http://www.stonehengefoundations.com Stone Henge Foundations has been repairing and waterproofing residential & commercial properties for over 20 years in Toronto. Call 416-467-6735 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:23:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/uncategorized/downspout-disconnection-in-toronto/ http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/uncategorized/downspout-disconnection-in-toronto/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:33:18 +0000 admin http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/?p=762 “During heavy rainfall, sewers become overloaded, increasing the risk of basement flooding and releasing polluted rainwater into our local waterways.  To help solve the problem, the City will soon require all property owners to disconnect their downspouts from the sewer system.” The bylaw is taking effect on November 20, 2011 for the “core area” of [...]


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]]> http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/uncategorized/mould-ignoring-it-makes-it-worse/feed/ 0 http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/news/beaches-easter-parade-the-return-of-the-bunny-truck/ http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/news/beaches-easter-parade-the-return-of-the-bunny-truck/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 15:47:14 +0000 admin http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/?p=728 Stonehenge Foundations was a proud contributor again this year to the Beaches Easter Parade. Once again, we sponsored the local high school marching band – they always put on a phenomenal show!   An amazing 10,000 copies of our Beach Activity & Colouring Book were handed out to kids of all ages along the parade route.  [...]


]]> http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/news/beaches-easter-parade-the-return-of-the-bunny-truck/feed/ 0 http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/steps-we-often-take-to-repair-waterproof-foundations/ http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/steps-we-often-take-to-repair-waterproof-foundations/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 04:31:34 +0000 admin http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/?p=690 We are not a crack repair company.  We do so much more when comes to repairing and waterproofing a home’s foundation.   When we are done work on a customer’s foundation, we want to walk away knowing there will never ever be another issue with their foundation. Here are often the items and/or steps we take [...]


]]> http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/steps-we-often-take-to-repair-waterproof-foundations/feed/ 0 http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/causes-of-foundation-failure/ http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/causes-of-foundation-failure/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 04:04:41 +0000 admin http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/?p=686 There are many, many things that can cause a foundation to fail.   We put together a list of usual suspects.  Let us know in the comment section below if you have any questions. Design Poor design from the drawing stage is a major contributor to heightened foundation deterioration. Materials Proper material selection for a home’s [...]


]]> http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/causes-of-foundation-failure/feed/ 0 http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/typical-foundation-problems/ http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/typical-foundation-problems/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 02:03:03 +0000 admin http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/?p=683 After being in the foundation repair business for over 20 years, we just about seen it all.  Here is a list of the most common foundation problems we have seen over the years. Most Common Problems With Brick Foundations The two most common problems with brick foundations are the porosity of the brick (how much [...]


]]> http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/typical-foundation-problems/feed/ 0 http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/how-foundations-should-be-built/ http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/how-foundations-should-be-built/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 01:45:54 +0000 admin http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/?p=679 A foundation is the section of a home’s structure which transfers the weight of a home to the ground underneath. Webster’s Dictionary defines it as: “Foundation: an underlying base or support; especially:  the whole masonry substructure of a building.” Footings The enlarged base of foundation walls that distributes the load or weight of home on [...]


]]> http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/blog/how-foundations-should-be-built/feed/ 0 http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/services/7-things-that-set-us-apart-from-other-foundation-repair-companies/ http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/services/7-things-that-set-us-apart-from-other-foundation-repair-companies/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 05:26:44 +0000 admin http://stonehengefoundations.com/?p=639 Fixing a foundation takes years of experience to do it right.  Often (unfortunately) we are fixing other contractors work.   We have over 20 years experience fixing home’s foundations in Toronto and in that time we have our own unique formula for fixing a foundation permanently. Here is our formula: One: Waterproofing From the Inside [...]


]]> http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/services/7-things-that-set-us-apart-from-other-foundation-repair-companies/feed/ 0 http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/news/stonehenge-foundations-featured-in-the-globe-and-mail/ http://www.stonehengefoundations.com/news/stonehenge-foundations-featured-in-the-globe-and-mail/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 03:46:31 +0000 admin http://stonehengefoundations.com/?p=620 This article about our business was written by ERIC REGULY and published by the Globe and Mail in Oct 2009.   The original article can be found here.   Eric is one of Toronto’s most respected journalists and we had the pleasure of helping him and his family out with a foundation challenge on their [...]


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