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Concrete Walkways & Steps in Dundas
We rebuild and pour concrete walkways, front steps and porches in Dundas, where old stone and brick homes sit in a valley that stays wet. Steps that attach to a house get footings below the frost line, and walks are sloped so meltwater leaves instead of pooling. Union-certified crews, a free written quote, and a lifetime warranty on labour.
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Reviewed June 2026
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Dundas is the Valley Town: the escarpment wraps it on three sides, and runoff from the slopes collects on the valley floor. Ground that stays wet freezes hard, so front steps and walks here work through a lot of freeze-thaw.
Much of the housing is old, with century brick and cut stone behind a 19th-century downtown. An entrance on a house like that has to be rebuilt in proportion to it, not just replaced.
The full method, footings, mix and thickness, is on our concrete walkways and steps page. This page is about what a Dundas entrance needs in particular. The site visit and the written quote are free.
Steps beside an old foundation need footings below the frost line
Your house sits on footings below the frost line. Front steps that only sit on the ground do not. In a wet valley the soil beside the foundation freezes and thaws every winter, so steps poured at the surface move while the house holds still, and the gap that opens sends water down the foundation wall.
New steps and porches that attach to the house get footings dug to about 1.2 metres, or are tied into the structure where that is the sounder detail for the site. We check which one your house needs at the site visit.
Matching heritage homes on King and Sydenham
On the streets around King and Sydenham and the ones that climb toward the escarpment, many entrances belong to century homes. We rebuild worn steps to their original lines, keep risers a uniform height, and size the walk to the house so it reads as part of the street.
Drainage on a valley lot
Where runoff reaches the valley floor, a walk that pools water becomes an ice sheet in January. We pour a compacted granular base under 32 MPa air-entrained concrete, with a 100 mm (4 in.) walkway slab sloped so meltwater leaves the steps. Skip de-icing salt the first winter and use sand for grip.
Straight answers
Why are my Dundas front steps pulling away from the house?
Usually because they were never on footings below the frost line. The ground beside an old foundation is backfill, and in a wet valley it freezes and thaws every winter. The steps move while the house stays put. Rebuilt steps get footings to about 1.2 metres, so they move with the house.
Can you rebuild steps on a heritage Dundas home so they look like they belong?
Yes. We match the proportions of what is already there, rebuild worn steps to their original lines and size the walk to the house. New concrete reads brighter than old for a season or two while it weathers, and we tell you that up front.
Is the quote for Dundas walkways and steps free?
Yes. The site visit and the written quote are free. The number on the quote is the number on the invoice unless you change the job, and the lifetime warranty on labour is stated on every written quote.
Keep reading
- Concrete Walkways & Steps across Southern OntarioThe full method: footings, riser heights, mix, thickness and cure times.
- Concrete Contractors in DundasEverything else we do in the Valley Town, from parging on heritage homes to driveways where the lot allows.
- Basement Waterproofing in DundasThe same valley runoff, at the foundation wall.
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