Basement

Lowering

What is Basement Lowering (Underpinning)?

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There are multiple techniques that can be used to lower your basement. Choosing the correct basement lowering technique is vital to maintaining the integrity of your home's foundation. At Nusite Contractors, we use a variety of guidelines to determine the safest method for the foundation of your home. A few of the guidelines Nusite follows are:

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• Structural Safety

• The Homeowners Preference

• The Homeowners Budget

• The Overall Goal

Basement Lowering (also called Underpinning) is a process that can significantly increase the value of your home. Underpinning adds functional living space to your basement. The underpinning procedure is intended to convert a 5ft, 6ft, or 7ft high basement into an area that clears 9ft.

Turn Your Basement Into a Fun and Functional Space

With the high cost and limited amount of real estate in Toronto, lowering your basement (Underpinning) becomes an attractive and cost-effective way to increase the living space in your home. A key benefit to basement lowering is the minimal red tape compared to the expansion of a home.

Why does underpinning have less"Red tape"?

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Underpinning has less red tape because it is considered an improvement to the existing structure and not an addition to a home.

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Nusite Contractors is Toronto's Basement Lowering Contractor!