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We are looking forward to another great weekend at the 2013 Edmonton Home and Garden Show, March 21 – 24. We will be in booth 2348 in Hall E. Stop by to say hi to Wes and enter to win a $500 credit towards your required foundation repair.

Hours for the show are:
Thursday, March 21    4pm to 9 pm
Friday, March 22    Noon to 9 pm
Saturday, March 23    10am to 9 pm
Sunday, March 24    10am – 5pm

Link:  http://www.edmontonhomeshow.com/EHGS/ShowInformation/164.aspx

After seven+ years of working out of warehouse space and a home-based office, it was time to make the move and bring operations together under one roof.

We moved into our new office and warehouse October 14, 2012 and couldn’t be happier with the decision! We are now located in the industrial area of Sherwood Park at 194 Cree Road (about 2 minutes from the Baseline Road exit off the Henday). Our office phone number is 780-467-6960 and fax is 780-467-6976.

People ask us all the time when they’re finishing the basement which cracks are the most important to be fixed. Should we just fix the big ones? What about the cracks that have never leaked?

The simplest answer: repair all of them. We can’t predict which cracks are going to be an issue in the future and which ones are not. In our experience, there is no correlation between the size of crack and how much water it will let in. We have repaired hairline cracks that have let in so much water that a shop vac had a hard time keeping up.  Conversely, we have had cracks wide enough to see daylight through that have never leaked.

When dealing with concrete in our climate, there is also the freeze/thaw cycle to consider – just ask the City of Edmonton about this cycle’s impact on our roads! Even with no signs of leaking, a foundation crack can hold moisture. When this moisture freezes, it expands, forcing the crack slightly wider. Over time, if water is allowed to continually freeze and thaw inside the crack, the possibility of water intrusion will increase as the crack widens.

Any crack has the potential for water intrusion. The most cost-effective and least disruptive time to repair a crack is prior to covering it with studs, insulation and drywall. The best approach in this situation is to be proactive and save yourself any chance of future headaches.