Basement waterproofing in Johnson City and Endicott, NY
For the two villages in the Town of Union that make up the rest of the Triple Cities.
Johnson City (15,343 people in 2020) and Endicott (13,667) are villages in the Town of Union, strung west of Binghamton along the north bank of the Susquehanna. Johnson City's motto, "Home of the Square Deal," comes from the Endicott Johnson shoe company and George F. Johnson, its namesake. Endicott is where the company that became IBM was founded in 1911.
Shoe-factory blocks and mid-century ranches
Housing here falls into rough eras. Near the old factories and the main streets, you'll find older frame houses on stone or block foundations, set close together on narrow lots. Farther out, toward the hills of the Town of Union and the West Corners and Endwell areas, there's more newer housing on block and poured walls, often with finished basements. Old foundations tend to leak through the walls; newer ones more often at shrinkage cracks and the floor joint.
A note about Endicott's soil vapor
Decades of solvent spills at the former IBM plant left a trichloroethylene plume in the groundwater south of the site, and in 2002 it was found to be sending vapors into buildings across roughly 350 acres. If your house has a vapor or radon mitigation fan with a pipe running through the slab, tell the waterproofing company before any floor is cut. Drain tile and a new sump pit change how air moves under the slab, and the system has to stay sealed and working.
What gets done most often here
- Crack injection in poured walls on newer houses
- Drain tile and sumps in older homes near the river
- Sealed sump lids and humidity control in finished basements
Common questions
Do you cover Endwell and the rest of the Town of Union?
Yes. Call with your address and we'll connect you with a company that works there.
Who handles permits in Johnson City and Endicott?
Each village has its own building department, separate from the City of Binghamton. Ask the company to confirm the permit with the village before the work starts.
Services in Johnson City & Endicott
- Interior drain tileA perimeter drain under the basement slab that collects seepage at the wall and carries it to a sump pit.
- Sump pumpsNew pumps, replacements, battery backups, alarms and discharge lines that carry water away from the foundation.
- Foundation crack repairInjecting leaking cracks in poured walls and repairing joints and cracks in block, brick and stone foundations.
- Exterior waterproofingDigging down to the footing, sealing the outside of the wall and adding a footing drain so water never reaches the basement.
- Basement humidity controlProperly sized, drained dehumidifiers and moisture fixes for basements that are damp, musty or growing mildew.
Nearby areas
Wet floor edge, a weeping crack, or a sump that runs all night?
Call and a Broome County waterproofing company will come find where the water is getting in.