Concrete contractors · East York, Toronto
Concrete Contractors East York
Front porches, steps, walkways and basement entrances from Leaside to the Danforth. Repaired, resurfaced or replaced, whichever one yours actually needs.
Toronto Concrete Repairs has worked in East York since 2015, mostly on the 1920s to 1950s semis and bungalows the area is built from. Because we do repair, resurfacing and replacement, the option we recommend is the one your concrete needs, not the one that pays us more.
Quick answer
What do concrete contractors in East York charge, and what should you expect?
East York concrete work falls into three price bands. Repair of cracks, spalling and broken step edges on a sound slab starts around $2,000. Resurfacing a worn porch, walkway or basement entrance with a bonded overlay runs about $7 to $10 per square foot. Removing and replacing failed concrete runs about $30 per square foot, which puts a full front porch and steps rebuild between $20,000 and $30,000. Most East York jobs are porches and steps on narrow lots with no machine access, so the work is done by hand and priced from photos. Toronto Concrete Repairs quotes all three in writing from three photos, usually within one business day, with the price held 21 days and a written warranty: three years on new concrete and overlays, ten years on coatings depending on the surface.
What we do
Concrete services for East York homes and businesses
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Porch and step repair
The East York job. Spalled treads, broken nosings and chipped landings on 1930s and 40s porches, rebuilt and resurfaced, usually in a day.
Porch and steps replacement
When the porch is pulling away from the house or the steps have sunk, rebuilt on a proper footing in two to five days.
Resurfacing and basement entrances
Worn walkways, side entrances and basement walkouts given a new bonded surface for a fraction of replacement.
Driveways and mutual drives
Cracked, flaking or sunken driveways and shared drives repaired, resurfaced, or removed and poured new.
Garage floors
Laneway and detached garage slabs repaired, replaced when they've sunk, and coated with epoxy or polyaspartic.
Basement and epoxy floors
Old basement slabs repaired, levelled and coated. Moisture tested first, which matters in East York's clay.
New concrete
Walkways, pads, steps and driveways poured on a compacted base, reinforced, with a three year written warranty.
Decorative and Graniflex
Stamped and decorative overlays, and the Graniflex coating system with a ten year warranty.
Commercial and property managers
Plazas on the Danforth and O'Connor, Thorncliffe Park apartment buildings and Leaside industrial, scheduled around your hours.
Local knowledge
Why East York concrete fails, and what we do about it
East York is one of the oldest housing stocks in the GTA. Most of it was built between 1920 and 1955: wartime bungalows in Topham Park and Woodbine Gardens, 1930s semis in Danforth Village and Pape Village, and the brick homes of Leaside. The front porches and steps on these houses are original, poured as solid mass concrete with no reinforcement. They crumble at the nosings and corners long before anything underneath fails, which is why most East York porches are repaired and resurfaced rather than torn out.
Narrow lots change how the work is done. A 25 foot frontage with a mutual drive means no bobcat and no bin at the curb. Demolition is by hand, debris goes out in bags, and concrete comes in by wheelbarrow. We've done hundreds of these; it just has to be priced for it, which is why we quote from photos of the access, not only the damage.
The ravines and clay do the rest. East York sits between the Don Valley and Taylor Creek on heavy clay. Walkways and side entrances heave in winter and settle in spring, and basement walkouts on the ravine edges in Parkview Hills, Bermondsey and O'Connor hold water. When the base has moved, we say so and price replacement honestly instead of resurfacing over a problem.
Permits: East York is City of Toronto. Like for like porch and walkway replacement in the same footprint usually needs nothing; enlarging a porch or changing a front yard parking pad does, and front yard parking in East York has its own rules. We confirm which applies during the assessment.
East York neighbourhoods we work in
Recent work
Before and after in Toronto's east end
Why us
What you get from Toronto Concrete Repairs in East York
The same four things on every job, from a chipped step on Cosburn to a plaza walkway on the Danforth.
Reviews
What Toronto homeowners say
★★★★★ 4.8 · 100+ Google reviews · As seen on CTV's Marilyn Denis Show
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Looks like a brand new porch
This is the second project I've hired Toronto Concrete Repair to complete, and once again they did a phenomenal job in record time. They repaired the concrete on my front porch and steps and applied a decorative coating. Incredible work, it looks like a brand new porch. They were at my door for an estimate quickly and a couple of days later the job was complete.
★★★★★
Fixed another company's botched job
The team worked well together to provide us with a set of steps which are both functional and beautiful to look at. People in the area who had seen the first botched job by another company were suitably impressed with the finished work. This is a company that focuses on quality work for a fair price.
★★★★★
Porch extension and driveway repair
I had an excellent experience with Toronto Concrete Repair. They handled my project from start to finish, porch extension and concrete driveway repair. The team was knowledgeable, friendly and responsive throughout. They delivered exceptional workmanship and the finished product is outstanding.
Questions
Concrete contractors in East York: common questions
Repairs on a sound slab start around $2,000. Resurfacing with a bonded overlay runs about $7 to $10 per square foot. Removing and replacing concrete runs about $30 per square foot, so a full porch and steps rebuild lands between $20,000 and $30,000. Tight access on a narrow lot can add labour because the work is done by hand, which is why we quote from photos of the access as well as the damage. Text three photos and you'll have a written quote within one business day.
Usually, yes. Most East York porches are original 1930s to 50s mass concrete, and they fail at the surface: spalled treads, broken nosings, chipped landings. The structure underneath is usually sound, and those are repaired and resurfaced in a day. The ones that need replacing are pulling away from the house, sinking, or cracked clean through. We tell you which from three photos. See porch and step repair and porch and steps replacement.
Yes. That's most of East York. Demolition is done by hand, debris goes out in bags, and concrete is brought in by wheelbarrow from the street. Mutual drives are protected and left usable for the neighbour. We've done hundreds of jobs this way; it only changes how long the crew is on site, not the result.
A written warranty on every job: three years on new concrete and on overlays, and ten years on coatings depending on the surface they're applied to. The terms are in your quote before you sign.
East York is part of the City of Toronto, so City rules apply. Repairs and resurfacing don't need a permit, and a like for like porch or walkway replacement in the same footprint usually doesn't either. Enlarging a porch, adding a front yard parking pad or changing a curb cut can, and East York has its own front yard parking rules. We confirm which applies during the assessment and handle the permit where one is needed.
Exterior work runs from roughly April through November, when temperatures stay above freezing through the curing period. Interior work, basement floors, garage floors and epoxy coatings, carries on all winter.
No. Toronto Concrete Repairs (Toronto Concrete Repair Inc.) has operated from Mississauga since 2015 and is not affiliated with TCR Pro or tcrpro.ca. Our only website is torontoconcreterepairs.ca and our only phone number is 416 471 3068. If you received a quote under a similar name, text us three photos and we'll give you our own written price.
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About Toronto Concrete Repairs. Toronto Concrete Repairs (legal name Toronto Concrete Repair Inc.) is a Mississauga based concrete repair, resurfacing and replacement contractor serving East York, Toronto and the GTA since 2015. Our only website is torontoconcreterepairs.ca and our phone number is 416 471 3068. We are not affiliated with TCR Pro, tcrpro.ca, or any other company using a similar name.
Free quote
Get your East York concrete priced
Text three photos: a wide shot from the sidewalk, the worst damage up close, and the side access or driveway. We'll tell you repair, resurface or replace, and price it in writing, usually within one business day.
Free photo quotes and site visits · Written options, price held 21 days