New England Dry Basements LLC

New England Dry Basements LLC is a Sudbury, Massachusetts waterproofing contractor. Angi and HomeAdvisor both describe the same trade list: foundation drainage installation and replacement, basement and crawlspace waterproofing and encapsulation, and basement drainage channel installation, with free estimates and emergency service offered. The homeowner accounts on file are detailed but dated, all from 2015 and 2016. In a January 2016 review a homeowner wrote that the head of the company, Don, came out himself to survey the situation, spent time explaining what he thought the problem was, and sent a detailed quote at a competitive price without overselling or pressure; after interviewing several other vendors they chose this company, and described a professional crew that showed up on time and cleaned up after a messy job. Don, they said, was adamant he would return as many times as needed to make the system work. An October 2015 reviewer described the result in numbers: the installed system holds the basement at 45 to 50 percent relative humidity, the vent installation and condensate outflow were handled with attention to their input, and the area was left as clean as it was found. That same reviewer's one complaint was administrative — once they were ready to proceed, it still took a couple of weeks to get the contract done. A March 2015 reviewer called the company knowledgeable and transparent about options and pricing. Both Angi and HomeAdvisor publish a 5.0 average from the same six ratings, so those figures are one review set, not two. The thing to settle before hiring is the paperwork. BuildZoom records Massachusetts licence #171013 as expired since 1 February 2018 — re-checked as expired in April 2026 — notes the status was at one point cancelled, and assigns a score of zero for want of a verifiable active licence. Ask directly for the current registration number, its expiry date, and proof of insurance, and ask for recent references, since the written feedback is now roughly a decade old.