First of all, let me start by saying Hydra Basement Waterproofing Co and Pat Kirby are the best!! We were very concerned when we found cracks in our basement walls and before knowing about Hydra Basement Waterproofing, we called one local basement company and they came out to do a free inspection. They made sure that both my husband and I would be home which I thought was a bit strange. They were extremely pushy and really scared us to get us under contract that night and said the price was only “good” if we signed a contract that evening for a very expensive waterproofing system. My husband and I had never felt pressure like that and were very stressed out over it. Then I started reading negative reviews about that company and found that our experience was very similar, but I won’t go into anymore details about them, except that a couple of days later, the owner came out to our house and offered a lower price still trying to get our business even though we had made it clear that we were not interested. And now most importantly, I would like to tell you about the wonderful experience we had with Pat Kirby, the owner of Hydra Basement Waterproofing! Our son knew Pat personally thru a business connection and highly recommended him for his good reputation, many years of experience, and honesty, so we decided to give him a try. He came to our house and went through every part of our basement (which the other company did not because they were too focused on getting our money), and patiently answered all of our questions and then some. He was very nice, knowledgeable and professional. He made you feel that he was here to help us and offered his honest opinion in diagnosing our problems with absolutely no pressure whatsoever. Based on his honesty, we were not made to feel any sense of emergency to enact a plan, because our problems weren’t quite as serious as we were first made to believe, and we will surely call him again when we need to. In the meantime we have peace about our situation and know what to look for in the future. It is for these and many other reasons that we wholeheartedly highly recommend Hydra Basement Waterproofing and Pat Kirby! Our experience with him was extraordinary!