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Clear answers to the questions our clients ask us before a project: what a study costs, when it is required, how it is carried out and what the regulations say in Quebec.

How much does a geotechnical study cost in Quebec?The price depends on what needs to be known about the soil and how it has to be investigated. Here are our price ranges and what makes them vary.Updated October 15, 2026
Geotechnical study for a house or a building lotBefore the foundations of a house or cottage are poured, a geotechnical study tells you what you are building on: the type of soil, its bearing capacity and the right foundation.Updated October 15, 2026
Percolation test and septic system: what the regulation saysTo build or modify a septic system, Quebec’s regulation requires a study of the land that establishes, among other things, the permeability of the soil. The percolation test is one of the methods.Updated October 15, 2026
Environmental site assessment: Phases I, II and IIIPurchase, financing, change of use or end of an activity: an environmental site assessment tells you whether a property is contaminated. It is done in phases, each more thorough than the one before.Updated October 15, 2026
Landslides: what to do and how to stabilize a slopeA crack in sloping ground, a bulging slope, water seeping out of the ground: a landslide often gives warning. Here is what to watch for, what to do and how a slope is stabilized.Updated October 15, 2026

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