Basement underpinning is a specialized construction process, that involves extending the foundation deeper into the ground. It strengthens and stabilizes a building’s basis.
As urban spaces become more compact, homeowners do it to increase basement depth and create additional living or storage space.
Beyond space creation, underpinning also addresses foundation settlement issues, ensuring homes remain safe, secure, and structurally sound for years to come.
At WillFix, we understand that your home’s foundation is crucial to your safety. Professional basement underpinning Toronto is one of the best ways to ensure that your foundation remains strong and resilient. Our team professionally performs all types of basement underpinning from A to Z:
Our commitment to safety, quality, and customer satisfaction sets us apart. Our team of experts knows and performs the latest underpinning techniques, ensuring your home gets the best care possible. When you partner with us, you can be confident in a job well done.
No other home improvement gives you so many benefits for such an affordable price as basement underpinning in Toronto. Lowering your floor can add surprisingly a lot of value to your home and change your whole perception of your basement.
A renovated basement with ample headroom and well-designed layouts adds to the overall appeal of your home.
Strategically placed vents help mitigate moisture issues and prevent the growth of mould and mildew.
Underpinning requires less paperwork and money than any other home addition. It easily transforms your basement.
Basement lowering in Toronto reinforces the foundation, ensuring that your home’s structural integrity remains intact.
Make your home a better place with no major trouble. Basement underpinning is a definitive upgrade, beneficial on multiple levels, and has no drawbacks. The most affordable and cost-effective major house addition for a wide spectrum of needs and priorities.
When your crawl space is 6ft high — you can’t do much with it. During basement underpinning our team will lower the floor to make it 8ft, 9ft high, or even more. Transform it into anything:
Underpinning gives you an opportunity to use a whole new space in your old home — without the long and troublesome process of building an extra floor or a home addition outside.
High-quality basement underpinning by Willfix can pay for itself over time and make you more money in the long run. Your basement can be an actual high-return investment:
No other house upgrade gives you that many possibilities and benefits with that few problems and obstacles along the way. Most of the other options are not even close.
The process of lowering your basement floor is a unique possibility to inspect all the communications that are hard to reach most of the time. Willfix experts can help you:
As the result, your home will have no hidden timebombs of structural issues and will look better from the outside. Foundation safety and stability come free with your new extra basement floor.
In the last 20 years, we performed over a thousand projects all across Toronto. We’re proud of our reputation and always appreciate the kind words from satisfied clients:
All basements are unique in terms of construction, condition, and location. Half the basic steps in underpinning might be unnecessary for your basement floor lowering. Our basement underpinning Toronto contractors can implement multiple time-tested methods and technologies to find the most efficient solution.
Both are standard methods of expanding your basement space. As we already mentioned, basement underpinning Toronto involves strengthening the existing foundation by extending it deeper into the ground, providing you with increased headroom and usable space. This method is ideal for homeowners looking to maximize their basement’s potential and create a seamless, integrated living area.
On the other hand, basement benching involves excavating the basement floor to create a step-like structure, effectively lowering a portion of the floor while leaving the rest intact.
The choice between underpinning and benching depends on factors such as:
Benching is a cost-effective alternative when complete basement underpinning Toronto is not necessary or feasible. It allows for some additional space and can be an excellent option for those on a tighter budget.
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Basement underpinning is a complicated process that requires multiple skilled professionals: certified engineers, experts in foundation structures, concrete work, and multiple sets of specialized equipment.
Our team has been doing it for over twenty years now, and we have everything we may need for a top-quality floor-lowering project — from skills and expertise to certifications.
Our team’s certified engineer examines the basement and plans and makes necessary drawings. To complete the job safely, we also get a permit for any underpinning project.
We remove the old concrete from your basement floor and dig out the soil underneath to make space and increase the overall height.
Following the engineer’s drawings, we add and replace the sections between your foundation and footing with new concrete to firm them up.
We lower the plumbing and make sure it works right. It’s the best stage to address all the issues in your communications or foundation structure.
We add a drainage system to protect the new basement structure from the water and secure the area with a thick gravel layer.
We pour your new concrete floor, strengthen it, make sure it’s even, and smooth it out. In the end, it will look better than the old one.
Our team leaves no mess — we make sure the area is nice and clean before we leave you with your successfully lowered new basement floor.
You have a professionally lowered floor and a whole new area in your house. You’ll have no issues with it in the next 25 years — or we’ll fix them for free.
Exterior (and commonly called “external”) basement waterproofing is the way to protect your basement from the outside, so the water does not make it to the inner side of your basement walls at all. It’s a time-tested and reliable solution that the majority of our clients prefer.
Exterior basement waterproofing might be a better option when:
The Willfix team has over 20 years of experience in exterior basement waterproofing and we’re ready to commit.
Interior (or sometimes called internal) basement waterproofing means that no works take place on the outside of your basement. Instead, the water is channeled away from the basement through a complex draining system.
Interior basement waterproofing might be a better option if:
Willfix experts are experienced in interior basement waterproofing and we’re ready to commit.
Concrete forming allows you to build brand new structures for any of your project needs. Our experts can accomplish residential and commercial projects regardless of the complexity of the task:
The Willfix team has more than 20 years of experience and we guarantee that only the best materials and machinery will be used in your concrete forming project.
You can’t waterproof a foundation that has long exceeded its purpose. Increased humidity, cracks and leaks are major red flags. Even a tiny foundation crack is a threat not just to your comfort, but to your home’s safety as well.
You need foundation crack repair in case:
We have been helping Toronto residents to fix their basements for over 20 years now and have all the necessary certifications for it.
Concrete in your basement walls was never made to last for ages and withstand the immense water pressure from the soil. The walls bend and bow, deform and lose the structural soundness. The best way to fix the issue is to repair the damaged area.
The Willfix team has over 20 years of experience in concrete crack repairs. We know how to do it right:
A concrete crack repair is never the final solution because it doesn’t protect your walls from the groundwater’s degrading effects, but it’s enough to restore your foundation’s original structure.
Basement cracks are relatively harmless when small, but the frequent rainfalls, snowy winters, and sometimes — extreme temperature changes can make a small crack expand dramatically overnight.
For every basement crack repair, whether the crack is around the window frame, on the floor, or on the wall — we have a professional solution:
The only unchanging aspect is the result: you get your problem fixed with no chances for it to appear ever again.
Epoxy crack injection is the fastest and the least expensive way to fix a crack in your basement. It’s one of the most popular wet basement repair methods, but it won’t work with cracks that already leak — only with the ones that are potentially dangerous.
Epoxy crack injection is the perfect option for basement repair when:
Willfix professionals use only high-quality epoxy with commercial-grade ports that leave no chances to the tiniest hollow spots in your basement walls.
Our professionals are well-acquainted with the harsh Canadian climate and the intricacies of the Greater Toronto Area. We possess the required expertise to handle any basement underpinning task in any city.
