David in Oakville

I have a 6 year old home that had a long crack in the foundation - it leaked during even light rains. The builder had their guy do an epoxy injection about 4 years ago - the epoxy soon cracked and it leaked badly once again. We've recently decided to finish the basement but needed to take care of the leak first......I wasn't looking forward to the COST and the process of finding someone I could TRUST. I found Homestars and started reading all the testimonials wondering if they were true or not. I was impressed with the reviews about Mario, MMT Waterproofing and the consistant 10/10 scores so I had him come over to quote the job. I also asked another company that did work on the Holmes on Homes show. I was most impressed with Mario. Right off the bat, on the phone, he said that if I was interested in a cheap temporary fix (like the builder did), he was not interested in the job. Later in our meeting, he explained in detail why the foundation was leaking and exactly what they would do to fix it and the price was RIGHT!. I have been a real estate appraiser for 23 years and have taken 5 "home inspection" courses and already new much of what he was telling me. He answered all my questions without hesitation or B.S. Mario also explained that the small crack 10 feet away that was not yet a problem (showing increasing signs of wetness and white afflorescence) would likely become a problem sooner or later and recommended that it also be repaired.....made sense and again the price was right. (approximate cost I've inputted does not include reinstallation of the patio brick as I did that myself - Mario's price to do it however was FAR, FAR MORE REASONABLE compared to the other company which wanted $1000 to do a 3' x 6' section of patio). In ONE day, they removed the patio brick, dug two 6'x 2.5' trenches down to the weeping tile, made sure the weeping tile was ok, repaired the cracks, compacted the backfilled to maybe 1" past the original grade and cleaned up nicely afterward. I am admitedly distrusting of anyone doing work on my home but me as I have heard of many nightmares through my work as an appraiser, but Mario and his team were trustworthy, respectful and did what they said they were going to do at the price that was quoted. They also completed a LARGE job for my brother and he was completely impressed. The job was completed late March 2010 and we've had some terrific rains since then with no evidence of water or dampness. Another 10/10 from me.