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"Highly recommend Sean! He showed up on time, was very professional and repaired 2 leaking walls in my poured concrete foundation. I had tried several times with various products and the water just kept finding its way in. So frustrating! Even had another company come that said I needed the floor cut and a drain installed. They wanted almost $6000! Sean fixed the issue in a few hours. Left the place spotless and the basement is now totally bone dry. Also guarantees his work and offered to return at no charge if the issue returned."

"Our experience with BQ Basements was top notch during the whole process, from our initial estimate call all the way through installation. Harry, the Sales Associate, fully explained the entire process in a way we could understand, and patiently answered all of our many questions. He provided great research material, and was always very responsive to our calls and emails, while we decided on the direction of our project. Ryan, our Project Foreman, and his crew were incredible from start to finish. They were the consummate professionals--on time everyday of the project, respectful of our property, and left our property cleaner than they found it. Ryan took great care to make sure we understood every step of the process, frequently asking us to inspect their work. When something was damaged during the demolition part of the project (as accidents are bound to happen during these kinds of projects), he swiftly took ownership and fixed the problem immediately. We couldn't be happier with the service we received from BQ, Harry and Ryan, and will wholeheartedly recommend them to others (in fact, I already have!)."

"OUTSTANDING! This company is so honest and leads with great integrity that the inspector Tony identified the root cause of where our water was leaking into our basement and said we may not need to install French drains which would have cost us about $4,000. Our previous owner drilled holes into our sidewalk outside of fireplace that leads to our basement for termite treatment. The cement covering holes eroded and water was leaking into the basement. We covered the holes with cement 2 days ago and with this passing rain not one drop of water is in the basement. We've had three other basement waterproofing companies come to her house and no one noticed it except for blue umbrella waterproofing. The owner even took the time to call me to ask how the inspection went. This is the only company I would use in the future."

"Mike and his team not only waterproofed my basement he provided one stop shopping by bringing in a contractor to repair the drywall and install a new laminated floor. The work was outstanding and completely transformed my basement into a beautiful functional part of my home. I highly recommend them!"

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We had small water problems during heavy storms and wanted to waterproof our basement prior to finishing it.  We had several companies out to give us estimates for a french drain and sump pump.  Quality 1st Basement System was the highest estimate of the three we received.  The estimates were all within a $1,000 of each other and I did like the idea of Quality 1st's flat drain systems as opposed to the other two who used the round corrugated tubing.

Our salesman, Kenny, seemed very knowledgeable about his product.  Aside from the drain system itself, I chose Quality 1st Basement Systems because of their warranty.  I didn't dig out my paperwork, but I believe it was 30 years or maybe even lifetime and it was also transferable if I ever decided to sell my house.  Our salesman did his best to try and sell us on every product Quality 1st has to offer (dehumidifiers, basement finishing products, etc) .  We were pretty adamant about just wanting the drain and sump pump.  After much discussion we did decide to add three window wells.  Our old wells were simply a sheet metal frame and filled with gravel/dirt.  I had purchased the thin plastic covers at Home Depot that needed to be replaced every couple of years due to cracking from the elements. Kenny sold us on these white plastic sealed window wells.  He informed us that the white color would reflect more light into our basement as opposed to the old gravel/metal ones. He also told us they are sealed at the top and no dirt, leaves, water or any other debris would get in them.  They too were "allegedly" warranted except for any physical damage caused by unforeseen events. We opted to include these with our French drain and sump pump. The approximate cost was about $10,000 for everything.

The crew that came to do the work were very pleasant.  I believe the foreman's name was Juan and they worked from the minute they arrived until the job was completed.  Juan explained what the process was and I was up and down the stairs several times to check there progress throughout the day.  All of the work was completed in one day.  They did a fabulous job keeping the dust to a minimum.  When they left, you would never have known they sawed and chipped out so much concrete.  When they were done I looked at the concrete that they finished off the drain with.  It looked cheap and a different color than the rest of the concrete floor.  I asked if it would harden to look like the rest of the basement floor when it dried.  Juan assured me it would.  I checked on it the next day after the concrete dried.  It still looked like a cheap concrete patch job.  I planned on finishing my basement in the future so I really didn't care what it looked like as long as it did the job.  Several weeks later I noticed small cracks in the concrete.  They were small hairline cracks, but they were all over the perimeter of the basement where they patched the floor after putting in the drain.  I called Quality 1st Basement to complain about the cracks and I was told that every basement is different and the cracks are common and they would not get any worse.  On a side not, my neighbor had her basement waterproofed approx. 8 years ago by a different company and has had no cracks and the concrete looks like it was never cut.  I wasn't happy about it, but knowing I planned on putting carpet over them in the future made it not seem so bad.  I was also instructed that if I decided to finish my basement, I was not under any circumstances to put nails in the new concrete.  I was told it would void my warranty.  When my contractor farmed out my basement he had to use liquid nails (which is less sturdy) as to not void my warranty.  When the basement was almost complete and I priced out carpet, I informed the carpet stores that I can't put tack strips down because it will void my warranty.  They said that was ridiculous and never heard of that before.  They agreed to used liquid nails when installing my carpet.  I've only had the carpet in for 2 months now, so I don't know how the tack strips will hold up in the long run.

