Mitch147 in Ottawa

Our home is located in Ottawa’s West Wellington Village. An inspection confirmed moisture problems in the basement so we purchased knowing we had to solve this issue. The house has a ruble foundation that was not properly maintained; the eavestroughing was poorly installed or missing and the grade sloped towards the house in some areas. We contacted three foundation companies and found Dave Marcotte to be the best choice for us for a few reasons. We felt comfortable using Dave’s services because he spoke to our level of knowledge about the work required; we were happy to hear that we wouldn’t have to remove our front porch or the back deck to get the excavation done (his crew dug underneath them); he provided references in the neighbourhood and answered all our questions promptly. Finally, the cost to do the work was in line with the estimates our general contractor has given us as well. The work included the excavation and removal of old soil material around the perimeter of the house down to the foundation base excluding an area at the back of the home where we have an addition; cutting the driveway; patching the exterior walls below grade as required; applying waterproofing materials and a membrane to the walls; installing a weeping system tube with reverse flow valve; putting foam insulation board on the foundation below grade; back filling with crushed stone; topping to grade on one side of the house with river stone. The old parging around the house was removed and redone. Part of our front lawn had been damaged by the excavating equipment; Dave and his crew removed the remaining sod, put down some top soil and sodded the area. We opted to have our weeping system connected to the city storm sewer system rather than using a sump pump. We replaced our sanitary pipe to the street and replace our old lead water service given that all three services were in the same trench leading to the street. A separate contractor and plumber were required to do different parts of the job; the coordination of tasks worked well. Dave offered to cut the driveway in a clean line so that we could put either paving blocks or stones where the asphalt was removed. His crew was onsite as expected and the work progressed well. The perimeter of the house was properly cleaned up when they were done and additional top soil was put in for flower beds. 5 months later, we are pleased with our dry basement. We would not hesitate to recommend Dave Marcotte and his team to other home owners.