Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

This home had been suffering from some pretty serious foundation issues for awhile before they decided to call a professional to help with the issues. When our System Design Specialist went out to the home he noticed several large cracks on both the inside and outside of the home. While this seemed to be a huge issue (and would be if not taken care of), however our Specialist was able to figure out a solution with just a few push piers.

The main crack that can be seen in the before photo is a stair-step crack on the back wall. This was a pretty large crack, between a half inch and an inch wide, but it could certainly be closed up through the help of our push piers. There is also some other minor cracking along the left-hand wall, which is difficult to see because of the angle of the photo. 

This after picture is not as clear to see because the items that had been along the walls of the basement were moved back into place, however there has been quite a bit of progress made between the two photos. The large crack along the back wall was brought back towards its original position and the crew re-grouted the crack. The crack on the left hand wall was also fixed and the same was done for it. 

Homes must be supported by something; usual homeowners believe that placing a cinder block under their floor joist will solve the problem. They are wrong. When placing a cinder block or bricks under a floor joist it doesn’t keep the home from sinking. The bricks will sink down into the ground as well, defeating the purpose. The best way to fix this problem is to use a permanent solution such as SmartJacks. SmartJack posts rest on a concrete pad that is precast for support. Since the SmartJack has the concrete foundation for itself, there isn’t a chance that it could sink into the ground under the pressure of the house.

In the before picture you can see that the floor joists are being supported by cinderblocks. In the after you can see that the cinderblocks have been replaced by SmartJacks that will help stabilized the home’s floors.

This was a pretty involved crawlspace encapsulation project that we worked on. While this was not the main part of the job, it was an important part of it. This was an important part because of how much groundwater was and would be able to come into the crawlspace from this large crack. Our crew had to dig all the way down to the bottom of the foundation and seal the entire area.

The "before" picture shows the hole that was dug to get to the foundation, as well as the actual crack in the foundation. Since this was not a major crack, this home did not need any major foundation work, which is why it just needed to be sealed. However, the crack was more than large enough to let in water.

The "after" picture shows what the corner looked like after our crew had sealed up the crack. As you can see, it was nothing major or something that took up a lot of room, but it was a very important part of this job. After it was sealed and the sealant dried up, this hole was filled back in and the rest of the job was completed! The inside of the crawlspace was also sealed in the same way.

Many of the projects that we work on aren't just a single problem, such as high humidity in a crawlspace or bowing walls in a basement. There are a lot of jobs that may have a few different problems that we can take of with different products and systems that we have. A great example of this is when there is a home with a sagging floor that needs SmartJacks, but also needs CleanSpace to help with the high humidity levels in the crawlspace.

This project was very similar to that example except the home needed push piers in order stabilize the foundation and CleanSpace liner to keep water and moisture out of the crawlspace. The first photo shows one of the areas that was cracking and where many of the push piers were installed. Here you can see one of our crew members working on the push piers!

The after photo shows the same area, but after the push piers had lifted and stabilized this area. The CleanSpace was laid out after the push pier work had been done in order to encapsulate the area. As you can see, the CleanSpace is laid out extremely tight against the wall of the crawlspace and is sealed extremely well. The CleanSpace liner does an excellent job at preventing moisture from getting into the crawlspace. 

This customer had a huge problem. They were in desperate need of some kind of foundation support system to fix these huge cracks in their home. Our crew installed our FSI Push Pier System in order to fix these and it really did the trick!

The "before" picture shows a huge crack in the customer's garage. We see small cracks which can cause a problem, but we hardly see cracks that you can see through to the outside!

The "after" photo shows the same crack after we installed our Push Piers and sealed the crack. You can see just how big of a difference the push piers can make! The best things about our products are that they give each and every one of our customers peace of mind after they are installed! This goes for both preventative work and work after the problem has already arisen.