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In an April 2025 Google review, a customer wrote that their basement had flooded wall to wall for three years because of a high water table and a failed drainage system, and that Joey and his team at Burns fixed it and left the basement "dry as a bone." The reviewer called the team professional and transparent. Burns Construction, in Brewer, Maine, says it has provided foundation repair, replacement and waterproofing for over 30 years, serving the Greater Bangor area within a 60-mile radius. Its Houzz profile lists foundation repair and replacement, rock foundation restoration, and waterproofing and drainage systems among its services. The company says it offers free estimates and is insured. In January 2024 a customer called Burns very responsive and fair in pricing, said the company fit them into its schedule in a somewhat emergency situation, and praised the office administrator. In December 2022 a reviewer with no experience of their work wrote that they jumped the reviewer's car in the pouring rain. On Google, Burns Construction holds 4 stars from 4 ratings.
“Defintly not burns then if don’t want to be bent over.”
Joey and his team went past our expectations and did a fantastic job. They were professional, transparent, and did the job as if they were doing it to their own home. My basement flooded from wall to wall for 3 years due to a high water table and a failed drainage system. They fixed it right up and my basement is now dry as a bone. I’m so appreciative to the team at Burns, I never thought my basement could be fixed!
Very responsive. Fair in pricing and they fit us in their schedule in a somewhat emergency situation. Wish I knew her name but their office administrator was the best! Highly recommend.
No experience with their work but they jumped our car in the pouring rain. Good people.
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Typical your area range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Burns Construction. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Not sure which you need? Start with an inspection — many reputable companies assess free, and independent assessments run up to $500.
The wall run getting the drain — a full 30×40 ft basement is about 140 ft.
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$7,600 – $15,000
Typical waterproofing project around $11,300
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