Homeowners in Akron, OH and five nearby Summit County cities use this website, Akron OH Basement Waterproofing, a free referral and advertising service. Here is how it works and how it is paid.
No contractor, plumber, sewer contractor, electrician, HVAC contractor or salesperson of any sort works here, and the site is not any contractor's agent. It has no City of Akron contractor registration and no trade license from the State, which licenses no one for waterproofing. Whatever the job, the site does not offer it, solicit it, sell it, perform it, arrange it, schedule it, coordinate it, bid on it, quote it, inspect it, guarantee it, negotiate it or finance it. It pulls no permits, accepts no deposits and enters into no contract with a homeowner.
It passes along only a homeowner's request to be contacted, sent through the form, and each request goes to one independent local contractor. Everything after that belongs to the contractor: it gets in touch, arranges whatever follows, visits only if you invite it, prepares any estimate and carries out only the work you both accept. The site arranges nothing at any stage.
Contractors may pay the site a flat advertising fee; during the current free trial, none is charged. That fee is never charged per lead or per request, never per job, and never a percentage of any contract or job price: it stays the same whether or not you sign and whatever the work costs. Requests are free, and no homeowner receives money, gifts or other value.
An advertising payment earns a contractor no seal of approval. This site will not name, recommend or vouch for any contractor, since naming one might hint at an approval or affiliation, something Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act forbids claiming falsely. Before signing, request the contractor's business name, proof of insurance and past customers, and for permitted work in Akron, confirm its City registration with the Plans & Permits Center, 330-375-2010. Any sump tie-in or backwater valve calls for a licensed plumber under the permits, and the City of Akron wants lateral repairs done by a licensed sewer contractor.
Insurance questions and sewer-backup reports are outside this site's role; a backup is reported to the City of Akron, the County's sewer department or whichever town owns the sewer. This site has no connection with any other website whose name or address combines "Akron" and "basement waterproofing". It is likewise independent of every public body: the City of Akron and its Plans & Permits Center, Sewer Maintenance Division and 311; Akron Waterways Renewed!; Summit County, its Building Standards and DSSS; the National Weather Service; the Ohio Attorney General; OCILB; Ohio EPA and U.S. EPA; and each of the five nearby cities. This disclosure is governed by Ohio law.