Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

This Wellford home had a lot of foundation work that was completed over a few day period; this work included installing push piers, wall anchors, and a few SmartJacks! They installed SmartJacks to support a sagging floor above the garage of this home. The SmartJacks were installed on either side of the garage door; to do this, a small block of concrete was cut out and leveled for the SmartJack to be placed in.

The "before" picture shows what the area looked like during the work, but before the SmartJack was installed. The photo shows how the crew cut out a small concrete area, roughly the size of a SmartJack plate.

The "after" photo shows the same area after the SmartJack had been installed and the hole had been filled back up with concrete. While the base was definitely not the most important part of this job, it does show the quality of our work. The real difference that these SmartJacks made was keeping the floor from bowing and sinking down.

This Moore, SC home needed some help with its foundation. The home had begun to sag and needed something to rely on. Thanks to our All-Dry of the Carolinas team we were able to give this home’s foundation the support it needed! In the “before” pictures it might not be obvious, but the floor joist had begun to stag coming awfully close to the pipes in the crawlspace. In the “after” picture you see that a SmartJack was added to give the foundation the support it needed. The Smartjack helped lift up the floor joist where it had begun to sink bringing the homes floors back to an even level.

This is a job that I'm going to have difficulty in keeping my personal bias and opinion out of, because this job could not have gone any better or turned out any more successful. Push piers do a great job, however, sometimes the damage is so severe that, even with our best efforts, the crack still does not seal back to exactly where it was. However, this project was much different. The difference between the before and after pictures are incredibly different.

This particular area had quite a long stair-step crack that went from the window sill, almost all the way down to the ground. While this was not one of the largest or longest cracks that we have dealt with, it was big enough to cause problems for the homeowner, especially if left unchecked. The duct tape that goes across the cracks help to see how much the gaps have closed after we raise the push piers.

 The after photo shows a much different story than the first photo. The difference between the two is amazing, and honestly, it is pretty difficult to see that there was actually a crack in this area at all. I think that this is one of the best-looking push pier projects that we have worked on, and it really does make a world of difference! Not only does it look much better, but it also secures a home, so that you the homeowner doesn't have to worry about this problem anymore.

This homeowner called us when they had a few different concerns about their basement. They had been struggling with water intrusion for quite a while, but there was an even bigger issue. The basement wall had been bowing for awhile and pretty significant cracking had occurred because of it. Fortunately enough these are both issues that we were able to take care of for the homeowner.

The "before" picture shows off the huge cracks that the homeowner was initially concerned about. At this point, the wall anchors had already been installed in the basement but there was still quite a bit more work to do. It is difficult to see exactly how large the cracks are, but they were significant in size. The only thing left to do at this stage is to continue to tighten the wall anchors, to continue closing the cracks.

The "after" photo looks quite a bit different than the previous one! This picture was actually taken after our crew had finished the installation and the homeowner had moved their things back into place. The basement looks much nicer than it did when our Systems Design Specialist visited the home initially. The crew installed BrightWall, which is the paneling along the wall. This helps to bring the unfinished area a much more finished look. The crew also installed wall anchor covers which are the grey rectangles along the wall. These covers provide access to the wall anchors for future tightening, while also keeping a clean look to the area. 

This homeowner was not only excited to have his water intrusion issues and bowing walls taken care of, but that the solution was both functional and looked great when all was said and done! They also thought it was great to be able to tighten the wall anchors over time.

Spartanburg, SC