Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

The crawl space in any building is often ignored yet, it affects your home's air quality, temperature, and foundation. Those smells, uneven floors, and cracks in the wall could stem from an under-supported and wet crawl space. Taking care of your crawl space can restore and uplift the overall quality of a home. 

In this home, we installed Clean Space technology and the Smart Jack system. Clean Space is a 20-millimeter thick plastic lining that is water and mold resistant. The before photo shows a crawl space covered with a generic plastic cover; this "fix" does not prevent outside air from getting in or reject the growth of mold spores. However, our Clean Space technology provides an airtight seal that stops moisture from getting in.  

Daryl made the call to Ayers as he discovered we had support posts made for basements and crawl spaces that would help support his home! We had a team come out to his home to inspect the area and from this they determined SmartJacks would correct his support issues. SmartJacks are steel support columns that we connected to a sturdy supplemental beam above and a solid base below the floor that holds the weight of the home. They will even raise the floors back to their original position and prevent sagging that causes the floors to bounce. Daryl was happy to get these support problems tackled right away so matters didn't get worse in the future!

This cinderblock foundation had started to bow inward. The horizontal crack running through the center of the wall is one of the most common signs of bowing. When soil starts to expand, the pressure can push foundation wall inwards. To counteract this pressure, our crew used the PowerBrace system in the after photo. The system consists of the steel beams and the bolts that attach the beams to the floor joists. The steel beams then resist the bowing while the adjustable bolts can be tightened to push the walls back to their original position. As you can see in the after photo, the beams were installed into the foundation floor to keep them stable. The PowerBrace system will keep this foundation safe for a long time to come.

Kodie from Comins, MI began having issues with one of the walls in his basement bowing inward. Water began seeping into his basement through the mortar between each cinder block. A horizontal crack formed midway up the wall and Kodie began to realize the severity of the problem now faced. He knew that fixing the wall now would be much cheaper in the long run then waiting until his problems worsened. Kodie saw one of our advertisements on a social media platform and called us in search of professional help.

We rushed to his home and devised a tactical solution consisting of five PowerBraces. The PowerBrace system encompasses adjustable steel I-beams that secure to the joists above the foundation wall, offering revolutionary support. The PowerBrace improves the condition of bowing and cracked walls by reversing the forces of nature and allowing them to move back to their original position. To provide a solution to the water issues Kodie was also experiencing, we installed WaterGuard along the basement wall. Installed along the home's footing, beneath the concrete, WaterGuard collects water along the base of perimeter walls and safely directs it to a sump pump for removal from the home. With this effective solution in place, Kodie can rest easy knowing his wall will eventually return to its proper position and the water problems he once faced are now a worry of the past.

Sal worried the cracked walls in his basement would cave in and he wasn't sure what to do. After researching his options, he called Ayers to learn about our foundation solutions. Our team of experts evaluated and decided he needed the Supportworks GeoLock wall anchor system. Wall anchors are heavy-duty, galvanized earth anchors placed in solid soil with a steel rod connecting the ground anchor to an inside anchor on the basement wall, providing clamping pressure to stabilize the wall. Sal is glad he called Ayers!