ABS Foundation Services Inc

The project went very smooth. Tim was the only one that brought up points that other contractors did not. 1. The window I already had was too close to an electric panel. Most contractors want to charge a lot extra to block it in to move new egress window over. Tim did not and said it would not be a big deal. 2. Had many good reasons why I should go with a slider for my particular situation. 3. Estimate received did not just had a price but listed the work to be done properly. Too many contractors skip the details. 4. One of the only contractors that would dig all the way to the footing. Most just dig a hole with a post hole digger for the drain and cut corners. The project had to be rescheduled a couple times but that all was smooth. Brandon, John and crew arrived on the start date and you could tell right away they had a smooth process for installing egress windows. No damage to the lawn because they lay boards down to protect it. Brandon addressed my concerns about the drain and after discussing with him I felt much more comfortable having a better understanding of it. Great communication. They were neat and tidy in the house. I had no idea what to expect having a hole cut in my foundation wall. However, it was suprisingly not that messy. All flashing details with the window were done properly. No complaints I would hire again. In a few years I will be calling about my garage floor.

See review 2015 for part one of story. I found I stilled worried about water in the basement crawl space even though there was a big improvement with the 2015 fixes. So I called Tim again and talked about options. Since the full size part of the basement didn't seem to have any water problems we left that alone and concentrated on the crawl space. His crew punched holes along the bottom of the walls to let water flow out. They draped the holes to direct the water flow into a pipe that took the water to the sump pump. They sprayed the walls to kill any mold that had formed and draped them with a material that made them look better. They also covered the pipe with concrete. The crew was wonderful, Brandon in particular. They worked hard in very uncomfortable circumstances (hard pebbly floor surface, 3 ft height, and huge spiders). At the same time, they sprayed foam into the space between the rafters along the outside of the wall (no more huge spiders) to insulate. To prevent future problems they reinforced my back basement wall to prevent the horizontal crack at the freeze line from becoming bigger. I am thrilled with the results. Besides the bonus of being spider free, I have no water in my crawl space, ever. I can hear the sump pump working nonstop during heavy rains and big snow melts. I didn't know I had bought in a high water table area and that basement water was a common problem in the area. You sure can't tell by my basement any more.

Bought a house in June 20015. Could tell there was some kind of water problem in basement but was clueless on the general subject. Picked Tim Case and his ABS Foundations company after doing the Angie's List and interview bit. The other companies wanted to waterproof the walls and had expensive solutions. Tim said, "Yes, you should be prepared for that possibility but let's start smaller and see if that works first." So he put in a better sump pump (the old one was rather corroded looking) and cover, and installed a heavy duty dehumidifier in the basement. He also put in window wells and under ground extensions on the downspouts as I didn't want the extensions on top. He wouldn't put top soil in to regrade the yard as it was going to be too late to grow grass (October) but strongly suggested I have it done the next spring by someone. His workers were all very respectful toward me, answered my questions, and did hard labor getting those window wells and extensions installed. Result: Big difference in the moisture in house on a daily basis. I no longer wondered if I had purchased a sauna. I also didn't have a huge pool of water in the crawl space during spring melt or heavy rains. I did, however, still have some water. See 2017 review for end of story.

Both jobs were well done and look great.

The job was done in phases of about a half a day each for 2 days over a couple of weeks waiting for a concrete pad to cure & holidays, which worked perfectly for them & us. Their crews are great, Very professional and very neat. Tim came after the crews left & I asked if we should add another beam to support the garage floor & he said he didn't feel it would be necessary buts lets recheck in the summer. I had asked him when he was quoting if we should excavate around the foundation the put drain tile in & he said no. If that ever had to be done he also had a much simpler way to do it. My experience is that Tim is not out to stick it to someone but to do what's best for you at a fair price. In my opinion that if you don't get a quote from Tim your making a serious mistake,

Excellent work by friendly, professional workers. Our basement is cleaner and drier than ever before. The Sani-Dry Dehumidifier has improved the basement air quality.

Very very well! The crew arrived on schedule, were polite and efficient. The project supervisor gave me a detailed explanation of each day's work. They put down protective coverings on all floor surfaces leading up from the basement and out the front door. Can't say enough about how thorough they were; how concerned they were that I understood the process. Owner Tim Case was down to earth, explained everything & came back with a fair price.

