Melanie Haskins
Owner and estimator
Takes the first set of readings at every house and writes the moisture report herself.
About us
A crew of eight, and one rule
The rule: no wall goes up until we know where the water comes from.
Haskins Basement & Drainage works on the Missouri side of Kansas City. Melanie Haskins takes the first readings at every house and writes the report. The same crew that drains the basement frames it. We'd rather turn a job down than finish a basement that will be wet again.
The crew
The people at your house
These four will be your contacts from the first visit to the second reading.
Agustin Irizarry
Drainage and sump lead
Runs the cutting, digging and pipe work, and tests every system with water before it's covered.
Kim Haugen
Finish carpenter lead
Frames, hangs and trims the rooms once the walls are dry.
Ratna Tran
Scheduler and office manager
Books the visits, watches the forecast for the dig days and answers the phone.
What we hold ourselves to
Three habits
Report first
Nothing is quoted until the moisture report is in your hands.
Test with water
Every drain system gets a hose test with you watching.
Come back
After the first heavy rain we read the same spots again.
Come meet the crew
Book the moisture check and one of us will come to the house.