How It Works: Basement Waterproofing Requests in Seattle, WA
Here is the path a Seattle, WA homeowner's basement request takes once the form is sent. It is passed to one independent local contractor, and from then on the visit, the price and any agreement are between you and that company alone.
How Requests Reach a Contractor
Basement Waterproofing Seattle WA connects homeowners with a contractor; it does not work on basements. Washington law treats anyone who offers to take on construction work, or submits a bid for it, as a contractor who must register with L&I. This site is not registered as one, so it never offers, bids on or performs basement work, and it never names a contractor. Your request is simply a request to be connected.
On money: contractors may pay this site to advertise, and at the moment that is a trial with no charge. Homeowners never pay anything, and no one is offered a discount, gift or other perk for sending a request.
Step by Step
- You describe the problem. Enter your address in the form, along with a line on where the water or damp shows up.
- One company is told. A single independent contractor working in the Seattle area receives the request, and nobody else does.
- The contractor gets in touch. They talk through the project with you and, if you'd like, arrange a time to see the basement, the downspouts and the slope of the lot.
- You weigh the estimate. Read the written figures, compare them with other bids if you wish, and answer only when it suits you.
About the Contractors
Washington has no separate waterproofing license, but every construction contractor in the state must register with L&I and print its registration number in its ads. This site checks nobody on your behalf, so these steps belong to you.
- Active L&I registration. Search the company in L&I's Verify a Contractor tool, or ring 1-800-647-0982; the listing shows registration status, bond, insurance and any citations.
- A licensed plumbing contractor for plumbing. Tying a sump into drain lines, a backwater valve or side sewer work is plumbing, and only an L&I licensed plumbing contractor may offer it. Ask who will do that part and who pulls each permit.
- A detailed written contract. Expect it to list the work, how many feet of drain, which pump, where the water discharges, the total price and when each payment falls due.
- Payments by phase. Pay as each stage is finished, never the whole sum up front. Before the last payment, collect lien releases from the main suppliers and subcontractors.
- Warranty terms on paper. Ask what the warranty covers and whether it passes to the next owner if you sell.
- A local address and references. Take time to decide, and be wary of anyone pushing for a signature the same day.
What We Don't Do
Once a request is handed over, this site steps back entirely. It makes no home visits, writes no estimates, names no prices, takes no payments and signs nothing. It recommends no particular method, and it stays out of insurance questions, so policy matters go to your insurer or agent. Anything about the job itself, its warranty or its invoice is for the contractor to answer. Report suspected contractor fraud to L&I at 1-888-811-5974; for unfair or deceptive business practices, the Attorney General's consumer line is 1-800-551-4636.
Talk to a Local Contractor
Send the form whenever you're ready, and one independent contractor will be in touch about your basement.