Ayers Basement Systems Before & After Photos

We received a call about this Traverse City home from one of the owners. The house is in a trust, but as the decision maker, he had been thinking about putting it up for sale. Before he could do that, he wanted to address some concerns about the basement.

The owner noticed that there were several horizontal cracks running along the walls. The Ayers team saw the same thing and noted that the foundation outside was also cracked and leaning slightly. They came to the conclusion that the basement walls were bowing inward. To fix this problem, the team used our PowerBrace system. The PowerBrace system features steel beams that reach from the ceiling, where they attached to the floor joists, all the way to the ground - where they are installed into the foundation. For this home, the team installed 14 different beams against the bowing walls. The system will relieve the wall of added pressure without hurting the foundation.  PowerBrace has the unique ability to be tightened, so the walls will continue to improve over time until they return to their original position. Whenever this homeowner decides he’s ready to sell, the basement walls will already be on their way to straight and upright.

Crawlspaces can be a cold, dirty and a musty place. A customer in Traverse City called about the problem they were having with their crawlspace. The dirt floor, along with the plastic covering, was not working for this customer. Our CleanSpace Encapsulation System allows for a massive upgrade for this Crawlspace. The durable, bright white crawl space liner installs on the walls and floors, preventing water vapor and humidity from passing through. Making this crawlspace, as good as new!

Gloria had Ayers Basement Systems encapsulate her crawl space with our CleanSpace Liner. We finished it off with a new Everlast entry door. This door locks smoothly into place and fits snug to make sure no moisture or outside air are getting into her crawl space. The Everlast door helps keep Gloria’s crawl space dry and free of mold and bacteria.

This Traverse City, MI crawl space was wet and musty before Ayers visited. Luckily, the installation of a CleanSpace liner helped alleviate both of those problems. After sealing the crawl space vent to prevent moisture from entering the crawl space, SilverGlo insulation was installed on the walls and TerraBlock insulation on the floors, to reflect heat back into the space. We then installed CleanSpace, a durable liner, in the crawl space. Not only does CleanSpace provide a moisture barrier, but it’s antimicrobial, too. Now this crawl space is dry, warm, and smells much better!

The corner of this Traverse City, MI home was sinking. There were cracks in the slab foundation in the basement and the foundation walls had stairstep cracks making the problem quite clear. To lift and permanently support the failing foundation, we installed a series of helical piers along the affected walls. Helical piers are drilled down deep into the ground to competent. The heavy-duty foundation bracket is then put on top of the piers to prevent further settling of the foundation. Because the bottom of the foundation was only a short depth, the excavation required for this job was only about 2 square feet causing minimal disruption to the yard. Once the brackets were in place, the dirt can be filled back in so that the piers are not seen or even noticed.