30+
Years forming
Concrete foundation cribbing in Calgary & area
Foundations formed, poured and stripped on the date we book.
Hard Foundations Ltd cribs residential and multi-family foundations for builders and developers across Calgary and surrounding communities. Footings and cast-in-place walls, backed by 30+ years of forming experience and a one-year workmanship warranty.
1 yr
Workmanship warranty
7
Communities served
1
Owner on every quote
Services
Footings and foundation walls. That's the whole business.
We don't frame, we don't finish, and we don't stretch the crew across trades. One scope, done to engineered drawings, every pour.
Footings & pads
Continuous footings, pad footings and teleposts formed and poured to engineered drawings, with layout from your established pins and benchmark.
Foundation walls
8" cast-in-place walls, formed, poured and stripped, including beam pockets, step-downs and snap-tie patching at strip.
Multi-family projects
Townhome and multi-family foundation packages scheduled unit by unit, so your framing start dates hold across the whole block.
The question every builder asks
"Why should I switch from my current cribber?"
Fair question. If your current sub pours on time, bills what they quoted, and picks up the phone, stay with them. If not, here's what changes with us.
Your schedule holds
A late foundation pushes back framing, mechanical, and possession. Every trade behind us pays for our delay. We book a pour date and hit it, weather permitting, and if conditions force a change you hear it from us before you have to ask.
The quote is the price
Every quote spells out inclusions, exclusions and payment terms in writing before we mobilize. Anything that changes, whether scope, drawings or soil conditions, gets priced as a written change order before the work proceeds. No invoice surprises at strip.
You deal with the owner
Calvin quotes the job, walks the site, and answers the phone. You deal with the same person on every project, with 30+ years forming foundations in the Calgary market. Workmanship is guaranteed for one year from completion, in writing.
Process
Four steps from drawings to strip.
Quote
Send your drawings. You get a written quote with scope, inclusions, exclusions and terms, valid for 30 days.
Schedule
On acceptance we lock a start date, typically within two weeks, and confirm layout and site access with your super.
Form & pour
Footings first, then walls. Formed, poured and inspected to the engineered drawings on record.
Strip & hand off
Forms stripped, snap-tie holes patched, walls cleaned, and the site handed back ready for damp-proofing and backfill.
Recent pours
The work speaks in straight walls.
Real pours from our own sites, all formed, poured and stripped by this crew. No stock photos.
Request a quote
Send the details. Get a real number back.
Fill in what you know and drop the engineered drawings straight into the form. Quotes come back itemized with scope, price and terms, not a number scribbled on the back of the plans.
What to include
Lot / block / community, single-family or multi-family, your target pour date, and the engineered drawings (latest revision). PDF is ideal. Over 15 MB or more than 5 files? Zip them, or email them straight to us instead.
Prefer to talk it through?
403-369-2316 · [email protected]
Service area
Calgary and the communities around it.
Based in Chestermere, pouring across the Calgary region.