Foundation Repair in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Where a home was built before damp-proofing and perimeter drainage were standard, water sitting against the wall is usually the underlying cause of the cracking and seepage homeowners report, and the reason a wall eventually needs structural foundation repair.

Lots in the older parts of town can be tight, with limited space between houses. That restricts where roof water can go, and downspouts sometimes discharge right beside the foundation.

Coastal storms here tend to bring heavy, wind-driven rain over short periods rather than steady soaking. Drainage that copes with an average rainfall can be overwhelmed in a few hours, which is when basement water and wall solutions usually come up.

If your home has a shallow, unvented, or poorly drained crawl space, the framing above can stay damp. That is why sagging floors and soft joists come up here as often as wall cracks, and why framing and crawl space support is part of the conversation.

We take the same calls from the surrounding communities, including Dominion, Reserve Mines, Donkin, and Port Morien.