Underpinning Contractor Services Toronto
Underpinning involves different methods of reinforcing an existing building foundation to remove tilts, bends, and swaying. These problems usually happen because of a change in the soil, the foundation giving way over time, or some other external force well beyond your control.
The Underpinning Licensed Contractor at GASA Construction understand how many of the homes in Toronto were built in a time when they didn’t have all the fantastic technology and geographical knowledge that we enjoy today. Sometimes what seemed like the best place to build in the past turns out to be a hidden danger in the present and could lead to disaster in the future.
Our experienced team will review your unique situation and make suggestions to adding more groundwork, or balancing out your existing foundation, so the load of the home structure is better balanced. We offer both short-term, and long-term solutions to fit your budget.
Understanding your home’s building foundation is an essential step before doing any other major renovation. You wouldn’t want to build a second-floor addition without ensuring your home can handle the added weight load. While Toronto is a safe area, we do get our share of storms and water that can cause severe concerns with certain homes.
We try to find the best possible solution for your foundation through suggestions like:
- Improving the slab
- Inserting expanding soil work
- Shoring up suspended floors
- Utilizing continuous footings for an equal weight distribution
- Adding pad footings or stumps
- Using piles and piers
- Inserting sister beams
We are also happy to consider different cracks in floors, walls, and ceilings. Sometimes the problems occurring in the foundation have to do with internal structural issues displacing the underlying building materials. We can often avoid more significant fixes that tend to get a bit more expensive by addressing those more minor yet dangerous cracks.
We will also take a look at unlevel floors and unaligned door and window frames. We want to provide you with the peace of mind of living in a safe and structurally sound home. Reach out today and let our experts work with you to find the best possible solution to your unique situation. One short phone call could save you a great deal of suffering in the future.
