Kline Houselifting
Foundation Repair & Waterproofing in Harwich, MA · ★ 5.0 Google rating
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- Address
- 100 Old Chatham Rd, Harwich, MA 02645
- Phone
- (508) 432-7218
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About Kline Houselifting
Kline Houselifting is a Foundation Repair & Waterproofing contractor based in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at 100 Old Chatham Rd, Harwich, MA 02645. It has a Google rating of 5.0 out of 5. Its website is linked above. A listing here is not a license or insurance check, so verify both directly before hiring.
Service area
Based in Harwich, Kline Houselifting is within a short drive of Dennis (2 mi), Brewster (4 mi), Yarmouth (6 mi), Chatham (9 mi), Orleans (9 mi) and Eastham (12 mi). Most Massachusetts foundation repair & waterproofing contractors work a 25-mile radius, so homeowners in those towns can reasonably ask for a quote.
Hiring a Foundation Repair & Waterproofing contractor in Harwich
Massachusetts has no foundation-contractor license, but the contractor you hire must be Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registered, and structural work needs a Construction Supervisor License plus a building permit from the Harwich Building Department. Significant structural repair, such as pier underpinning or rebuilding a wall, requires PE-stamped drawings from a registered engineer. On a coastal Cape town like Harwich, exterior excavation, drainage, or regrading near ponds, the Herring River, or coastal wetlands can fall under the Conservation Commission's jurisdiction through the Wetlands Protection Act, which adds a filing step before you dig.
Costs on the Cape run a bit higher than central Massachusetts because of access and material hauling. Crack injection for a poured wall typically runs $400–$900 per crack. An interior perimeter French drain with a sump pump for a wet basement usually lands around $8,000–$20,000 depending on linear footage, and adding a battery backup pump pushes the $1,200–$3,000 sump range higher. Crawl-space encapsulation, common on Harwich's seasonal cottages, generally runs $5,000–$15,000. Exterior excavation and membrane waterproofing starts around $15,000 and climbs from there.
Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential foundation repair & waterproofing work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.
More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other foundation repair & waterproofing contractor serving the town, on the Foundation Repair / Waterproofing in Harwich page.