About Basement Waterproofing Troy

How We Started

Brian Whitfield spent a decade running residential foundation and drainage crews across Metro Detroit before starting Basement Waterproofing Troy. He saw the same pattern job after job: Oakland County's clay-heavy soil and hard freeze-thaw winters wearing down foundations that homeowners assumed were fine, while some competitors pushed the same system on every job regardless of what was actually causing the water intrusion. He wanted a company that starts with a real diagnosis and explains it in plain terms before anyone talks price — so he built one, and still leads every inspection himself.

Our Approach

We diagnose before we quote. That means an actual on-site inspection — where the water is entering, what the soil and grading look like, whether it's a footing-drain failure or a settlement crack — before anyone talks about a system or a price. Sean Malloy, our senior technician, trained under a structural engineer early in his career, and it shows in how methodically he explains the reasoning behind a recommendation rather than just asserting it.

Why It Matters Who You Hire

A wet basement fix that's done wrong — wrong drainage type for your soil conditions, injection used where a full system was actually needed — doesn't just fail, it can mask the problem long enough to get worse underneath. In a market with real competition, we think the way to earn the job is to explain our reasoning clearly enough that you could evaluate any other quote against it.