Chapman Drainage & Basement Repair

They are spectacular with their work. They did what they said they were going to do. They were on time. The work was just superior.

I highly recommend this company. We were in a time crunch and they accommodated us. The workers were fast, efficient and cleaned up after themselves. The quality of work was excellent. We would hire them again if ever needed!

Very responsive and work was performed on time and done right

Excellent! The crew were courteous, friendly and did a great job.

The work that the crew of six guys did was excellent. It was a lot of digging and laying of pipe and they got the work done in one day. They were very professional and easy to talk to. There was a flimsy sump pump pipe extending on the outside of the house and connecting to the underground pipe. They saw this and replaced it without being asked to do so. That was excellent. I had to contact Jeremy a couple of times to get the estimate preformed and to get the work scheduled, but the outcome was well worth any effort I had to make. My neighbors had similar work done across the street and the company they hired were off the charts expensive and they did not do the quality clean up that Chapman Drainage did. Jeremy is very knowledgable. His prices are very reasonable. Their work is top quality.

Overall the guys did a very good job. A good job of routing pipe to avoid major tree roots or most landscape areas. The guys were very polite and friendly. They were very surprised and thankful when I took Gatorade out to each of them. The primary reason that I did not give an excellent rating is due to needing to do a better job of backfilling where piping dropped into ground beneath the downspouts and also along the pipe paths to the street. I noticed that there was no backfilling between pipes and basement walls - about two foot deep of air space. Definitely would have caused seepage problems into basement. I went out and purchased several bags of dirt and spent an evening backfilling each of the drops as well as the smaller runs to the main lines. That should have been part of the job if done correctly. Similarly with properly handling the replacement of dirt along main lines to the street. It was just mounded up 4-6 inches over the trenched area, and not tamped down at all to fill openings. So I'm having to tamp it and then rake excess back into area to allow for any future settling. I wasn't home at the time this work was being done (were not able to complete in one day, so the last portion of the job needed to be completed the next morning and I had prior commitments), so wasnt aware of this situation until after the guys had left. Rocks all over as well, but that is because our soil is so bad here. So yes, I would potentially hire again, but definitely would make sure these types of findings were properly handled if doing again. The company was extremely busy this time of year so from the time of the quote until work was done was many weeks, but I wasnt in any big hurry. Jeremy, the owner, was very friendly and courteous as well. I met him when he came out to receive payment later.

These guys are TOP NOTCH. They worked so hard to get the job done in a timely manner; replaced all of the pavers and bricks that they had to pull up; were kind and courteous and just overall such a joy to have around. We would HIGHLY recommend them.

The work went extremely well. The owner and two workmen worked about six hours to dig a new trench and install all new drain pipes. The individuals worked efficiently and left the property in a neat and orderly manner. The new drain line system has eliminated the water and mold in the basement. Chapman had the best quote and I saved over $20,000 that another contractor wanted to place an internal drain within the basement. I was disappointed that they made no attempt to recommend a much less expensive alternative to a new outside drainage system. I would definitely recommend Chapman Drainage to correct basement foundation water problems.

The main work itself was great. Excellent customer service, great work, and great workers. But after the pipe was laid, I was told that a worker would be back the next few days to rake out the dirt and reseed it with grass seed the refilled trench from our house to the front of the street. However, this didn't happen. Many emails were sent, and many times Gary Chapman promised that he would send someone out. He often said it would be "either the next day or within the next week." I left emails, I even left voicemails - I'm guessing it was over 10 during a two week period. I never received a call back. Today I sent an email stating that it was 3 MONTHS since the work was performed. He didn't reply or call, but this afternoon there is a workman who is completing the job. It was so frustrating to get the runaround for such a small piece of the job, but I would never suggest them. There is no customer service once they have your money.

Jeremy visited the site, but did not follow through with an estimate. No reply to my emails and phone messages. I contacted other contractors who did camera inspections of Chapman's earlier work. They found collapsed pipe under my walkway and patio. The thin wall pipe Chapman used could not take the weight of the pavers above it. Heavy duty Schedule 40 PVC pipe is recommended for this use. Our best guess is that the thin-walled pipe collapsed immediately upon installation and contributed to my basement leaking. We saw standing water in Chapman's pipe indicated improper sloping. Professional contractors use laser sighting or levels to grade the trench and provide proper drainage to the street.

Fixed the problem. I would use them again.

We had other companies come out to look at our basement water issues (Basement Doctor; Rogers Waterproofing), and although they might be good at what they do, the work they were proposing was?in hindsight?completely unnecessary.  Rogers Waterproofing wanted to dig up my concrete basement floor for $4,000.  Basement Doctor wanted $5,000.
Jeremy came over, looked at the issue as I explained the symptoms to him (as I did with the other two) and he said more than likely, all I have to do is replace the underground PVC pipe that the gutters empty into (which then drain to street, out a hole in the curb) and I would be fine.
He was right.
Jeremy and his crew can do the same exact work that Rogers and Basement Doctor quoted me for, if needed.  However, I appreciate their honesty and integrity (and expertise) to diagnose the issue correctly, and choose a solution that was not only much less costly, but less time-consuming.  The last thing I wanted was a bunch of jackhamers in my basement when it was completely unnecessary.
I would equate that to replacing your car's entire engine, when all it needs is a hew spark plug and small tune up
If you have basement water issues, or anything drainage-related, call this company.