FAIME ConstructionBuilding Trust. Finishing Strong.
(437) 313-6510
FAIME ConstructionBuilding Trust. Finishing Strong.
(437) 313-6510
Crumbling parging, exposed block, spalling corners and cracked foundation walls. We look at the wall in person, tell you what's actually failing, and put the scope in writing.
We don't quote foundation work from photos alone. The visit is free and there's no obligation.
Tell us what the foundation looks like and where it is. We reply within one business day.
Both images below are from the same job — old stone veneer stripped off, cracks repaired, mesh and base coat applied, then a tinted stucco finish. Photographs from our own site, shot from the same angle.
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Old surface stripped back, cracks cut out and repaired, mesh and base coat, then a tinted finish.
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After
Carried around the corner so the finish reads as one continuous wall, not a repair.
Parging is the sacrificial layer on a foundation — it is supposed to wear before the wall does. When it goes, it usually goes for one of these reasons.
Parging that flakes off in sheets or turns powdery underfoot. Freeze-thaw drives most of it in the GTA — water gets behind the coat, freezes, and pushes it off the block.
Once the coat is gone the block is doing the weathering itself. Re-coating protects it; leaving it exposed shortens the life of the wall.
Some are surface-only in the parging itself; some run through the wall behind it. We cut them out and repair properly, and we tell you plainly if what we find looks structural.
White salt bloom and dark tide-lines mean moisture is moving through the wall. Coating over it without addressing the water just hides it until spring.
Dated or loose veneer stripped off, the wall made good underneath, and a clean modern finish applied — the exact job in the sliders above.
A tired foundation is the first thing a buyer's eye lands on. Refinishing the visible elevations is one of the cheaper things you can do before listing.
You know the scope, the inclusions and the exclusions before any money changes hands.
We come out and look at the actual wall. Free, and there is no obligation attached to it.
Itemized scope, what's included, what isn't, and the timeline — in writing.
Dates confirmed around weather and your access. Exterior coatings need the right conditions.
Crews of one to ten depending on scope. Site protected and cleaned at the end of each day.
We walk the wall with you before calling it done. Backed by a 2-year workmanship warranty.
Foundation work goes wrong quietly and expensively. These are the things worth checking on any contractor you let near your building.
$2M commercial general liability with additional-insured endorsements available, and active WSIB coverage under Class G5. Documentation comes with your quote.
Our labour is warrantied for two years. Materials carry their own manufacturer warranties on top of that.
We buy and install Durabond and Sto for stucco and parging systems, and Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore and Dulux for paint. We specify what goes on your wall in the quote.
No — and you should be careful with anyone who does. What looks like simple surface damage can turn out to be moisture moving through the wall, which is a different job entirely. The site visit is free precisely so the number you get is one we can stand behind.
Usually it is just the parging — that layer is designed to take the weathering. That's what the visit determines. If we see something that looks structural, we tell you and recommend you get an engineer's opinion rather than coating over it.
Most residential foundations are a matter of days rather than weeks, depending on how much has to come off first and how the weather behaves. You get the timeline in the written quote.
Finishes are tinted on site, so we work to your colour. If you want the foundation to disappear against the cladding rather than stand out, say so at the visit and we'll spec it that way.
Toronto, Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Mississauga and Brampton, plus Kitchener, Guelph and Muskoka for larger scopes.
Free on-site visit. Itemized written quote. No pricing invented over the phone.
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