My next contact with Quality 1st Basement, was two weeks ago.  I had had some friend over a couple weeks ago and one of my friends pointed out that one of my window wells was filled with several inches of water.  I called to request a service call because the wells were supposed to be sealed and debris/water proof.  The water has been in there approximately a month that I know of, maybe longer.  It has turned a greenish color.  I suppose the sunlight shining through the clear plastic top for several weeks has caused the water to form algae.  When I called and spoke to Quality 1st they told me they would go through their schedule and call me back to let me know when a technician could come look at my problem.  I requested a morning appointment because I work in the afternoons.  I received a call back several hours later and was told someone would be out in a 2 weeks.  They told me it will be between 1-4 pm.  I asked if they could find me an appointment in the morning because of my work schedule and they told me they could it would just be in 4 weeks instead of 2.  Right before I got off the phone I was told if the technician came to my house and there was no problem with the window well I would be charged $109 for a service call.  I explained the situation, the warranty and said there obviously is a problem with the product because there is water in it.  The woman I was speaking to put me on hold and I was transferred to another person.  This guy asked me if I had drains in my window wells.  I asked why would I need drains if they are water proof?  He said I should probably get drains installed in the wells to keep water out of them.  I told him I was told by my salesman that they are sealed and water/debris proof. I also said the whole system is supposed to have a full warranty.  He didn't offer any solution.  He told me that he would speak to my salesman and have him get back to me.  I gave these guys $10,000 for 1 days work.  The system has not let any water in my basement since it's been installed.  I am thankful for that.  I think their customer service is atrocious.  How much time would it take for a technician to come to my house look at the window well, see if it has a crack or some other defect that has let water get/stay inside of it.  Maybe an hour?? Yet they want to charge me $109?  I can only imagine what kind of problems I will have if I ever get water in my basement and I have to have it refinished.  I am sure they will not want to honor their warranty.  Its been over two weeks now and I still haven't heard back from anyone from the company. 

  

UPDATE: I received a phone call from the production manage, Juan.  He wanted to know more about my bad experience with Quality 1st basement.  I explained to him my disappointment with my experience.  We talked in depth about my problems and possible solutions to those problems.  Juan informed me that he would have a crew at my house 1st thing in the morning to look at my basement/window wells.  He suggested possibly installing drains that would alleviate the water problem with my "sun houses" window wells and possibly re-cementing any of the areas that may have cracks.  I accepted his offer and he assured me that the crew would be there no later than 9:30 am.  At approximately 9:15 am the next morning I received a text message from the crew foreman informing me that he would be at my house in 15 minutes.  The crew was right on time.  I spoke with the foreman, also named Juan, who wanted to know a little bit more about my problems with the window wells/basement.  I told Juan that I was offered free drains for the "sun houses" which would drain into my existing system/sump.  While I appreciated the offer, I explained to him that I didn't want to install the drains and introduce any water to my basement. Juan agreed.  He told me that these "sun houses" are a great product and while they are not 100% completely waterp"

"Uprise did few repairs (missing gutters, and asphalt shingles repair) and they are one of the best contractors I have dealt with so far. Thank you!"

"They did my driveway, they opened up the cracked lines, filled them up and rolled it with their tide on roller (its not a small hand roller), they laid the material carefully made all the proper adjustments for water aiming out of the driveway, i have witnessed them using even over 4â of thicknesses for water flowing. I believe they did a good job and Roca is a friendly guy! His price was better than most ( the only competitor who offered similar pricing offered 2â !black top without breaking and fixing the cracks, he offered 4 inches material and actually fixing the cracks before he put the top) i will continue using his other services in the future!"

"The team came in and fixed the foundation very quickly.It looks like a new house.Everything was cleaned up when they left. Very nice crew too. Sandra C."

"On Time. Professional service of cleaning roof, cleaning gutter, installing new gutter guard, repair of roof. Cleaning of everything after work done. I recommend this service"

"Sam and his team quickly identified my water issue, and fixed the problem within 2 days. Given the quality and speed of the work to repair a rather significant water issue, i contracted them for additional preventative maintenance on our 45 year old foundation, and 22 year old roof and gutters. Will most certainly engage them in the furture for any other related work."