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Drain Tile & Waterproofing Cost in Minneapolis, MN: what the permits say

How much does a drain tile & waterproofing job cost in Minneapolis? The usual drain tile & waterproofing job filed with Minneapolis is $8,800, from 1,026 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $5,000 and $10,400. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$8,800usual filed value
$5,000–$10,400middle half of firms' usual jobs
1,026priced permits (100% of 1,029)
100firms on file
48days, permit issue to final
Sep 2026records through

How much does a drain tile & waterproofing job cost in Minneapolis?

The usual drain tile & waterproofing job filed with Minneapolis is $8,800, from 1,026 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $5,000 and $10,400. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. A drain tile & waterproofing permit here usually takes 48 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 1,026 priced permits across 100 firms, pooled into one. Half of Minneapolis drain tile & waterproofing permits were filed between $5,600 and $13,300.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$3,6001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$5,6001 in 4 filed below
50th$8,800the middle permit
75th$13,3001 in 4 filed above
90th$22,9001 in 10 filed above

By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: City of Minneapolis assessor values (2026).

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $376,800$10,40033407
Middle third$376,800–$492,100$7,92533582
Upper third$493,850 and up$21,5353440

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle halfFinished
Standard Water Control Systems Inc22252$7,925$5,750–$10,20082.4%
Groundworks3636$9,700$7,875–$18,725—
American Waterworks10832$9,380$5,560–$13,44190.8%
Safe Basements of MN11427$7,832$4,588–$11,86883.2%
Waterproofing NE6520$11,250$7,500–$13,50077.0%
DBS Residential Solutions Inc4910$9,500$6,600–$13,17555.7%
Rite-Way Waterproofing229$7,850$7,125–$8,87584.5%
Final Solutions Waterproofing LLC199$4,900$3,950–$5,00093.7%
LTC Water Control LLC96$3,200$3,050–$3,800—
Innovative Basement Authority2075$10,400$7,050–$15,00081.8%

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $9,380; the 87 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $10,000.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $493,850 and up) usually file $21,535, against $10,400 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 drain tile & waterproofing permits is filed under $3,600 and 1 in 10 over $22,900, 6 times as much.
  • 99.7% of the 1,029 permits carry a value; the 3 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 1,026 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Minneapolis, 1 in 10 drain tile & waterproofing filed values sit under $3,600, the middle half between $5,600 and $13,300, and 1 in 10 over $22,900.

  • $29,700Above $22,900: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Minneapolis.
  • $8,800Right at the usual $8,800: in the middle of the file.
  • $2,500Below $3,600: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule waterproofing work in Minneapolis

Minneapolis files the fewest drain tile & waterproofing permits in January (50 against an average month of 100) and the most in July (148). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Minneapolis →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Minneapolis construction permits (CCS). The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. How the records work in Minneapolis →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for a drain tile & waterproofing job in Minneapolis?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Minneapolis drain tile & waterproofing firms usually file between $5,000 and $10,400 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 2.1 times apart and both be normal for Minneapolis. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
  • What range is normal for drain tile & waterproofing jobs in Minneapolis?Half of permits were filed between $5,600 and $13,300; 8 in 10 between $3,600 and $22,900. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do waterproofing contractors charge in Minneapolis?The usual drain tile & waterproofing job is filed at $8,800; the middle half of firms usually file between $5,000 and $10,400. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $9,380, more than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Do bigger houses get bigger bills?In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $21,535, the lower third $10,400. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come from?City of Minneapolis construction permits (CCS), read October 2026. How the records work in Minneapolis →

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