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"My inspector Ian was an extremely polite young man. He was very thorough investigating my foundation and type of basement and working with me. He was able to show me and describe the process used by the company to drain tile my basement. He also gave me options provided by their business and other alternatives. He used visuals and showed me what I need to do to prep for the job. I feel it was a very comprehensive experience and had no questions by time it was done."

"Klint and crew did an excellent job!! I had major drainage issues around my detached garage. The area wasn't prepared correctlly when the garage was built 10+ years ago.. Klint knew exactly how to fix the problem. It looks great and will be much better now. Also, the bid/estimate was very reasonable. I would hire Wolf Creek Dirt 'Works again if/when I need any land prep work. Thanks Klint!"

"Henrik was very kind and knowledgeable during the initial estimate. Nate and Tyler did great work and were very personable."

"We hired Safe Basements to fix a problem with water leaching into our basement. One wall of the finished area of our basement doesn't have drywall/sheet rock, but instead has skim-coated mud and then paint directly on top of the cinder block. Since we moved into this house 5 years ago, we'd had water leaching in through that wall almost every year. We asked Safe Basements to come out and take a look, and they said that groundwater was filling up the cinder block, and that installing drain tile and a sump pump would direct the water into a trench and out of the house, thus fixing the problem. So, we hired them to fix it in November 2017, at a cost of about $5000. After they completed their work, we sanded down the previous damage to the wall, re-did the skim-coat, primed it and painted it to complete the repair ourselves. In March 2019, after all of the snow we got in February began to melt, we noticed that the paint on that same wall was completely blistered, with water once again leaching through the cinder block wall and breaking through the paint. It was exactly the same problem we thought was repaired. We called Safe Basements, and they visited twice. The person I spoke to over the phone said that sometimes the drain tile "system gets overwhelmed" and used "Act of God" to describe the heavy snowfall in February (language which is in the warranty and would ostensibly relieve them from any further responsibility). One of their staff who visited the house told us that the placement of our downspout outside of the wall would void the warranty, though the warranty materials do not address a specific distance requirement. They also pointed out that some water had come through our basement window, but that does not explain the water leaching through the cinder block. It seemed to us as if they were reaching for any reason to void their lifetime guarantee. However, regardless of whether the warranty is void or not, the most problematic issue for us is that upon viewing the new water damage, their staff told us that due to the nature of that finished wall, because it was mud over concrete as opposed to drywall with a vapor barrier, the concrete "couldn't breathe" and was therefore soaking up the water so it didn't flow to the trench that they'd installed below. This is exactly how the wall was when we first hired them, so we are at a loss as to why they either 1) didn't realize the construction of that wall in the first place, or 2) advised us to install drain tile that was apparently never going to effectively solve the original problem. We relied on their expert advice about how to address our problem, so we are disappointed that they sold us a solution that they reasonably should have known wouldn't work. Safe Basements has advised us to re-grade the exterior, which we have begun to do, and to either completely expose the cinder block on that wall (effectively unfinishing our basement) or install drywall (which isn't feasible due to the placement of a stairwell). The drain tile system is slowly working to some extent, and indeed, some of the blistering that caused us to call them has receded, but the blistered paint is still noticeable and needs to be fixed. So our original problem remains unsolved and we will incur more costs to repair that wall and try to keep water out of our basement. It seems to us that we could have just addressed the exterior grading in the first place rather than installing the drain tile, spending a fraction of the cost to get likely the same result."

"He was fantastic. The price was reasonable. He was knowledgeable, polite and prompt. I would definitely use him again."

"<p>.My home was damaged by the arson of a home next to mine leaving me with only 3 interior walls.  I have been dealing for the last 11 months with reconstruction and unfortunately poor workmanship with a questionable contractor.  So when Trinity came in and in ONLY 4 days corrected the missing foundation work under the addition and completed the original project of water leaking into my basement I was left totally impressed.</p> <p>I was pleased with the quality workmanship demonstrated by all Trinity staff with the great care they took to insure I would not find any more hidden time bombs.  I finally had a good night's rest that I haven't had in close to a year.  Thank you Trinity!</p>"

"<hr /> Our home in Spooner Wisconsin had very high radon readings so I called DBS Solutions. Ron came out to meet with us. We also had some water issues in the basement that Ron was able to address, so we decided to have both problems fixed at the same time. We had some unusual requests in the placement of the pipes and fan for the radon. Ron was able to think outside of the box to make this happen. The job had some challenges. (weather, placement of components, crazy amount of rocks around the foundation) Ron and his crew were always cheerful and competent, very hard working. After completion, we were unhappy with how loud the radon fan was. Ron and Brandon headed back out and retooled the fan to make it much quieter. We are very happy with the work. No water in the basement, radon went from 28 to 1, outside and inside foundation looks great. I'd like to give a special thank you to Brandon. He worked the job from start to finish and did a great job."

"We have used Dorian for a number of different projects and have always been pleased with the results."

"I was very impressed with the speed of which everything was done. It was pouring rain before they started so everything was muddy and there was very little mud tracked into the house. Then it was very hot and they still completed everything on time. There was an unexpected fracture in the corner of our house and they gave us several options and actually recommended the cheaper of the two options. They were very prompt in getting the bid and paperwork back to us. The only complaint I had was that the top soil was full of small rocks which made it hard to grow the grass in areas. Also, they said they would come back and fix a small patch of disturbed soil on our neighbors lawn and they did not come back. However, we never called back to remind them. <br /> Overall, I was VERY impressed by the amount of repair done for the price. We had bids from 2 other places and they were higher and for less work. I would definately recommend them or hire them again. If I could do it again I would have asked more about the quality of the top soil or the cost of a more quality top soil. Also, not a drop of water or condensation in our basement. Even with very hard rains where other peoples basements were flooded. <br />"