The Basement Doctor of Cincinnati Before & After Photos

This basement was in a pretty rough shape before we made our repairs on it in Cincinnati, OH. As seen in the attached before photo, the walls were bowing in, the paint/sealant was chipping away, and the basement leaked heavily over the floor and up the cracks in the walls. Something you can't see with your eyes though, was the smell, but we're sure those who have been in basements like this can imagine. To repair the basement, we first waterproofed the entire basement perimeter by installing our subfloor drains in the cove joints, wrapping the walls with our CleanSpace vapor barrier, and installing a sump pump. Next, we braced the foundation to stop the walls from bowing in. This project will now allow the homeowner to stop worrying about the space below their home, and will even allow the homeowner to do whatever they please with the space.

As seen in the before photo, this basement wall in Cincinnati, OH, had a large horizontal crack running across it. This crack was a result of the middle of the wall shifting inwards over time due to external hydrostatic pressure that built up outside the foundation in the soil. To stop the wall from moving more, we braced it with our steel PowerBraces. If you look at braces in the after photo, you may be able to see a gap between the tops of the braces and the wall. This gap shows just how much the wall had moved inwards, as the braces were installed perfectly vertical. Also, not the highlight of this photo set, but we also waterproofed this basement with our subfloor drains, a vapor barrier, and an unpictured sump pump.

The owner of this driveway in Cincinnati, OH, had already repoured this driveway once before, and they wanted to try a different solution this time. We leveled the driveway with our PolyLevel foam, and then sealed all the cracks with our NexusPro sealant. This solution was about half the cost of a total demo & repour, and it will last longer as well. There's a video about this project on our Youtube channel, and we recommend you check it out.

This garage lintel in Cincinnati, OH, was drooping before we lifted and stabilized it with a lintel repair. A garage lintel, (the top of the garage opening) can start to droop downwards over time, causing the lintel to look like a slight grin. We lifted the lintel by installing steel beams along the inside of both walls in the opening of the garage face. We then ran a steel beam across both jacks to distribute the load. After jacking the lintel back to plum, we then covered the steel beams with a fresh trim. This trim completely concealed the steel beams. The homeowner was very happy with the outcome, and was super impressed with our crews ability to work around the garage number pad on the right side. Click here to learn more from our lintel repair distributor! 

We don't just take before and after photos for marketing purposes. We also use project photos to document what our crews should expect when they arrive, the condition of the space before work begins, and any other little tidbit our service team needs to know for future service appointments. Here, you can see the moisture staining in the basement corner before work began and the finished waterproofing system with subfloor drainage, new BriteWall panels, and a new sump pump. This basement in Cincinnati, OH, is now set for the future against water damage.