The Basement Doctor of Cincinnati Before & After Photos

This crawl space had sinking main beams because moisture was rotting away at them. We repaired the main beams by installing SmartJacks, which raised the beams back to their original state. 

This block wall foundation was leaking every time it rained for these homeowners in their basement. They called us to fix that. We installed a full interior perimeter basement waterproofing system consisting of WaterGuard drains, a SuperSump sump pump with an UltraSump 4 battery back up, and of course the BrightWall panels. The BrightWall panels not only look nice and cover the dirty walls, but they also help drain water to the WaterGuard beneath the floor. 

This homeowner called us regarding problems with their porch that was sinking.  We used PolyLevel injections to resolve the problems for the homeowner.  

PolyLevel Foam is able to raise concrete slabs on sidewalks, driveways, and porches.  A small hole is drilled into the concrete, and then the PolyLevel foam is injected under the concrete to be raised.  The PolyLevel Foam fills the voids underneath the concrete slab and raises it up.  The hole that was drilled into the concrete was patched, and the porch will be ready to walk on again in about 15 minutes. Note how the gap is closed between the siding on the home and then concrete slab. 

This home had a damp and musty basement that was affecting the health of the owner and the rest of the house. Like we always say, the best time to waterproof is sooner rather than later. You don't want to put up with a musty basement your whole tenure just to have to fix it because no one will accept the condition of the basement when it's time to sell your home. With WaterGuard drainage, a TripleSafe sump pump, and a SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier, this basement will stay dry during the wettest months of the year. We also added a couple of SmartJack posts to help strengthen the floor joists, which will get rid of the sloped floors above. 

We covered a crack in this basement with the FlexiSpan system. We start by covering the crack with our patented FlexiSpan caulk. We then cover the caulk with foam that is able to lead any water that still may come through the crack. This water is lead to a trench dug in the concrete in the floor of the basement, directly under the crack. We then cover the foam with another layer of caulk. We then cover the entire crack with a BrightWall panel because it looks clean. The whole goal of this system is to seal the crack and allow any water that still may come through to travel to a trench. Other contractors may opt to just seal the crack, which will just lead to larger cracks because they aren't relieving water pressure off the wall.