How am I the first person to review these guys!?!? Granted, I didn't know aobut them until I was talking with a guy who is a real home-DIYer.
After the big winter melt brought on by the early hot weather, we discovered a pool of water in our basement - thanks to a thin but long crack in the foundation. I've heard horror stories of getting foundation work done and how much it can end up costing, so I talked to a couple of people about it and the both recommended Con-spec, saying that I could do the work myself. At this, I laughed! I'm not the most handy type of guy, and the thought of doing this kind of work frightened me, but I was assured that Con-Spec could help out.
I went to their store on Argyll and explained my situation. The helpful dude working there let me finish and then ask very specific details about the work I had to do. He then went over a couple of options and told me which one was probably the best. He then demonstrated the solution he offered (glue and seal some plugs along the crack, then come back and pick up the gun to inject the sealant) and assured me it was pretty easy....and he was right. I was able to pull off the project with just a few hours work over the course of a couple of evenings - and who knows how much money I saved by doing it myself!?!? Granted, it will take a heck of a rain storm to put my fix to the test, but it looks like it worked great (and with the grading I did outside) we should be able to weather the next bout of storms (fingers crossed).
The only downside it Con-Spec is their hours - they aren't open late and not at all on weekends, so if you work regular hours, you'll have to juggle things to get there while they are open. read more