Downtown Victorian Semi: 2 houses at once
Our house is a 1885 Victorian townhouse connected on our east side to a mirror-image semi-detached; my neighbour and I share the back wall of our foundation. When we discovered it was leaking badly, we determined that it would be best to do the work at the same time, and after a few quotes we settled on Vasyl and DryMax. What a GREAT choice. Vasyl explained everything that needed to be done, set timelines, and laid out the costs clearly. (The cost I listed here includes the $1750 city rebate for the sump pump; my total invoice was $5638, and was just for the work on my side of the property, which was the back wall and a bit of wraparound. My neighbour (billed separately) did substantially more of his foundation.)
The work was efficient, professional, and completed without disturbing either of the decks that were above it. Vasyl's crew were outstanding. They repaired & patched our somewhat dodgy foundations beautifully, waterproofed the repaired wall, installed the foundation membrane, and carefully ensured that there was a proper run-off slope away from the foundation. Installing the sump pump required Vasyl & his guys to access our basement, and they did that work carefully and respectfully, and left the inside of the house spotless. Considering the massive upheaval of our backyards necessary to digging a 6' deep x 2' wide trench along the most of the foundation of the building, when the work was completed, both of our yards were left in immaculate condition. Vasyl personally inspected the work after it was done and made sure we were completely satisfied before taking payment.
It will be a while before we can assess the true impact of the work, but I am confident that this was an excellent investment in maintaining my house. I highly recommend Vasyl and DryMax, especially for older houses that need this kind of retro-fitting.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $3,888.00
- Company Response
Thanks, Richard and Leslie. I'm very appreciative of your honesty. We just did our work as usual. No job, too small or too big and house old or new for us. Any job for us is a call, and we try to handle it no matter what. It's our job and this is we can professionalism.
Thank you very much again. Take care