Basement Lowering & Underpinning Montreal

At Les Fondations Nouvelle Génération Inc. we are fully equipped to support your basement lowering requirements. Our knowledge and expertise in building foundations and structures enable us to support the foundational integrity of your basement during the process.

Beyond this, we ensure you make the most of your basement and can comfortably inhabit this extra, renovated space. We work to transform smaller, cramped crawl spaces into spacious, well-structured rooms and tailor our basement lowering services to your unique requirements. Our professionals consider your budget and preferences to offer the perfect space and structure for all of your basement lowering and underpinning needs in Montreal.

Basement Lowering Montreal

Basement-lowering projects include excavating the basement floor and lowering the whole foundation. Les Fondations Nouvelle Génération Inc. offers several types of basement-lowering processes, including the following options:

Benching: We install new foundations that slightly overlap with the basement’s existing foundation.
Conversion of crawl space: We transform your crawl space into a functional room and usable space, such as a game room or rental unit etc.

Your basement’s foundation not only supports the basement itself but is a fundamental structure beneath your entire home. Our professional basement lowering services in Montreal and industrial-grade tools ensure your home’s foundation receives a strengthened core structure due to the reinforced basement foundations. Check our work portfolio for more details.

Basement Underpinning Contractors Montreal

For extra square footage in your basement, we offer you our basement underpinning expertise. Underpinning processes not only include basement excavation, which increases the space available below the basement walls. They also require expertise in laying supports below ground level and building code requirements.

We will work to replace understructures with reinforced foundational concrete material. This fortification involves several fundamental steps to give you the most solid, secure basement foundation and a greater ceiling height:

Foundation excavation: Our professionals dig out the ground in the foundations of the basement in sections.
Temporary support installation: We fill the cavities using industry-grade beams, which act as temporary supports.
Formwork installation: Our experts install formwork and reinforcing steel beams as additional supports.
Reinforcement processes: We pour concrete into the dug-out sections to create a stronger foundation.
Curing processes: We allow the concrete to cure and set.
Finishing touches application: Our team completes the finishing touches, including foundation waterproofing and installation for your basement.

Extra care is put into these steps to ensure your finished basement combines the best aesthetics and foundational quality.

Basement Lowering and Underpinning FAQs

Need more information about the basement lowering and underpinning process our experts can offer you? Here are the facts you need.

What is the Difference Between Benching and Underpinning?

While benching is a process that doesn’t require foundational experts to dig below any footing, underpinning involves excavating the earth below the house. With cost-effective benching processes, we leave load-bearing soil untouched. We also leave a small portion of the floor foundation behind during benching but use the entire space for underpinning.

Why Do We Bench the Walls of a Basement Excavation?

During a basement excavation, the benching process ensures that soil outside your home does not damage the basement. It is particularly ideal for an older house with an unstable structure. It ensures the soil remains stable and reinforces the current foundation of older homes if the walls are already fragile or unsafe to work with.

What Are the Main 2 Types of Underpinning?

The main two types of underpinning include slab underpinning and screw pile underpinning. Slab underpinning involves increasing the size and strength of foundations, while screw pile underpinning is a more permanent solution that features steel piers. They secure the structure, and concrete footings support the foundation further.

Choose Les Fondations Nouvelle Génération Inc. for Your Basement Lowering Needs in Montreal

Les Fondations Nouvelle Génération Inc. is proud to be Montreal’s leading building foundation and structural integrity expert. Unsurpassed professionalism and unmatched expertise back our basement lowering and underpinning services.

Create the living space you have dreamed of with our trusted team of experts. Let our structural engineers complete your basement renovation project, foundation repairs, foundation waterproofing, and basement lowering. Contact us today for a free estimate.

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