Foundation Crack Repair in Joliette
Fissure-Expert is the foundation crack repair specialist in Joliette and the Lanaudière region. Our local team has an in-depth knowledge of the soil conditions and climate of the region, which allows us to offer solutions perfectly adapted to the challenges specific to Joliette.
Foundation Services in Lanaudière
The Lanaudière region, with its clay soils and harsh winters, presents particularly demanding conditions for the foundations. Homeowners in Joliette and surrounding municipalities regularly face cracking problems.
Our foundation crack injection service is the most effective solution for treating common cracks. We also use epoxy injection for structural repairs and offer foundation waterproofing for complete moisture protection.
The installation of an interior French drain, the repair of concrete joints and work on concrete formwork foundations complete our range of services in Joliette.
Act before the damage gets worse
In Joliette, the melting of snow in the spring and the heavy rains in the fall increase the hydrostatic pressure around the foundations. This phenomenon can turn a simple crack into a major infiltration problem. Our technicians offer a free diagnosis and intervene quickly, day and night.
Serving Lanaudière and surrounding areas
We cover the entire Lanaudière territory. Our team also serves Repentigny, Terrebonne and Saint-Jérôme in the Laurentians. No matter where you are in the greater northern region of Montreal, we come for you.
Joliette: foundations on the clay of Lanaudière
Joliette, the capital of the Lanaudière region, is located in the clay plain north of Montreal. The Joliette subsoil rests on thick layers of clay from the Champlain Sea, a soil notoriously problematic for foundations. The L’Assomption River and its tributaries flow through the city, maintaining a high water table that saturates the clays in the spring. These geological conditions explain why foundation cracks are so common in the residential neighbourhoods of Joliette and its neighbours Saint-Charles-Borromée and Notre-Dame-des-Prairies.
Champlain clay from Lanaudière
The clay of the Champlain Sea in the Joliette sector is particularly sensitive to variations in humidity. In times of summer drought, the soil contracts and moves away from the foundation walls, creating a vacuum that fills with water with the next rainfall. This swelling-shrinkage cycle imposes differential movements on the foundations, causing characteristic diagonal cracks. Houses built between 1970 and 1995, a period of strong expansion, are the most affected. Injection of foundation cracks is the most effective method of treating these openings.
Services for Joliette and Lanaudière
Flexible polythane injection absorbs the movements of the clay while maintaining a long-lasting seal. Our contractors cover Joliette, Rawdon, Saint-Lin, Repentigny and all of Lanaudière as far as Trois-Rivières.