“A” Waterproofing & Drainage

I am a realtor and my clients had a house that was for sale and under contract — pending and about to close. With all the extreme rains around the holidays and just 2 days from closing, the basement flooded. Cliff was a savior! He came out right away, gave my client a great bid that not only fixed the water intrusion but repaired the crawl space permanently. It’s been dry every since! He was ontime, super easy to get ahold of, extremely curtious, clean work site… just awesome. He offered a guarantee for his work that was transferable onto the next owners. Thanks Cliff! I will be recommending him to all my clients and I would certainly call him for my own home.

We found «A» Waterproofing in a total pinch. We were putting our house on the market and had a moisture issue on one particular wall that we had to take care of pronto! Portland has been experiencing a very wet winter and all the waterproofing companies are booked out for weeks. However, Cliff got us on the schedule quickly and gave us a reasonable estimate to fix the issue quickly. Once the work began, the true issue made an appearance. Cliff gave us another very reasonable estimate and a time frame that fit the closing window for our property. He was very professional and attentive to our somewhat anxiety rich needs. The work was completed quickly and we were able to breeze through the inspection process. We hope we never have a need for waterproofing again, but if we or anyone we know does, «A» Waterproofing will definitely be who we call!

I wish i could give Cliff and his team 6 stars. i live in Irvington and we have a super high water table. I had water intrusion in my fully finished and carpeted basement the day of the historic water in 24 hr period (12÷7÷15). My contractor pulled up the wet rug/​rug pad so I was able to take my time getting estimates. We spent over a month getting EIGHT estimates. Everyone was giving us the run around. One guy even upped his initial 12k estimate to 22k overnight! One reason we went with Cliff is that his company does both interior and exterior waterproofing. Obviously if a company only does interior they’re gonna give you the hard sell on why interior waterproofing is the ONLY way to go, vice versa for exterior. Anyway, exterior is way more expensive and time-​consuming, and cliff said I didn’t need to do it since it’s a water table issue. He also said I didn’t have to worry about my finished basement — no joke they were able to jackhammer up and install the drain without messing up my newly painted walls or the baseboard etc. They work really really hard and Cliff is super polite and he and his team were great about cleaning everything up. Not to mention how competitive his bid was. Can’t say enough positive stuff about A Waterproofing and Drainage! :) Nota bene: It hasnt rained much since they finished a few days ago, but I’m pretty confident that from now on my basement will stay dry, and the warranty will be there in case it doesn’t.

Cliff came over and diagnosed the problem in 10 minutes. He didn’t spend 2 hours of my time trying to sell me something I didn’t need (like another waterproofing company did), and his bid to waterproof my basement was $ 2500 less than the other guy. He is almost finished with the job (the waterproofing is done), and after 10 years dreading the sound of pouring rain, I’m finally beginning to appreciate it.

As many know, it’s been pouring down rain in Portland lately — the wettest month in history! Upon discovering slight flooding in our finished basement and window egress (which had a pool of water about 8 in. high) in the afternoon (about 5:00pm) I called Cliff and he came over in less than an hour to assess the situation.
He took the time to explain in detail the multiple scenarios that were the potential cause/​source of the leak/​flooding. He was very polite, honest, accommodating and articulate and said he’d give me an estimate the next day.
Upon receiving the estimate my wife and I gave him the go ahead and he and his crew got started less than 2 days afterward! He was able to finish the work in about 2.5 days and cleaned up everything afterward as well. The best part is he took pictures as they progressed through the project and gave me all of them (digital files) afterward so we had a visual record of the before/​after and the exact work that was done! Amazing!
It ended up being perfect timing because since the initial day our basement flooded, the rain has intensified and there hasn’t been a single drop of water in my basement since, proof positive that the drainage system is doing it’s job.
If I could I would give 6 stars! Thanks Cliff! We’ll be recommending him to anyone and everyone I know who needs waterproofing and drainage work done.

Cliff is an awesome contractor to work with. I got lucky to have stumbled on his post on craigslist. Overall very good at what he does, honest, thorough and helpful. He even let us use his tools for some other projects.

I got a number of bids to take care of oozing walls in my basement, and to put in an egress window for my basement remodel. I was convinced by Cliff’s recommendation that putting in a custom internal drainage system with a vapor barrier to drain any leakage into the sewer lines was by far the best approach. This system keeps any moisture from getting through into basement living space either through the walls or through the floor, or especially through the joint between the walls and the floor.
It was done under the concrete floor – there is no sign of the work and the walls and floor are now ready for framing, insulating and finishing. And it was very reasonably priced!
Cliff did a great job, he went to extra trouble for my project, and was helpful and honest to deal with. I have already recommended him to several friends.

A year later and my crawlspace is still dry. Just recommended this outfit to a guy I work with. If he’s smart, he’ll hire them.