Residential Photo Album: Porch and Walkway Need Treatment, Southampton ON

In Southampton, Ontario, a front porch had seen better days. The front step had started sinking, and the walkway leading to the stairs had settled and separated from the home. On rainy days, water pours from the concrete and into the foundation. Since water sloping that way worries the homeowners since it jeopardizes the home's integrity. A phone call was made where we sent out our Project Manager, Paul Mendell, and he began his quoting process. From there, our Installation Specialist, Bill McKeown, arrived at the home to start the work. Here is how the job went.

The sinking step

Notice towards the home there is separation from the wall and there is a crack forming. This is where the foundations integrity is at stake.

Doubled in size

Based on our measurement, the gap between both steps was approximately 2 1/2 inches, and as you can see, its doubled from the settlement.

Follow the marker

The brown marker is where the concrete sat before and from all the water collection, leaving a bronze stripe. The settlement along the walkway is just under 2 inches.

The blueprints

This is what the blueprints are for the work. It may be a small section of the home but it is a common used space that needs to be fixed.

Injection time

Time to lift and level the step to the state it was at before. Notice we injected it into the walkway and not the step. This is to make sure that all the voids are filled and that everything lifts with it and not just the step.