It is worth it when the water is arriving from outside, is doing it repeatedly, and is reaching finished space or structure. It is not worth it when the cause is a downspout, a slope, or a one-off event. The cheapest correct answer is often not waterproofing at all, and a firm that never says so is not diagnosing.
What the housing here is worth protecting
The middle home in Layton is worth $437,400, on ground the survey puts in hydrologic group C. That value carries a real drainage job comfortably, which is exactly why the cheap checks are worth making first — a recurring water problem discounts a house of this value by more than a downspout extension costs, and so does a system bought to solve a downspout. Ask what the diagnosis was before you ask what the fix costs.
The reasoning behind that
Start with frequency. Water once, after an unusual storm, is an event. Water every spring is a pattern, and a pattern is what justifies spending.
Then look at what it reaches. Water across bare concrete in an unfinished basement is a nuisance. Water into insulation, framing or stored belongings compounds, because the damage continues after the water has gone.
Then check the two cheap causes before anything else. A downspout discharging beside a wall can put hundreds of gallons against a footing in one storm. Ground sloping toward the house in the first ten feet delivers water to the wall on purpose. Both are correctable for a fraction of any drainage system, and both are frequently the whole cause.
What is left after those is the case where waterproofing earns its price.
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