Oliveira Construction Home
Foundation Repair & Waterproofing in Arlington, MA
- Address
- 131 Hibbert St, Arlington, MA 02476
- Phone
- (781) 389-1075
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About Oliveira Construction Home
Oliveira Construction Home is a Foundation Repair & Waterproofing contractor based in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 131 Hibbert St, Arlington, MA 02476. 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 Arlington, Oliveira Construction Home is within a short drive of Belmont (2 mi), Lexington (2 mi), Winchester (3 mi), Waltham (3 mi), Watertown (4 mi) and Medford (4 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 Arlington
Massachusetts has no foundation-contractor license, but the contractor must be Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registered, structural work requires a Construction Supervisor License and a permit from the Arlington building department, and significant structural repair needs PE-stamped engineering drawings. Two local wrinkles apply. Tight lot lines on Arlington's older streets often rule out exterior excavation, making interior drainage the practical route. And properties near Spy Pond, the Mystic Lakes, or Alewife Brook can fall under the Arlington Conservation Commission through the Wetlands Protection Act, so an exterior dig-out or drainage outfall on a low waterside lot may need a filing first.
Arlington sits in inner Boston metro, where tight access and labor rates push costs toward the higher end. Crack injection on a poured wall runs $400 to $900 per crack, though many Arlington foundations are stone or brick, where repointing and interior drainage replace injection. A full interior perimeter French drain with a sump pump in an old cellar typically runs $8,000 to $20,000, higher when the slab must be cut around irregular stone walls. A sump pump install runs $1,200 to $3,000 with backup. Stabilizing a bowing brick or block wall with carbon-fiber straps or steel beams runs roughly $5,000 to $12,000.
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 Arlington page.