Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

This 65 year old home in Muskegon, MI was having major foundation problems after it was impacted by a vehicle. This caused the concrete bricks to begin cracking and bowing. The foundation of your home is obviously very vital to your safety, a bad foundation can decrease the resale value and once the foundation begins cracking water, rodents and other unwanted things can get inside.

We were able to install our Geo-Lock wall anchor system for this foundation. Wall Anchors are a great option for many different types of foudation issues as they are very versatile. They are also the best way to fix a wall over time. Wall Anchors can not be used if there isn't space on the outside of the home for them to be installed. 

Margaret noticed her dining room floor was slanting much more than before. She knew this was an issue, so she began researching contractors for the job. When she called Ayers, we sent our professionals to her house to recommend a solution. They decided to install SmartJacks, floor jacks built to last and utilize a permanent base to reduce load-bearing stress. SmartJacks are also zinc-plated and hot-dipped in galvanized steel to ensure durability. Margaret loves her new stable dining room floor!

One of Ed’s basement walls was bowing about 3/4 of an inch into the basement. So he called our team and we installed PowerBrace. PowerBrace is a foundation repair system created to secure basement walls in place. Often outside pressures can cause your basement walls to crack or tilt, this foundation repair system counteracts these pressures by keeping your basement walls in place. Over time, the system can be tightened to not only secure the walls in place, but to also straighten them.

Mr. Crawford has tenents in his newly owned property. Knowing that renters are maying for quality, he needed to find a solution for his drifting chimney. After contacting Ayers our foreman Bruce was able to find the source of the drift, settling earth. The ground beneath a foundation can shift, no matter how sturdy the home.

Bruce and his team installed a noninvasive HelicalPier system at the base of the chimney to correct the drifting and prevent further settling.

HelicalPiers are steel stakes that are driven deep into the ground at the base of the structure. The rods are driven past the weak dirt and into solid ground. The tops of the piers have reinforced concrete blocks that the home rests on. The piers are positioned to correct the drifting and are a permanent solution to Mr. Crawford's issue.

Henry called about some cracks between the blocks in his basement walls. Upon inspection, we found some stairstep cracking but even more prominent was a large horizontal crack where the wall was bowing quite extensively. If allowed to continue, the wall would eventually cave in. At that point, you're obviously looking to do a total wall replacement. Instead, by acting early, we were able to properly support the home and prevent any further bowing with galvanized steel PowerBraces along the wall. The Braces are essentially a steel I-beam that extend from the floor to the joists above. At the top they actually feature a unique tightening system that allows the homeowner or our service team to adjust the braces over time, potentially improving the condition of the wall little by little. These PowerBraces are a permanent fix that the Henry can put his trust in.