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Foundation trouble in Dickson City? Let's take a look.
A free written inspection is the quickest way to know what you're dealing with. We cover Dickson City and the rest of Lackawanna County.
Lackawanna County
Foundation repair in Dickson City, PA — crack repair, waterproofing, and settlement work near the Lackawanna River. Free inspection. Call (570) 576-8464.
Dickson City sits in the Mid Valley, strung along the Lackawanna River and the busy Commerce Boulevard corridor. Away from the shopping district, much of the borough is older mining-era housing — modest frame and block homes built when the collieries were running. Those foundations have a lot of years on them, and the low, near-river ground keeps groundwater high in plenty of basements.
That proximity to the river and the flat valley floor is why waterproofing and drainage are such frequent calls in Dickson City. When the ground saturates after a heavy rain or a fast thaw, water pushes up and in. On top of that, the borough sits over old anthracite workings like much of the valley, so a good inspection of a settled floor takes the time to tell mine-related movement apart from ordinary settlement.
We connect homeowners across all of Dickson City and the neighboring Mid Valley boroughs. The inspection is free and comes with a written read.
Seal and reinforce cracks in poured, block, or stone walls.
See detailsStabilize and lift a settled, sinking footing with steel piers.
See detailsStop a basement wall that's leaning under soil pressure.
See detailsInterior drains and sump systems to keep a basement dry.
See detailsSeal and support a damp crawl space and the floors above it.
See detailsNew pumps, backups, and drainage to route water away.
See detailsBeing on the low, near-river valley floor keeps the water table high in a lot of Dickson City basements, so seepage and dampness are common. The usual fix is an interior drain and sump system that collects the water and moves it out before it reaches your floor.
Like most of the valley, Dickson City sits over former anthracite workings, so it's a fair question. Most of what turns up is ordinary settlement or water, not subsidence — but the inspection checks, and if the pattern points to mine-related movement you'll hear so, along with a pointer to the state's insurance program.
Free · No obligation
A free written inspection is the quickest way to know what you're dealing with. We cover Dickson City and the rest of Lackawanna County.