Very very well! The crew arrived on schedule, were polite and efficient. The project supervisor gave me a detailed explanation of each day's work. They put down protective coverings on all floor surfaces leading up from the basement and out the front door. Can't say enough about how thorough they were; how concerned they were that I understood the process. Owner Tim Case was down to earth, explained everything & came back with a fair price.

They cut a long narrow trench in the floor, added stone for drainage to the sump and then put a cement skin over everything. Made a naturally messy job orderly and cleaned up afterward perfectly. They then tied the sump to the existing plumbing so it drained through it.

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One window was very tricky as it was right next to where the gas line entered the house. ABS worked with R,G&E in moving the gas line as needed. Tim Case gave great recommendations on the different options available and respected our choice on what to do. This was an extremely messy project and the entire job was handled with as much care and?professionalism?as possible. Clean up every?night and especially after the job was complete was very impressive. We are very satisfied with the project outcome.?

One window was very tricky as it was right next to where the gas line entered the house. ABS worked with R,G&E in moving the gas line as needed. Tim Case gave great recommendations on the different options available and respected our choice on what to do. This was an extremely messy project and the entire job was handled with as much care and?professionalism?as possible. Clean up every?night and especially after the job was complete was very impressive. We are very satisfied with the project outcome.?

One window was very tricky as it was right next to where the gas line entered the house. ABS worked with R,G&E in moving the gas line as needed. Tim Case gave great recommendations on the different options available and respected our choice on what to do. This was an extremely messy project and the entire job was handled with as much care and professionalism as possible. Clean up every night and especially after the job was complete was very impressive. We are very satisfied with the project outcome. 

They responded promptly to my call and explained how the work would be done. The patch was made and has held up well through the winter.

There's an old adage which states that a person should always get a second and third opinion/estimate and hear out everyone's approach before making a final decision. I'm certainly grateful that I took the aforementioned advice.  ABS was the final estimate I had sought and had previously resigned myself to embarking down a far more expensive and laborious path to fix the issue with the intermediate basement flooding we experienced whenever there was heavy rain or melting snow.  Tim Case, who is the owner of ABS, looked everything over and within 2 minutes of him being down in the basement, I felt reassured about his approach to assessing and correcting the problem.  He took the time to look things through and explain what the problems might be along with the various options we had available to us. Rather than provide us with the most expensive solution (which, it turns out, would have involved work we didn't need), he offered a well thought out plan which not only appears to have addressed our problem, but also did so at a cost far lower than the estimates offered by several of his competitors.  He was an honest, professional, pragmatic and extremely pleasant man.  While it took about three weeks to get everything scheduled and finished, he disclosed this to me upfront and set my expectations accordingly, so my wife and I didn't experience any impatience.  The guys who did the work itself were fabulous; they explained what they were doing, did a thoroughly professional job and left everything in tip top shape prior to leaving.  Though ultimately, time will tell whether or not the solution will hold in the long run, I would not hesitate to use ABS again for any basement work we need.  After listening to three other companies who were more interested in selling the highest priced solution based on what we "told" them we'd been experiencing, it's incredibly refreshing to work with a company like ABS.  Tim and his team run a first class operation and they receive my highest recommendation!

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Very well -- well worth the money.  Very friendly and punctual -- cleaned up everyday.  They also tell you what you need with high pressure sales.

Went well and looks great. No more water problem

When I first saw Tim, I really liked his attitude, which was along the lines of doing the obvious fixes first to see if that takes care of the problem.  He took time to educate me on the construction of my new home and what to look for to make sure things were fixed.  Others had acted like they were trying to sell me as many of their services as possible.
The dehumidifier was installed the day after the contract was signed; the rest of the work was done a couple weeks later, about 2 weeks ahead of schedule due to another job taking less time than expected.  Five young men converged on my house and started hand digging the trenches for the downspouts and window wells.  The sixth one came in and installed the sump pump.  In spite of the numerous tree roots and rocks the guys came across and that two window wells were under a cantilever 18 inches off the ground, they remained cheerful and worked industriously throughout the day.  They were polite and easy going toward me.  I felt like my sons and nephews were doing the work (that's a compliment).  When they were done we shook hands, teased each other a bit more and off they went.  Since then all components have worked wonderfully.

