The Basement Doctor of Cincinnati Before & After Photos

In need of some foundation repair work? We got you covered with our tested and proven methods and products! For example, our steel beams called PowerBraces were designed to prevent floor joist damage! Other steel beams out there will destroy your floors!

We raised these sidewalk slabs by injecting them with PolyLevel foam. You can really notice how much it was slanted by looking at the connection to the door frame in both pictures. If your sidewalk looks slanted, give us a call to set up a free inspection!

Many homes in our area have both a crawl space and a basement, as was the case for this project in Germantown, OH. The homeowners were frustrated with their 2.5-foot crawl space, which was musty and emitting unpleasant odors. The smells were especially strong whenever they went down to the basement to do laundry, store items, or work out. Wanting a solution, they reached out to us for crawl space encapsulation.

We sent one of our inspectors for a free quote, and after reviewing the proposal, the homeowners agreed to move forward. Within a couple of weeks, we began the project. For smaller crawl spaces like this one, we have specialized crews experienced in working within tight areas. A two-man team, Mike and Oscar, completed the encapsulation in just five hours, leaving the homeowners with a cleaner, fresher space.

Here we have a foundation wall that has a big horizontal crack from the wall progressively bowing in over time. You can see the owner tried to spray some type of foam in the crack, which didn't help much at all. The type of foundation is block concrete, which we commonly see struggle with bowing issues. However, because the top and bottom parts of the wall have not begun to slide inward, we can install PowerBraces to save the wall. It's important to note that PowerBraces rely on the floor joists and the basement floor for strength. That's why it's important neither the top or bottom parts of the wall are structurally weak. Furthermore, here at The Basement Doctor, we make sure we distribute the weight evenly at the floor joists, so no damage occurs to the joist system. PowerBraces can be installed in a day, and can even sometimes straighten the wall completely out over time. 

This concrete block wall foundation was severely bowed in. However frightening it looks though, we are able to fix this problem relatively easily with our PowerBrace system. Because the top and bottom of the wall have not begun to slide in, we are able to install steel our patented I-beams, which are different from other systems. They are different because they are specifically engineered to distribute the weight of the bowed in wall across the basement floor and the floor joists in the basement ceiling, not allowing for further damage to your floor joists. Here you can see that the PowerBraces have already begun to revert the wall back to its normal shape. They are also flexible enough to be installed around appliances, like the fuse box seen in the pictures.