Kemptville, on the Rideau River about 40 minutes south of Ottawa via Highway 416, is the heart of the Municipality of North Grenville. It's a mix all its own: older village homes near the centre, newer subdivisions pushing out at the edges, and rural properties all around with detached garages, workshops and barns. We're regularly in the area for foundation openings, coring and slab sawing — in town and out in the country.

Our services in Kemptville

Window & door openings — enlarge a basement window for an egress-compliant bedroom, or cut a patio door into the foundation wall
Concrete coring — precise holes for heat pumps, HRVs, dryer vents or plumbing
Slab sawing — cuts in the basement slab to move a drain or add a bathroom
Garage opening widening — converting a single door to a double
Window well cut-outs — foundation cuts prepped for well installation

In Kemptville we see two kinds of projects: owners of newer homes finishing basements who need a code-compliant egress window, and rural property owners widening a garage door to fit an ATV, a trailer or a big lawn tractor. In both cases, the recipe is the same: a straight, clean, wet-saw cut.

Kemptville specifics

One village, two eras: foundations in the older village homes can be stone or rubble, while recent subdivisions have standard poured concrete — we adapt the approach to each wall
North Grenville permits: building permits here go through the Municipality of North Grenville under the Ontario Building Code — this isn't the City of Ottawa, and we'll explain the local steps
Rural properties, big lots: easy access for equipment, and garage or workshop slabs are often thicker — we arrive equipped for both realities

Widening a garage door: the backyard favourite

On properties around Kemptville, the question comes up often: how do you get the new equipment into the garage? The answer is widening the opening. We saw both sides of the existing frame, set a new lintel sized for the load, and prep the opening for a wider door — single to double, or taller for a truck. On a poured concrete wall, that's a day or two of work with no unnecessary demolition. It's also a good moment to check the garage slab if you've been thinking about refinishing it. Send us photos with the current and desired dimensions, and we'll come back with a clear price.