Main Line Waterproofing, LLC

I am no longer having panic attacks when rain is in the forecast, and I wish I had contacted Main Line Waterproofing 10 years ago. I have a sloped back yard and an inset stairwell that leads down to the lower level of my house, and water gets in every time we have a significant amount of rain. I had the impression that a professional waterproofing solution would cost more than I could afford, so I tried a number of lesser measures over the years to correct the problem. They all made a little difference, but a heavy rain would still wreak havoc. I finally reached my breaking point and contacted MLW based on some of the other reviews here on Unilocal.The estimator who came out was not the best communicator, and he finally acknowledged he has a hearing problem, but he seemed to know what he was doing, and he gave me a good price. The contractors who came to do the job installed a drain and sump pump to divert rainwater away from my house. These guys — Chris and his cohort — were fantastic and got the job done in a day and were as professional, communicative, and courteous as they could possibly be. We had a monsoon the very next day, and the system kicked in and did its job beautifully. Chris had given me a number to call if there were any problems, and I did need them to come back and make a couple of tweaks. They did this 2 days after I called (at no additional charge), and my system now works flawlessly. I could not be more pleased, and I have to say the cost was much lower than I expected. Great job at an extremely reasonable price.

I highly recommend Main Line Waterproofing. I just bought a home and discovered a leak around the egress. I called Main Line and Herb came all the way out from Ardmore the next morning. He took a look at it and told me that although they could fix it, the leak was something i could fix myself for 10% of what they would have to charge me to come out and do it. Thats really different to hear — he gave me his honest opinion even though it meant he wouldnt get a job out of it. On top of that, he didn’t even charge me a service call. I can’t say enough about Herb and his company. Contractors have a rep for being dishonest, late and yada yada yada — he is different and the reason i felt the need to thank him with a positive review. Thanks Herb!

They put in a sump pump, French drain and replaced my 1926 concrete laundry tub and galvanized pipes. They were fast, efficient and friendly. They went above and beyond to address my needs and concerns. And all at an incredibly fair price. I would recommend them wholeheartedly! You just don’t get personalized service like this from many businesses any more. So refreshing!

Herb was great to work with! Would def recommend this company if you are looking to waterproof your basement. Workers on the job were very professional and kept the space clean. Herb communicated very clear what he was doing and very fair with price.
Best of all, we just had a lot of rain and the system he installed worked great!
Cheryl T

Excellent experience. Waterproofing the cellar of our Center City Philadelphia townhouse was difficult. Debris and cement had to be hand carried up and down a very narrow, steep staircase. It took four guys two days to complete the job. They never slowed down. They were word working, professional, and best of all — — they were very pleasant. I would definitely recommend them.

I informed them that I needed a crawlspace looked at. For some reason they sent Herb, who was elderly. Not surprisingly he didn’t feel comfortable crawling in there. He said he would call his son to come out. 10 minutes later he called and left a voicemail saying they weren’t going to be able to help me. I lost a couple hours of work for naught. They need to plan better and recognize that some crawl spaces require crawling.

Herb Fry is about the nicest small business owner I’ve dealt with. He is sincere about what he does and responds incredibly fast when you’re befallen with the bane of all homeowners, water in the basement. Unfortunately, Main Line Waterproofing attempted to solve our basement’s wet problem by trying to keep water OUT: by sealing leaky, unused windows with cement blocks, adding sump pumps and interior french drains. Water still got into our lowest level after Main Line’s work was done. And, this was after several visits. What the company did NOT do for us is what should have been done, what is really the tougher, more complex solution: preventing water from entering our basement in the first place. We finally found a company that does just that and I’ll review it separately.