Ayers Basement Systems Before & After Photos

The mother and daughter-in-law of this Grayling, MI home called after they noticed the large horizontal crack running down the center of their basement wall.  Large horizontal cracks like the one seen in the before picture are one of the common signs that a wall is bowing inwards. The plates in the after photo, that partially cover the crack, are one of the ways the Ayers crew stop the bowing motion. Steel rods are connected to the center of the plate and extend to Earth anchors placed outside of the home in more distant and dependable soil. The anchors will pull tight on the rods to counter the pressure of the expanding soil and keep the wall from collapsing on itself. With our Geo-Lock Anchor system in place, both mom and daughter can rest easy without fear of any more problems occurring to their foundation.

Hate squeaky floor boards? So do we, and at Ayers Basement Systems, we use effective solutions to make your home a dream home. One home in Grayling had that same problem and they called for our help. We drove to their home and installed SmartJacks. The SmartJack is a support system used to stabilize and level the floor joists in a crawl space. This system can support up to 60,000 pounds. The SmartJack system is placed on strong concrete fillings that have replaced the soil in that small location underneath the SmartJack. Now this home is squeak-free.

Randall called to address a 3/4" crack in the block wall of his basement. When a wall starts bowing to the degree that cracks this large open up, you start to wonder just how long it well be before the wall completely fails. The good news for Randall was that there is an easy fix that will not only keep the wall from getting worse but can potentially straighten the wall over time. 

With our wall anchor system, Geo-Lock earth anchors are burried in the ground away from the foundation wall on the exterior of the home and are then connected to low-profile steel wall plates on the interior of the home by a steel rod. This holds the wall in place and can even be tightened over time during dry periods to potentially straighten the wall until it reaches its original position. These anchors worked great for this basement because obstructions like pipes and conduits are not generally obstacles to the installation and the only impact on the interior of the home is a 1" hole that is drilled in the basement wall for the steel rods.

Late last year, our call center received a call from Luella, a local homeowner in Grayling, MI. She saw an Ayers Basement Systems advertisement online, read reviews and concluded that we were the proven experts to call. Luella informed us that her crawlspace was a cold damp dungeon that she and her children tried to avoid. After conducting our free assessment and diagnosing Luella’s crawlspace needs; we introduced her to our patented CleanSpace crawl space encapsulation system. She was shocked to learn what a difference the CleanSpace would make in her home.

The CleanSpace encapsulation product is a 20mm thick plastic lining that completely seals off the crawl space from the grim elements it faces below. We also determined the cement block supports under Luella’s home were no longer stabilizing her home. To supplement the CleanSpace and support her home we installed six Smart Jacks. The Smart Jack is a supplemental support system for crawl space applications. The Smart Jack effectively supports sagging beams and floor joists caused by, a length of span greater than spanning capability, floor load increased after construction, exceeding design values, and weakening over time due to high moisture and rot. After the installation of the CleanSpace system Luella told us she wished she would have had this transformation done years ago. Thanks to the hard work and efforts of our team, our new friend no longer thinks of her crawlspace as the terrible place it once was.

Tim found a horizontal crack in his basement wall and wanted to make sure it was stabilized so that his home would be safe. CarbonArmor was used to keep the wall from moving further. It is made of fabric straps that are attached to the wall with a strong resin. These install quickly and do not involve any excavation!