About Us


About ARD Waterproofing

Most waterproofing companies in North Jersey send a salesperson to quote your basement and a crew to do the work. When you call ARD Waterproofing, you get the owner — on the property, on the job, and on the warranty for life.

We're a West Caldwell-based waterproofing contractor serving homeowners across Essex, Passaic, and Morris Counties, New Jersey. We do one thing, and we do it the way it should be done: trace the reason water is getting into your basement, fix that cause, and stand behind the work with a lifetime transferable warranty.

We don't paint over the problem. We don't patch it. We fix it once.

What we do

ARD specializes in foundation waterproofing and drainage. That focus matters. Most failed waterproofing jobs in this region come from general contractors who "also do" waterproofing, applying surface-level products that fail by the next storm season.

Our services include:

  1. Interior French drain installation
  2. Exterior French drain installation
  3. Channel drain installation
  4. Sump pump installation and repair
  5. Foundation crack repair
  6. Egress windows and window wells
  7. Full property drainage systems that redirect water away from the home

If your problem is water getting somewhere it shouldn't, that's the work we do every day.

How we work: the root cause method

A wet basement is a symptom. Water on the floor, a stain on the wall, a musty smell — those are what you notice. They aren't the problem. The problem is wherever the water is getting in, and why.

Most waterproofing fails because someone treated the symptom and left the cause in place. The water finds a new path. The homeowner pays again.

Our process starts with diagnosis, not a quote. ARD Waterproofing walks the property (outside grading, gutter discharge, foundation exterior, basement interior, sump location, surrounding soil conditions) and identifies the path the water is taking. Then he explains what's actually happening, what it will take to redirect the water for good, and what it will cost.

That's it. No selling extras. No quoting a system you don't need. No theatrics.

The owner on-site guarantee

ARD Waterproofing is on every job. Not a sales rep at the estimate and a different crew on installation day. Not a foreman with a phone. The same person who diagnosed your problem is the person directing the install.

For most jobs, that means the work is done in a single day, with the owner present from the first shovel to the final clean-up.

It's a simple promise, and it's the reason we don't lose customers between the quote and the work.

Lifetime transferable warranty

Our waterproofing work is covered for the life of the home. If something we installed fails, we come back and fix it. No deductible. No expiration date.

The warranty also transfers to the next owner if you sell the house. That matters more than it sounds. A wet basement is one of the most common reasons a home inspection torpedoes a sale. A documented lifetime warranty from a licensed waterproofing contractor is a buyer's reassurance, and it's yours to hand over at closing.

Clean, careful, and on time

Almost every review we receive says some version of the same three things: he showed up when he said he would, he kept us informed, and you'd barely know the crew had been there except the water problem is gone.

That's the standard. Patio sections rebuilt. Landscaping reset. Floors swept. We treat your home the way we'd want ours treated, because most of our work comes from neighbors of the last homeowner we helped.

Local, licensed, and answering the phone

We're based at 98 Smull Ave in West Caldwell, NJ. We've worked this corner of New Jersey since 2015, which means we know what the soil does after three days of nor'easter rain, what the older block-foundation homes in Verona and Caldwell tend to face, and how Morris County drainage behaves when the ground freezes.

  1. New Jersey Contractors License: 13VH12460700
  2. Fully insured
  3. Open 24 hours for emergencies
  4. Service area: Essex, Passaic, and Morris Counties

A thank-you to the people who serve

Active military, veterans, and first responders receive 12% off any waterproofing or drainage job with ARD. No paperwork beyond showing your ID. It's a small return on a much larger debt.

Ready when you are

If water is finding its way into your basement, the next storm is the deadline that matters. Call or text ARD Waterproofing at (201) 646-5936 to schedule a property walk-through. He'll diagnose the problem, explain the fix, and quote it honestly. You decide what happens next.