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Basement Specialist

Basement Waterproofing

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Basement Specialist

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Record

About Basement Specialist

Based in Dundas, Basement Specialist works as a basement waterproofing contractor.

23 Google reviews, averaging 3.9. Basement Waterproofing is where Basement Specialist sits on this site. Open hours listed every day. 3 photos on file. 65% of reviewers gave the full 5.

What its own website says it does

668 words of Basement Specialist's own pages were read. The below-grade wording found in them: basement waterproofing, waterproofing foundation, interior waterproofing, exterior waterproofing, leaky basement, foundation repair.

Terms this site searched for, not the company's own sentences. WaterproofingIndex has not checked any licence, insurance, certification or warranty the company claims anywhere.

Method

WaterproofingIndex Score

64 / 100

This is the number every list on this site is ordered by. It is worked out the same way for all companies listed here, and the method page prints every point of it.

Reviews and reputation

20 / 40

  • Adjusted Google rating12 / 26
  • Review volume8 / 14

What it states on its own site

27 / 35

  • Years going11 / 11

    “Basement Specialist - Hamilton Area Waterproofing Since 1985 Home About Services Basement Lowering Interior Waterproofing Exterior”

  • Licence and insurance sentences on its own site13 / 13
  • Trade bodies and schemes named3 / 8

Website and record

17 / 25

  • Website answered when we checked it10 / 10
  • Themes reviewers keep repeating6 / 6
  • Complaints reviewers raised-6 / 0
  • 3 or more photographs3 / 3
  • Phone on file2 / 2
  • Hours posted2 / 2

What it states on its own website

Read off this company's own pages on August 31, 2026. Each line is followed by the sentence it came from. WaterproofingIndex has not checked any of it against a registry, and for basement waterproofing in Ontario there is no registry to check.

  • Says it has been going since 1985

    “Basement Specialist - Hamilton Area Waterproofing Since 1985 Home About Services Basement Lowering Interior Waterproofing Exterior”

  • Says it is licensed

    “t we are just next-door when you call. At Basement Specialist, we are licensed, insured, WSIB and Ontario Building Code compliant. This ensures that”

  • Says it is insured

    “ust next-door when you call. At Basement Specialist, we are licensed, insured, WSIB and Ontario Building Code compliant. This ensures that all of o”

  • Says it carries WSIB coverage

    “door when you call. At Basement Specialist, we are licensed, insured, WSIB and Ontario Building Code compliant. This ensures that all of our pro”

  • Says it is with WSIB coverage

    “door when you call. At Basement Specialist, we are licensed, insured, WSIB and Ontario Building Code compliant. This ensures that all of our pro”

Themes running through this company's own reviews

Drawn from the Google reviews already stored on this record, against a fixed list of themes. Each one carries the reviewer's own words. These are what customers wrote, not a conclusion WaterproofingIndex reached, including the ones that are complaints.

  • The leak stopped

    “repaired our foundation in a couple hours and we've had no trouble since”

  • Underpinning and lowering

    “underpin our sinking foundation”

  • The problem came back

    “Two years later we still have water coming in the same spot where it was”

  • Hard to reach afterwards

    “We called back and we're given no help or no offer for compensation for the work that did not fix the problem”

  • Did not oversell

    “will not try to tell you you need additional work”

  • Fair pricing

    “We thought the price was fair and reasonable”

Pillar weights: reviews 40, what it states about itself 35, website and record 25.

Method

What we checked

5 of 5 signals present on this record.

  • Publishes a website
  • Has a phone number on the public record
  • Has 3 or more photos
  • Publishes opening hours
  • Has Google reviews
Its own website describes below-grade water work

Found on the company's own pages: basement waterproofing, waterproofing foundation, interior waterproofing.

Ontario licenses nobody for basement waterproofing, so there is no licence for this site to look up, and it does not verify insurance, WSIB clearance or any warranty a company offers. Nobody here has stood in one of these basements.

Method

Services

  • Basement Waterproofing
  • Leaky Basement? We can fix that!
  • Interior Waterproofing
  • Exterior Waterproofing

Reviews

What customers say

Highlights via Google reviews. Ratings are set by reviewers, not WaterproofingIndex.

  • a year ago

    “During a big thaw and rain storm (early March ) we had water coming into our basement due to a crack in the foundation. Tom was at our house in a day to assess what needed to be done and…”

    Rosemary· via Google reviews

  • 11 months ago

    “We had them come out to fix a leak that was coming in under our front door into a cold space. It did not work. We called back and we're given no help or no offer for compensation for the…”

    Jennifer· via Google reviews

  • 3 years ago

    “Having just moved to Dundas and since the previous owners had used The Basement Specialist to do a bit of work on sealing the foundation and it looked good, we decided to to call them to do 3 sides of…”

    Rod· via Google reviews

  • 3 years ago

    “We were very happy with the work that Cole and Brandon did for us fixing the waterleak in our basement. We appreciate Tom who is the owner of Basement Specialist, who is so easy to work with, and will not…”

    Elizabeth· via Google reviews

  • 3 years ago

    “From the beginning of the process they have been excellent. Tom was the only contractor that came to the site for an estimate. Communication was clear. Cole and his crew did a great job and were professional and knowledgeable. They…”

    Graeme· via Google reviews

Hours

Opening hours for Basement Specialist
Monday7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Tuesday7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Wednesday7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Thursday7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Friday7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Saturday8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday9 a.m.–5 p.m.

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Is Basement Specialist well reviewed?

Basement Specialist: 3.9★ over 23 Google reviews. Read the newest reviews before you call.

Where does Basement Specialist operate?

Basement Specialist publishes no street address, and this site does not place it in a Greater Toronto Area neighbourhood on coordinates alone. Ask it which areas it covers.

How do I contact Basement Specialist?

Basement Specialist has not claimed this listing, so no phone number is published for it. Its website is linked above. The request form on this page reaches WaterproofingIndex.

What does Basement Specialist charge for basement waterproofing?

Basement Specialist sets its own prices. The GTA benchmark for interior drainage, basic system is $50 to $80 per linear ft (Project Landscaping (Ontario)), before 13% HST. Ask it for an itemised quote.