Your foundation carries the entire house. We form, reinforce and pour footings and walls to the engineer's spec for new construction and additions. When an existing foundation shows cracks, settles, or leaks, we repair it right. Every job includes a free written estimate and a firm completion date.
The footing is where everything starts. It must be sized and placed on stable soil, reinforced to spec, and poured solid with no voids. A shallow or undersized footing will settle unevenly, and that movement travels up through the walls and into the house above. Foundation installation begins with excavation to the right depth and a soil check before any concrete is ordered.
Walls come next, formed plumb and true, rebar tied to the engineer's layout, concrete placed and vibrated so it fills every corner. The slab is cured before backfill, and waterproofing and weeping tile are installed to keep groundwater out. This sequence protects the basement and keeps the structure dry for decades.
When a foundation has already failed, foundation repair addresses the root cause, not just the visible crack. Early crack repair stops small problems before they become structural ones.
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The sequence
Pouring a Concrete Foundation Step by Step
Excavate to depth
We dig to the engineered footing depth, verify the bearing soil is stable, and check elevations and layout against the drawings before ordering concrete.
Form and reinforce
Footings and walls are formed straight, rebar is tied to spec, and the work is inspected and approved before the pour begins.
Place and finish
Concrete is placed to the mix design, consolidated so there are no voids or cold joints, and finished level and true.
Cure, waterproof, backfill
Forms are stripped on schedule, the foundation is waterproofed and damp-proofed, cured properly, and only then is backfill placed against the walls.
When concrete fails
Catching Foundation Cracks Early Saves Money
A hairline crack in the basement corner or a door that sticks are often the first signs. Foundation crack repair seals those early, before water finds its way in and frost widens the gap. The cost of sealing a crack now is a fraction of what structural repair will cost later.
If movement has progressed further, foundation repair stops the cause. Underpinning deepens or widens a footing that was never adequate for the load. Pairing any repair with waterproofing ensures the fix holds and the basement stays dry.
Installation, repair, waterproofing and what foundation work involves in Oshawa.
Yes. Foundation installation is formed, reinforced and poured to the structural engineer's drawings, footing size, wall thickness, rebar and mix design, and is ready for inspection before the pour.
Watch for stair-step or horizontal cracks, bowing walls, doors and windows that stick, sloping floors or a damp basement corner. Any of those is worth a look, and crack repair early is far cheaper than structural repair later.
Yes. Foundation waterproofing excavates the affected wall, addresses the cracks, applies a proper waterproof membrane and restores drainage and weeping tile so groundwater is carried away instead of pushing in.
Underpinning extends a foundation deeper or wider when the original footing cannot carry the load, common when adding a storey, lowering a basement, or correcting a footing on poor soil.
Yes. We pour footings and foundation walls for additions, tied in or isolated from the existing foundation as the engineer specifies, and matched so the addition settles with the house, not against it.
Homeowner reviews
What Oshawa Homeowners Say About Their Concrete Foundations
Footings and a foundation wall for a two-storey addition. Poured to the engineer's drawings, passed inspection first try, and they sent photos at every stage.
F. W.
Oshawa
★★★★★
Had a crack that leaked every spring. They excavated the wall, sealed it properly and redid the weeping tile. Bone dry through the next melt.
O. D.
Durham
★★★★★
Underpinning to lower our basement. Careful, methodical work, and they explained every step so we understood what was happening under the house.
H. S.
Mississauga
★★★★★
Caught a few small cracks early on their assessment and sealed them before winter. Honest about what needed doing now versus what could wait.
N. R.
Toronto
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New build, addition, or an existing foundation showing wear, send us the drawings or describe what you are seeing. We will visit the site and provide a written, itemised quote.
