Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

Rebecca, a homeowner in Saint Joseph, MI found herself facing an unstable situation with her home and knew that she needed to seek help from her local foundation support experts. That’s why she called us when she realized the sagging wooden beam in her crawlspace was not providing the support that her foundation desperately needed. Upon diagnosing her foundation support needs, we prescribed four small Smart Jacks and a new steel support beam to stabilize her home. 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. A major benefit of these steel Smart Jacks is that they can easily be adjusted if future settling occurs. For Rebecca, calling Ayers was a solid idea! With this innovative stability solution in place, our new friend can rest assured that her home will forever be supported.

Jan was dealing with weak foundation support so she decided to make the call to Ayers for professional help. After sending a crew out to her home for a free inspection it was settled that she could use SmartJacks. These will provide the perfect fix as they are steel columns placed on a solid foundation base that carries the weight of the home along with a steel supplemental beam that is attached above the columns for extra support. This will raise the home back to its original position. 

Jan was relieved after receiving this much needed foundation support as she no longer has to worry about the safety of her home!

Would you feel safe in a basement where there are a bunch of cracks in the wall? Neither would I, those basement walls are holding the whole house up, so if they collapsed... that would be terrible. Here at Ayers we are committed to make homes safe. For Example, this home in Saint Joseph called us about their basement walls and how they noticed slight bowing. We came to the home and were able to fix the issue before it became it major problem (the homeowners made a very smart decision calling us). We were able to then install Wall Anchors. We install these by digging a tiny hole in that are a few feet away from the home. Then we drill a steel rod through a 1 inch hole in the basement wall. After that, the rod connects to an anchor that is placed in the hole of the soil. Once we place the plates on afterwards, we have permanently stabilized the basement. So now the homeowner doesn't have to worry about an unsafe basement ever again.

The floor above Jerry and Amy’s crawl space was beginning to sink so they called our team. Floors above crawl spaces are vulnerable due to the moisture and soils in your crawl space, so we installed SmartJack. It is a system produced to halt your sagging floors. The Smart Jack system is a permanent fix to these issues. It uses steel columns, threaded rods and a solid base to address any issues your crawl space may introduce to your floors. Installing this system usually takes less than a day and it provides immediate stabilization.

Cindy realized the floor in her family room was slightly slanted and needed it fixed. She knew she couldn't do this project alone, so she researched her options and called Ayers for help. Our team of experts stopped by her house to assess the space and suggest a solution. They recommended installing SmartJacks, a system of floor jacks hot-dipped in galvanized steel and zinc-plated to promote durability. The base of each SmartJack is placed two feet below the surface to reduce load-bearing stress by up to ninety percent. Cindy can't believe how balanced her floor is!