A wet house in southern New Hampshire is rarely wet where you first see it. The puddle is in the family room downstairs. The cause is groundwater against a fieldstone wall, a pipe that split at minus fifteen, or a sump pump that quit when the power did.
Nearly every house here has a full basement, finished by a later owner who never saw how high the water table climbs in March. The colonials and capes built from the 1970s through the early 2000s sit on wells and septic, on ledge that keeps groundwater near the surface. The oldest houses, some standing since before Atkinson split from Plaistow in 1767, rest on fieldstone that was never meant to keep water out. The Atkinson Historical Society is marking the 1700s houses that survive, and every one has a cellar that weeps in a wet spring. Winter adds the frozen pipe over the garage, and the camps in Alton Bay and condos in Bartlett add the house that sat empty while the water ran.
When you call, we put you through to one independent local provider who works these towns every week. That provider schedules the visit, writes the scope, and does the work. Any agreement, price, or warranty is between you and them.
The first visit starts with a moisture meter and a thermal camera. The crew reads the slab, the sill, and the bottom of the finished walls before anything opens. The readings decide which walls come apart, and they go into a dated log your adjuster can read later.
We serve Atkinson, Plaistow, Danville, Hampstead, Brentwood, and South Hampton along the Massachusetts line; Newington, Lee, Madbury, and Barrington on the Seacoast side; Farmington, Alton, and the Lakes Region towns; and Conway, Bartlett, and Glen in the Mount Washington Valley. The areas page says what water does in each town.
Providers represent their own licensing and insurance. New Hampshire does not license general contractors, but the plumber who fixes the pipe and the electrician who replaces the panel do carry a state license. Look one up in a minute at the Office of Professional Licensing and Certification. Ask for a certificate of insurance and a written scope before work starts. A rebuild that touches framing, plumbing, or wiring needs a permit from your town's building inspector, and Rockingham County keeps the deed records in Brentwood.
Call (603) 665-0909. Say where the water started, how long the house may have been wet, whether it is on a well, and whether the water is still coming in.