Need basement waterproofing in Old Forge? We run 18518 every week, down South Main Street and Milwaukee Avenue through the central grid, up Marion Street into the hill section and out toward the Taylor and Moosic borders. Most weekday inspections get a slot inside 48 hours. You get a free on-site walk, a chalk-marked seepage map, and a written flat-rate quote before we leave the driveway.
Old Forge housing is classic Lackawanna mine country. The central grid off South Main Street between Milwaukee Avenue and the Lackawanna River is packed with 1890s to 1920s miner doubles and singles on cut-stone and brick foundations, 6 1/2 foot ceilings, with concrete floors poured over dirt sometime between the 1940s and 1960s. The hill section off Marion Street and into the newer tract developments carries 1950s to 1990s block and poured-concrete basements on fill over played-out anthracite workings.
Old Forge sits in the narrow part of the Lackawanna valley and the river is maybe 300 yards from the oldest basements. Spring thaw brings the water table within 4 feet of the slab in a wet April and heavy summer storms can flash-flood through the central grid. We see cove joint leaks in the old miner houses every single spring and interior perimeter drain tied to a battery backup sump is the correct package. Mine subsidence is less aggressive here than in Taylor but still present under the hill section. Call us for a free Old Forge basement inspection and we will walk the full perimeter with you.
What to know about basement waterproofing in Old Forge
1890s cut-stone foundations in the South Main Street and Milwaukee Avenue grid leak at the cove joint during every spring thaw. The water table rises with the Lackawanna River and pushes up through the floor-to-wall seam. Interior perimeter drain tied to a sump is the fix.
Hill section block foundations off Marion Street have horizontal cracks at the frost line from lateral soil pressure. Pyrite shale fill backfill from the 1950s is the usual cause. Carbon fiber straps on 48 inch centers plus polyurethane injection stabilizes the wall.
Lackawanna River flood events have historically pushed water into the central grid. Battery backup sump is mandatory in 18518 because PPL power cuts during the exact storms that cause flooding make primary pumps useless.
Sump discharge in the central grid must be routed with care. The storm sewer system cannot keep up during a heavy summer storm, so we discharge to daylight at grade on the uphill side of the lot and run a freeze guard tee for winter.
Where we work in Old Forge
- Old Forge Borough Hall on Milwaukee Avenue
- Lackawanna River along the western edge of the borough
- South Main Street business district (pizza capital of Pennsylvania)
- Old Forge High School on Marion Street
- Prince of Peace Parish
- I-81 and Route 11 access to the valley
Our services in Old Forge
- Basement WaterproofingBasement waterproofing in Dunmore, PA is a full interior or exterior drainage fix for wet basements over Lackawanna County mine country. We install perforated perimeter drain tile tied to a sump pit, inject foundation cracks, and seal walls with dimple board. Most residential interior systems run 5,000 to 15,000 dollars with a written price before any concrete gets saw-cut.
- Foundation Crack RepairFoundation crack repair in Dunmore, PA covers hairline and structural cracks in poured concrete and block walls across Lackawanna County. We inject polyurethane for active water leaks and epoxy for structural cracks, with carbon fiber reinforcement where the wall is bowing. Typical cracks run 400 to 1,500 dollars per crack and most finish in a single morning.
- French Drain InstallationFrench drain installation in Dunmore, PA covers both interior perimeter systems installed under the basement slab and exterior yard systems installed outside the foundation footing. We trench, bed 3 inch or 4 inch perforated pipe in washed stone, and tie it to a sump pit or a daylight discharge. Most jobs run 3,500 to 15,000 dollars depending on linear footage and interior versus exterior placement.
- Sump Pump Installation and RepairSump pump installation and repair in Dunmore, PA covers primary AC pumps, DC battery backup pumps, water-powered backup pumps, pit rebuilds and discharge line fixes. We work Zoeller, Liberty and Wayne cast-iron pumps over Lackawanna County mine country where PPL power cuts and frozen discharges are the two most common failures. Most pumps run 600 to 2,500 dollars installed.
- Egress Window InstallationEgress window installation in Dunmore, PA is the full code-compliant basement bedroom window package, from the exterior well excavation through the foundation wall cutout to the finished interior trim. We install Boman Kemp and Rockwell steel wells with ladders, and we pull the permit through Dunmore Borough or Scranton for you. Most installs run 3,000 to 6,000 dollars complete.
- Crawl Space EncapsulationCrawl space encapsulation in Dunmore, PA is a full enclosure of the dirt floor and walls with a 20 mil reinforced vapor barrier, foam insulation on the perimeter rim joist, a dedicated commercial dehumidifier and a tied-in drainage system. We work the half-houses and additions over Lackawanna County coal country where crawl space moisture rots joists in under a decade. Most jobs run 5,500 to 14,000 dollars.