Jackson County, Michigan Waterproofing, Foundation & Concrete Leveling Expert

Crawl Space Transformation for Jackson, MI Homeowner

Dexter and Deb wanted their crawl space encapsulated, so they contacted Ayers! Once an inspection was set up and conducted, the team at Ayers suggested installing CleanSpace and Drainage Matting. Drainage matting lays under the CleanSpace and houses divots to create paths for water to flow and drain out.

CleanSpace utilizes a heavy-duty plastic liner, encapsulating the entire crawlspace and creating a vapor barrier! CleanSpace not only made Dexter and Debs's crawl space waterproof, but it also looks better and will help their home be more efficient!

PowerBrace Saves Bowing Walling in Jackson, MI

We received a call from these Jackson, MI residents complaining about a bulging basement wall. Our system design specialist immediately identified the problem as a bowing wall, a common issue for foundations caused by added pressure from surrounding soil. Thanks to a wide variety of products, we can treat bowing walls interiorly or exteriorly.  After meeting with one of our system design specialists, the couple decided they didn’t want to go through the excavation and invasiveness of an exterior solution and elected to install the PowerBrace system inside of their basement.

PowerBrace systems work by relieving the foundation wall of pressure and transferring it over to the steel beams. The beams are bolted to the floor joists in the ceiling using an adjustable bracket that will continue to force walls back to their original positions as time passes. The bottom of the beam is then attached to the concrete foundation slab. The condition of these walls will continue to improve until that “bulge” is a thing of the past.  

WaterGuard and SuperSump Dry Out a Jackson, MI Basement

This basement would leak down the walls after heavy rains and onto the tile floor. As you can see in the before photo, the wood panels had a bit of water damage towards the bottom of them. To help repair the problem, the crew installed a WaterGuard perimeter drainage system at the foot of the walls. They cut the bottom portions of the walls to remove the stains. Before the perimeter system could be installed, the tile and floor needed to be excavated to make room for the pipes. The after photo shows where fresh concrete was poured to cover the system and the SuperSump system that will pump out any water in the WaterGuard. With those two systems, there will be no more leaks in this basement.