{"id":5195,"date":"2025-04-12T13:19:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T08:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcoreparationdefondation.com\/south-shore-excavation\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:00:32","slug":"south-shore-excavation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marcoreparationdefondation.com\/en\/south-shore-excavation\/","title":{"rendered":"South Shore excavation"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row gap=”0″ equal_height=”yes” element_id=”346605″ element_css=”.vc-row-346605 .fixed-container {background-image:url(https:\/\/marcoreparationdefondation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/marco_bg_service1.jpg);}.vc-row-346605 .curtain-gradient {background:linear-gradient(-55deg, transparent 6%, #61c2d0 20%);}” fixed_bg=”true” curtain_gradient=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1582728728158{background-color: #212121 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” curtain_gradient_color=”#61c2d0″ fixed_bg_image=”948″][vc_column animation_delay=”600″ css_animation=”left-to-right” width=”3\/5″ element_id=”3649″ crp=”480:i:i,480-768:i:i,768-1024:i:i,1024-1280:i:i,1280-1366:i:i,1366-1600:i:i,1600-1920:i:i” offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_col-xs-12 vc_hidden-xs”]<\/span>

No, the South Shore Does Not Have One Set of Rules for Excavation and French Drains<\/span><\/span><\/h1>

Foundation repair, French drain, excavation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/span>[vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″ css_animation=”none”]Marco comes to you in person for every estimate. Reachable 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/span><\/span><\/span>Get your free estimate<\/span><\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column][vc_column animation_delay=”0″ width=”2\/5″ element_id=”399687″ offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_col-xs-12 vc_hidden-xs” crp=”480:i:i,480-768:i:i,768-1024:i:i,1024-1280:i:i,1280-1366:i:i,1366-1600:i:i,1600-1920:i:i”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”0″ equal_height=”yes” element_id=”34557″ element_css=”.vc-row-886729 .fixed-container {background-image:url(https:\/\/marcoreparationdefondation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/marco_bg_service1.jpg);}.vc-row-886729 .curtain-gradient {background:linear-gradient(-55deg, transparent 6%, #61c2d0 20%);}” css=”.vc_custom_1582728732562{background-color: #61c2d0 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column animation_delay=”600″ css_animation=”left-to-right” width=”3\/5″ element_id=”58653″ crp=”480:i:i,480-768:i:i,768-1024:i:i,1024-1280:i:i,1280-1366:i:i,1366-1600:i:i,1600-1920:i:i” offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_hidden-lg vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12″]<\/span>

No, the South Shore Does Not Have One Set of Rules for Excavation and French Drains<\/span><\/span><\/h2>

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Three cities, three centuries of building: foundations that are not the same age<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/span>[vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″]Montr\u00e9al\u2019s South Shore includes the five cities of the Longueuil agglomeration (Boucherville, Brossard, Longueuil, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville and Saint-Lambert), which had more than 430,000 residents in 2021. Marco works in Longueuil, Brossard and Saint-Lambert. These cities are not the same age: the seigneury of Longueuil dates back to 1657, Saint-Lambert was officially created in 1857 and Brossard was incorporated in 1958. A foundation, a drain and a bylaw therefore do not tell the same story there.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/span>[vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″]They do not share the same bylaws either. In Brossard, zoning bylaw REG-485 requires a French drain around every building with a basement, and rebuilding a foundation or a drain goes through a permit. In Longueuil, bylaw CO-2021-1141 requires a retention pit with a pump, backwater valves and an inspection before backfill. This page is a starting point for the region, with detailed pages for Brossard<\/a> and Longueuil<\/a>.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/span>[vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″]Soil matters too. The St. Lawrence Lowland, where the South Shore sits, was covered by the Champlain Sea, which left marine clays behind (The Canadian Encyclopedia). Only a study of your lot tells you what is under your house, but it is one more reason to assess the soil and the water before excavating: read Soil Type and Your Foundation: Why Clay Matters in Quebec<\/a>. Marco assesses every job himself (RBQ license No. 5775-3246-01).<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/span>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”48″ element_id=”mr-reg” css=”.vc_custom_1760000101{padding-top: 72px !important;padding-bottom: 72px !important;background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12″]

What changes from one South Shore city to the next<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/span>[vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″]Here is the essentials for each city, with official sources (in French): Brossard\u2019s residential drainage leaflet<\/a>, its foundation repair permit form no. 30<\/a> and Longueuil\u2019s \u201cTravaux de plomberie\u201d technical sheet<\/a>. This information does not replace the bylaws: confirm your case with your City.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/span>[vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″]\n