The Underpinners Inc

We own a 100year old home in Leslieville and planned to underpin and renovate our basement to make room for our growing young family. The Underpinners were recommended by a designer and provided a competitive quote. We scheduled the job and quickly developed a trusting relationship with Daniel. When it was times to start the job the first step was to excavate a few test pits to evaluate there footing and soil conditions. We learned that our footings were (typical for their age) very poor, the soil underneath the house has a very poor bearing capacity, and the local water table is very high - liked immediately beneath the floor slab. Together with our structural engineer, and structural and geotechnical engineers recommended by the Underpinners we decided that there technical challenges were too great to continue underpinning as planned. Instead we realigned the plumbing and poured a new concrete floor without underpinning. Throughout the process Daniel and Steven were supportive, and answered our many questions. Even though we didn't get to underpin as we had planned I would recommend The Underpinners to anyone undertaking this type of project.