Ambler & Montgomery County, PA
★ 4.1 · 12 Google reviewsOwner-operated, right here in Ambler — no call center, no franchise upsell. Dean looks at what the water is doing, explains it in plain English, and gives you a real price. The look costs nothing.
“8 years later, not a hint of water or dampness, the work is top notch.”
Start With The Symptom
You don't need to know what the fix is called — that's our job. Pick what matches and we'll show you what's usually behind it.
What We Do
Here is exactly what happens in your basement on the job Dean is known for — start to finish, no surprises.
Free written estimate before anything starts
“They came prepared and the job was done very quickly with no mess.” — Dan D.
The floor is cut along the inside edge, where the water is actually coming in.
Down to the footing, so the pressure is relieved at its source and not above it.
Graduated PVC bedded in crushed stone, pitched so the water runs instead of sitting.
A properly sized pit and a pump that moves it out and away from the house.
Concrete goes back over the channel, and the mess leaves with the crew.
Why Dean
Dean lives and works right here — his shop is on Forest Avenue in the borough. When you call, you get Dean, not a call center reading a script three states away. The big regional franchises send a salesman first; here, the person who looks at your basement is the person who fixes it.
His reviews say it plainly: 'fair price and he is very honest.' Customers who collected competing estimates found his right in line — and came back for their next project. If a crack is cosmetic or a cheap fix will do, that's what you'll hear.
One customer's french drain has kept his basement dry for eight years and counting. Another's backup sump ran through a day-and-a-half power cut in a winter storm without letting a drop in. This area's clay soil and old foundations don't forgive shortcuts, and Dean doesn't take them.
Dry Basements for Ambler & Montgomery County
What Customers Say
Real Google reviews from homeowners around Ambler — tap any card to read it on Google.
I have used Dean 3 times on rehab projects - 2 french drains and 1 french drain and the walls redone. All work was completed timely and the work work professional and they cleaned up and were gone. I got a few estimates and he was right in there with competitors. Will continue to use.
Dean came out a couple of years ago and did a french drain for us and while he was at it, he put a drain around the water heater. So when the water heater went yesterday and we discovered it this morning, NOTHING in our just finished basement got wet. I would highly recommend Dean. He does great work at a fair price and he is very honest. He saved us a lot of heartache and money.
Dean and his crew did a French drain in our basement. We had water in for any moderate rainfall. They came prepared and the job was done very quickly with no mess. He explained what they were doing before they started and there were enough people on the crew that they flew through the grunt work. 8 years later, not a hint of water or dampness, the work is top notch. Highly recommended.
Dean is the man!!! He's the real deal. I recently had a terrible experience with another waterproofing company that I fired halfway through their job. Dean was basically Mr. Wolf from Pulp Fiction, he came in and cleaned up someone else's mess. He installed a full perimeter pressure relief system with graduated PVC and tons of crushed stone leading to a sump pump with water assisted backup. That thing worked like a charm when the power went out for 1 1/2 days in our latest winter blast. Through multiple rainy periods and the latest bomb cyclone, my 80 year old basement is dry!!! Thanks Dean! I'll only refer you for waterproofing.
Where We Work
Based in Ambler and working across Montgomery County — Fort Washington, Horsham, Blue Bell, North Wales, Spring House, Maple Glen and the neighboring townships. From Victorian twins on stone foundations in the borough to 1960s split-levels on block walls, these are the basements Dean has been drying out for years.
Your town not on the map? Call (215) 206-8678 — if we can't help, we'll tell you straight away.
Straight Answers
Because the clay soil around Montgomery County foundations holds water instead of draining it. After a hard storm, that water sits against your walls and floor and pushes its way in at the weakest point — usually the joint where the wall meets the floor. It isn't a hole to plug; it's pressure to relieve, which is what a perimeter drain does.
Nothing. Dean comes out, looks at what the water is doing, explains it, and gives you a price. If it turns out to be something minor — a grading fix, a downspout — he'll tell you that instead.
A channel along the inside perimeter of the basement, down at the footing, filled with stone and a sloped pipe. Water that used to push up through your floor edge falls into the channel instead and runs to a sump pit, where a pump sends it out and away from the house.
Yes. Ambler's older homes weep through stone and mortar rather than cracking like block, and the approach is different — but one of Dean's customers wrote that his '80 year old basement is dry' after a full perimeter system. Old houses are normal work here, not a special case.
That's exactly when you need the sump most, which is why Dean installs backup systems. One customer's backup ran for a day and a half through a winter power cut and the finished basement stayed dry.
Both. Some basements need a full perimeter drain; some need a crack sealed or a drain added around a water heater. One review describes exactly that — a small drain by the water heater that saved the finished basement when the heater failed years later.
Most jobs are done quickly once scheduled — reviews mention crews that 'flew through the grunt work' and left no mess. Dean will give you a realistic timeline when he sees the job.
Yes. Dean has taken over jobs mid-stream after homeowners fired another waterproofer, and made the system right. If you're stuck partway through a bad job, call — it's not the first time.
No Surprises
You reach us directly — just describe what you're seeing. No call center, no runaround.
We look, explain what the water is actually doing, and tell you honestly whether it's serious.
A real number that doesn't grow later. Take your time with it — no pressure, no obligation.
Free Inspection
Describe what you're seeing — water along the floor edge after rain, a damp wall, a crack, a musty crawl space. Dean will come out, take a look, and give you a straight answer and a real price. No pressure, no obligation.
Faster to call? Dean answers (215) 206-8678