Ottawa Foundation Repair · 40+ Years
Foundation Repair in Ottawa — Central Ottawa, Glebe, Westboro & Beyond.
40+ years on Ottawa foundations. We know your neighborhood's housing stock, soil, and quirks. Stacy Provost is on every job.
Why central Ottawa foundations are unique.
Central Ottawa has the oldest and most varied housing stock in the region. A century home in the Glebe might have a rubble-stone foundation. A 1920s home in Westboro might be brick on stone. A 1950s build in Centretown might be concrete block. A new infill in Hintonburg might be modern poured concrete.
Each of those needs a different approach. The crack injection that's right for poured concrete won't bond properly to rubble stone. The exterior membrane on a 100-year-old foundation requires a different prep than a 5-year-old wall. The mid-century block walls that line large parts of Centretown have their own predictable failure patterns.
A contractor who treats every Ottawa foundation the same gets it wrong on most of them. We've worked all of these — for forty years, on the same streets, in the same neighborhoods. Local knowledge isn't a marketing line for us; it's just what 40 years in one city looks like.
Common foundation problems by neighborhood.
Glebe
Predominantly century homes (pre-1920) with rubble-stone foundations. Mortar deterioration, water infiltration, settlement, and re-applied parging are common.
Westboro
Mixed era — 1920s-30s, 1950s-60s, recent infills. Block wall stair-step cracks, wet basements from aged weeping tile, drainage issues.
Hintonburg
Older homes (1900-1940) on narrower lots, urban water management challenges. Basement moisture, brick-on-stone needing repointing, foundation issues from renovations.
Old Ottawa South
Mature neighborhood with mixed housing ages. Mature trees affecting soil moisture, older weeping tile near end of life, heritage-conscious work needed.
Centretown
Highly varied — heritage homes, mid-century infill, modern condos. Block wall problems, dense urban drainage challenges, heritage restoration.
And more
We work all of central Ottawa's neighborhoods. Call or book to discuss your specific address and its foundation history.
What we do across Ottawa.
The full service stack:
- Foundation Crack Repair
- Foundation Wall Stabilization
- Underpinning & Basement Lowering
- Parging & Foundation Restoration
- Concrete & Slab Repair
- Basement Waterproofing
Plus all the related water management — interior weeping tile, exterior excavation, sump pumps and drainage. See the full services list.
Testimonials
Real work, real Ottawa neighborhoods.
“Stacy came out and told me the crack didn't need the $5,000 repair the other contractor quoted. Cost me a quarter of that and it's holding perfectly.”
“We have a 1920s foundation in the Glebe with rubble stone. Stacy knew exactly what he was looking at. Explained everything in plain English.”
“40 years, he said, same streets. It shows. He walked our basement and found water before it became a problem.”
Same-week response across central Ottawa.
We're typically able to book inspections within the week across all central Ottawa neighborhoods, often within 2-3 days. Emergency calls (active water, actively moving wall) get same-day response when possible.