Nicholson Brothers

Nicholson Brothers Family owned local construction company serving Trent Hills & the surrounding area for over 30 years!

06/07/2026

Tearing it all down in King City so can build it all back up

06/05/2026

Today's the full tear-down for
Nicholson Brothers handling demo and excavation, digging out footings to get this site framing-ready.

06/03/2026

Why we obsess over a flat base before a single yard of concrete gets poured 👇

Today on the Creekside Golf build, we've got Olin getting trained up on one of the most important skills on any jobsite: shooting grades with a laser level.

Here's what's actually happening in this clip. That laser sends out a perfectly level reference line across the whole pad. Caleb runs the receiver up and down the grade rod until it reads dead-on, and that tells us exactly where the gravel is high or low — sometimes down to a fraction of an inch. James follows behind raking the stone to that mark so the entire base sits perfectly flat. 📏

Why does it matter this much?

🔹 A flat base = a flat slab. Concrete is only as good as what's underneath it. A dialed-in gravel base means consistent slab thickness, no weak spots, and far less risk of cracking down the road.

🔹 Drainage & compaction. Even, well-graded stone lets water move and gives the slab uniform support so it doesn't settle unevenly.

🔹 The next crew depends on us. See the deadline? We need this done today so the heating guys can come in on the weekend and lay the in-floor radiant heating lines — those tubes get embedded right in the concrete to heat the building from the floor up. If our grade is off, their install is off, and the whole pour gets pushed.

That's why Jordan's staying right on the crew. 💪 Construction is a chain — every trade is setting up the next one, and it all starts with getting the boring stuff exactly right.

📍 Creekside Golf |

05/28/2026

From foundation to finish — pouring the concrete transition from driveway to house on this new garage build.

05/27/2026

When the truck can't reach -- the pump does.

05/25/2026

What's it like working with Caleb?

05/24/2026

How Stamped Concrete is made

05/18/2026

Down in Grafton getting the slab ready for a brand new golf course clubhouse.

Stone packed. Foam down. Floor pour is next.

Building it right from the ground up.

05/04/2026

From stamped patios and clean driveways to foundations, footings, and functional concrete that’s built to last — this is what happens when experience, precision, and craftsmanship hit the job site.

Concrete doesn’t have to be boring.
It just has to be done right.

Address

78 Tanner Industrial Park
Campbellford, ON
K0L1L0

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm
Saturday 7:30am - 1pm

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