{"id":109,"date":"2026-10-17T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/?p=109"},"modified":"2026-10-17T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:00:00","slug":"thinking-about-underpinning-what-gta-homeowners-should-know-before-digging-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/17\/thinking-about-underpinning-what-gta-homeowners-should-know-before-digging-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking about underpinning? What GTA homeowners should know before digging down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>If you\u2019re considering lowering your basement floor with underpinning, there\u2019s a lot to keep in mind before you start digging. Many GTA homeowners are transforming their basements into full-height spaces, but this is no small project\u2014it requires careful planning, permits, engineering expertise, and solid waterproofing. The process usually takes between 4 to 8 weeks. Open communication with your neighbors is also a wise step. Having helped clients navigate renovations both big and small, I know how important it is to go in well-informed and prepared\u2014always with your best interests in mind.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/durhampost.ca\/thinking-about-underpinning-what-gta-homeowners-should-know-before-digging-down\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re considering lowering your basement floor with underpinning, there\u2019s a lot to keep in mind before you start digging. Many GTA homeowners are transforming their basements into full-height spaces, but this is no small project\u2014it requires careful planning, permits, engineering expertise, and solid waterproofing. The process usually takes between 4 to 8 weeks. Open [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions\/111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corinneturanskyeasternontariorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}