottom

Finished basements hide the wall, not the water. Soft drywall at the baseboard is the wall behind it asking for help.

How the visit goes

About an hour. You're there for all of it.

01

Outside first

Grading, downspouts, where the yard sends its water. Half of basement problems start ten feet from the house.

02

Then the basement

Walls, floor, joints, any existing drain or pump. We show you what we find while we find it, in plain words.

03

Then the paper

The fix the house needs, priced. You keep it. Decide today, next month, or never — it's your call and your house.

Before you book

The questions people ask on the phone.

Is the estimate really free?

Yes. The visit, the walk-through and the written price cost nothing, and there is no travel fee anywhere in our service area. You are not agreeing to any work by booking one.

How far out do you go?

Roughly 35 to 40 miles from Carnegie, which covers Pittsburgh and most of the suburbs around it. The boundary is flexible for the right project — if you're not sure, ask.

Do I have to decide on the spot?

No. The price is written down so that you don't have to. Compare it, think about it, call us when you're ready. There is no expiring-today number.

What does the lifetime guarantee cover?

The waterproofing system we install, for as long as you own the home. If it lets water through, we come back. The written terms come with your estimate so you can read them before deciding.

Water is coming in right now. What do I do?

Call (412) 265-7444. We take emergency calls around the clock. Don't fill in the form and wait — the form is for booking a visit, and a person on the phone is faster.

Do you do the work yourselves?

Arbuckle Waterproofing has been doing this in and around Pittsburgh for 36 years. The people who look at your basement are the people who fix basements — not a sales team with a script.

Free on-site estimate

Stop guessing what's wrong down there.

One visit, one written price, and a basement that stays dry for as long as you own the house.

Or call (412) 265-7444 — Monday to Saturday, 6 to 7, and any hour for an emergency.

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