We were taken advantage of by this company, as they gave us an improper assessment by an inexperienced salesperson, and refused to return our $4k deposit after 2 weeks of changing our minds not to do the service. We were new to Ohio in August 2022 and had $50k in water damages before even moving in (taken care of by home insurance). In September when there was a big rainstorm and we saw water leaking into the basement, we were on edge and knew a repair needed to be done immediately. Stay Dry offered a quote of $19,071 for an interior basement waterproofing system, and $561 for exterior foundation waterproofing, for a total of $19,632. The salesman, Jordan Moore, was very young (possibly not even 20), explained that this job would include tearing apart our finished basement to break through the concrete of the entire subfloor and that there was no other option to hit the root cause of the issue. He explained that all other companies would say that a small crack repair would be the solution, but that they were wrong, and then showed lots of pictures of shoddy jobs his competitors had done. He said that 70% of the business Stay Dry does is fixing jobs other companies have messed up, causing families damaging mold to their homes that impact their health. He also shared during this time that we needed to sign up quickly because they were getting booked really far out, and this matter was urgent. Finally, he talked about his own career path, and how he was excited to be moving up in the company, and he drove off in a brand new truck that was top of the line. We moved forward with getting them scheduled (signed a contract on 9/13), because we felt going with someone else would have had negative implications in the long term. We now know that these were predatory practices that we fell for, & would have researched better if we weren’t in a vulnerable place of moving out of state and dealing with so much water damage already. Within 2 weeks (10/3) we decided to have Ohio Basement Authority come out and give another quote because things weren’t sitting right with us. We were told that a flexible crack repair was all that as needed, for $771. The salesperson (Judd Bowers) who had been in the business for most of his career walked us through the predatory practices that Stay Dry utilized and explained with strong reasoning how Stay Dry gave an improper assessment. We called Stay Dry (10/5) and canceled the job. We spoke with Renee at the Marysville location, and she said they wouldn’t charge us the additional fees, but that they would not return the 20% deposit of $3926. She said she tried to talk to her manager, but they told her that was all they could do. The salesperson, Jordan Moore, was also out of town and unable to be contacted for questions. We are finally settled, and able to follow up on this concern by writing reviews about this negative experience, and will also be filing complaints to the Better Business Bureau & the Bureau of Consumer Protection. There’s no reason why our deposit shouldn’t be returned. We were scheduled on a rolling basis, meaning they would fit us in if someone else’s job got canceled. No materials or labor had to be accounted for 2 weeks after saying we wanted to move forward. Their business practices are having a negative impact on families who are genuinely seeking solutions to the water issues within their homes. Do not feel rushed to move forward with them, and absolutely contact Ohio Basement Authority. It’s hard seeing the reviews of some of the people who moved forward with Stay Dry and had a terrible experience.