OUR CASE HISTORIES

BAKER – NEW FOUNDATION

Our client had an old historic house in Old Glenora that he wanted to renovate. He was interested in dealing with a failing foundation with low ceiling height and add significantly to his living space. The client already had a General Contractor to handle the renovation of his house but needed an experienced company to perform all of the foundation replacement and structural work.

More room and a new foundation for this historic house
Professional contractor applies waterproof membrane to basement foundation wall

PROJECT GOALS

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OUR APPROACH

  • Given the tight access of the project and the close proximity of the neighboring houses, we chose to excavate the rear addition first, gaining access from the rear of the property.
  • Once the rear addition was excavated, we then had steel carrying beams installed under the house and the house was lifted up on the air above where the top of the new foundation would be.
  • The existing basement was accessed from a ramp excavated in the front of the house. The basement was excavated and all debris removed.
  • New footings and foundation walls were installed.
  • New weeping tile, sump and foundation coatings were installed after which a new steel center beam was installed and the house lowered onto its new home.
  • We back-filled and the homeowner carried on with his renovation.

OUR CLIENT HAD THIS TO SAY

“Repairing a foundation is a very traumatic event for any householder because all of your house investment is (literally!) in the air. If you have to do it, call Abarent. They are professional – we cannot recommend them highly enough.”

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

We have had our fair share of unremarkable and even troublesome experiences with other contractors, so you guys were certainly a breath of fresh air. An honest contractor, bang on with the timeline, finished on time, within budget, your “nothing is too much trouble” attitude…and a job well done.

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Michael Abbott

It is terrific to see that your company’s motto of “Quality without Compromise” is more than just words… The job was completed ahead of schedule and the workers ensured that when they left, the yard looked just like it did when they arrive. Well, actually it looked better…

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Don and Eve Neil

Abarent provided a 3-page, itemized list of the specific work to be done at each stage of the project, including descriptions of optional issues (including additional costs) that might arise during the work. The company president did the initial walk-through for their estimate and later went through it, line by line. He pointed out potential problems and things we had to prepare for during the work (extra cracks, concrete dust, effects on neighbors, etc.)… Repairing a foundation is a very traumatic event for any householder because all of your house investment is (literally!) in the air. If you have to do it, call Abarent. They are professional – we cannot recommend them highly enough.

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John Baker

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for a job well done. After this past weekend’s deluge, our basement was left completely dry.

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Aileen & Wayne Dembicki