Foundation Services Before & After Photos

The wall in this basement had developed a substantial horizontal crack, caused by external pressure over time. Fortunately, because the top and bottom sections of the wall remained stable, our PowerBrace system was employed to correct the problem. PowerBraces, specifically designed to spread the wall’s weight across the basement floor and ceiling joists, prevent further damage to these areas. These braces are straightforward to install, typically taking just one day, and can gradually restore the wall to its original position. Additionally, their flexible design allows them to be fitted around obstacles, such as a fuse box.

Experiencing sticky doors in your home? What about cracked brick? If so, your house may be settling. We can fix it though with our helical pier system. Our pier system also includes hydraulic lifts that can actually lift your foundation back.

The main beam in the ceiling of this basement had become warped from excessive use. To add extra support and to stop the floors from sagging from the floor above, we installed SmartJacks and a supplemental beam across the main beam. The result was a success. 

The outside brick on this home was cracking in a stair-step pattern. This happens when a house settles because the first place to crack is the weakest point in the structure. In this case, the mortar between the brick was the weakest link, so it was the first sign to show. We stabilized the sinking foundation by lifting the house back with our helical pier system. If you see cracking like this with your home, be sure to give us a call so we can give a free & honest diagnosis.

The crack you can see from the "before" picture from this basement in Goshen, OH, is very common. When a block wall experiences lateral movement, it will first start to crack in a horizontal line right near the frost line is in the outside soil. In the later stages of development, the crack will then expand to both corners of the wall in a stair-like pattern. Although a quite scary crack, we have seen it thousands of times and have repaired it thousands of times with our PowerBrace system. Our PowerBraces are made of steel and are coated in zinc to prevent rusting. They also have specially designed brackets at the top to prevent floor joist damage, and these brackets allow us to potentially straighten out the wall again through annual adjustments. The homeowner was relieved to know that we've seen this crack thousands of times, and that we were able to install a full-proof system.