They were fantastic; we can now rest easily when heavy rains pass through!!

I previously used ABS to install drain pots for my downspouts as part of a plan to dry up my basement. Then they installed a commercial sized dehumidifier. I had been running at least 2 dehumidifiers before and they were barely up to the job. At one point I used an in room air conditioner to dry the basement air. All this was due to a crawlspace connected to the basement that was not correctly sealed. I had closed it up years ago and insulated with fiberglass. There was a plastic sheet covering the ground and it was glued to the foundation block, but it was too thin, not really sealed and after crawling around on it to do repairs and install lines, it was allowing a lot of ground moisture and odor to get into the basement.
We put off doing a proper crawlspace repair because of the cost and inconvenience. After updating our kitchen we got tired of the battle of the basement and decided to tackle the back room/basement/crawlspace problem. First the change from having a real dehumidifier, was kind of amazing. No continuous running, as with the small home units, and it cleared up a lot of the odor and moisture the first day.
I had intentions of digging out the dirt myself and even cut up a large section of the floor. I didn't even remove one bucket before I realized some jobs are best left to groups of younger men with all the tools. A lot of small roots, hard dirt and climbing in and out of the space between floor joists. Brendan and 2 helpers had it cut up and carted away in one day. It was the old type of tiles that either had asbestos in the tiles or the adhesive, not a job for an unskilled, unprepared homeowner.
Because the ground in the crawlspace was uneven, ABS ended up removing about a foot of dirt to give clearance to all parts of the space. Unfortunately for them there were a lot of roots and rocks, so even with room to stand after the floor was removed, it was really hard work. On that day I think there were about 6 men working. Some digging, loading and one or two carting wheelbarrows of dirt all around to the low spots in our yard. Maybe 3+ tons by the time they were done, but probably seemed like a whole lot more to them. Hard, dirty, work, but they did it all and removed a course of block from the crawlspace entrance that goes into the basement.
After the space was leveled they pinned pink, rigid insulation around the exterior walls and foamed insulation onto the irregular areas above and over the old vent window. This was covered by a super thick, ripstop, cover that went over the insulation and covered the floor. That was glued to the lower edge of the crawlspace entrance sealing the dirt/ground once and for all.
We avoided this project for years. You adapt to things and you ignore things out of sight, but we already enjoy the results. Space for storage, a cleaner, dry, basement, no musty odors on a humid day and a new solid floor. The old sub-floor was 'soft' in well trafficked areas. Tim explained all this, but I wanted an easier, less costly way. I eventually realized you don't really save any money in the long run and you don't solve the problems unless you fix them. ABS had the experience, equipment and people to solve this problem. They showed up on time, worked hard and smart, cleaned up after and did the kind of job I wanted to do. You can't beat experience and it seems like everyone knew their job and most importantly took pride in their job. I'm impressed by each of them. Lots of people could move a wheelbarrow of dirt, but very few could do it all day, put the dirt where you want it and be happy doing a hard job. Some people know how to foam insulation or prepare a floor or a wall, but few do the kind of job they would be proud to show. Many would be tempted to cut a corner here or there, to get out of the job as quickly as possible. I didn't see that on this project. We are happy and can't think of many things we would change, except to do all this years earlier instead of waiting till now.

Inspected the foundation of a property I was looking at buying. Apparently the foundation was in terrible shape. They saved me thousands.

The owner Tim was very responsive and was there each day to check  the work. My estimate is what I paid. It was not the lowest estimate but I think it was worth every penny and right from the start I had a good feeling about this company. In the past I have not had great luck with contractors.
The crew was exceptional and worked hard every minute of the day. They were professional, friendly and easy to deal with regarding the work.They did a very nice clean up and went over and above doing a great job. They also  did a lot of little things like bringing in my containers on garbage day and checking my CO alarm etc. At the end of each day they explained the work that was done and the plan for the next day.
I am very pleased and would hire them again in a heartbeat. I don't have enough adjectives to say how pleased I am with ABS.

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