Aylmer is Gatineau's upscale corner: large lots near the Ottawa River, spacious homes in Lucerne and Old Aylmer — and rock. Lots of it. The Canadian Shield surfaces here, and that makes for jobs right up our alley: demolishing an outcrop that's in the way of a pool, sawing the foundation for a walkout with a view of the yard, opening the basement onto a sloping garden.

Our services in Aylmer

Rock and concrete demolition — outcrops, retaining walls, old slabs and boulders blocking your landscaping plans
Window & door openings — patio doors, walkouts and enlarged windows that make the most of the lot
Slab and patio sawing — clean cuts ahead of extending or replacing a concrete patio
Coring — passages for heat pumps, irrigation, outdoor lighting and plumbing
Window well cut-outs — bright, code-compliant basement bedrooms

On Aylmer's larger lots, projects are often ambitious: additions, detached garages, pools, major landscaping. We fit well into those jobs, whether we work for you directly or for your contractor. Cutting and demolition is our part — we do it fast and leave the site ready for what comes next.

Aylmer specifics

Shield bedrock: close to the surface almost everywhere — budget for possible rock demolition on top of concrete cutting, especially for excavation
Ville de Gatineau permits: openings, additions and pools all require permits under the Quebec Construction Code
Riverside proximity: in some pockets the water table and drainage affect how deep basement openings can go

Rock on the lot? We handle it

In Aylmer, landscaping projects often run into bedrock: a pool to dig, a driveway to level, a path to route. We combine sawing and hydraulic breaking depending on the situation — the saw for clean edge cuts, the breaker for volume. Before starting, we look at the slope, machinery access and proximity to the house foundation: rock fractures, and we don't want that energy travelling into your basement. We'll tell you honestly what's worth removing and what can stay — sometimes working around the rock costs less than demolishing it.