Dunmore sits directly against Scranton’s eastern edge, and its housing tells the story of the borough’s anthracite past. Incorporated in 1862 and built up rapidly through the coal, brick, and silk era, much of Dunmore’s stock is dense, older, and close-set — the tidy grid of streets around Dunmore Corners, the duplexes and modest single-family homes off Drinker Street, and the neighborhoods running up toward the Moosic Mountains. Homes like these, many with stone or early block foundations, are exactly the ones that struggle with water in Northeastern Pennsylvania’s wet climate.
Scranton Foundation Pros connects Dunmore homeowners with experienced local waterproofing and foundation specialists — free inspections, honest assessments, and repairs backed by written warranties.
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Why Dunmore Basements Have Water Problems
Dunmore’s building age is the first factor — a large share of homes predate modern foundation waterproofing entirely. The second is the ground itself. Like the rest of the valley, Dunmore sits on clay-heavy soil that holds water against foundations after rain and snowmelt, and parts of the borough sit above old anthracite workings, where settlement and subsidence can affect foundations decades later. Add lots that often slope through the borough’s varied terrain, and you get the familiar combination: hydrostatic pressure pushing water through basement walls and floor joints.
The result shows up as damp basements, efflorescence on the walls, musty odors, stair-step cracks in block, and in older homes, deteriorating mortar in stone foundations.
Services Available in Dunmore
- Foundation repair — crack repair, bowing wall stabilization, and stone foundation repointing for Dunmore’s older homes.
- French drains & interior drainage — the standard fix for chronically wet basements, capturing water at the floor-wall joint.
- Crawl space encapsulation — sealing out ground moisture in homes and additions built over crawl spaces.
- Sump pump installation — properly sized pumps with battery backup for Dunmore’s spring water table.
Free Inspections Throughout Dunmore
Whether you’re near Dunmore Corners, over by Sherwood Park, up toward Marywood, or anywhere else in the borough, a local specialist will evaluate your foundation, drainage, and moisture conditions and give you a written, itemized estimate with no obligation. Dunmore’s mine history in particular makes a knowledgeable local assessment worth having — the right diagnosis is what separates a lasting fix from a temporary patch.
📞 Call today for your free Dunmore basement inspection.
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