Before & After Photos

In Ina, Illinois homeowner Joycelyn F. Missouri was dealing with a foundation issue in her home. Over the years, she had noticed cracks forming on her basement walls. She knew this could be a sign of foundation settlement and decided to make a call to Woods Basement Systems.

Foreman Jose Lorenzana and his team had the perfect solution to solve her foundation problem, PushPiers. PushPiers provide the best opportunity to lift home to original position. Once they are installed, Joycelyn was happy knowing her home was stable and supported.Water

A foundation wall was cracking in Decatur, IL, and starting to leak water. To solve this issue, GeoLock Wall Anchors were installed. These will permanently stabilize the foundation wall, straightening it to its original position and keeping it in place. The cracks will also be closed so that no more water can leak through. This foundation will now remain stable and restore peace of mind for years to come!

A foundation was settling in Decatur, IL, causing issues with the basement windows. To solve this issue, the Push Pier System was installed. These will permanently stabilize the foundation, raise it back up to its original position, and keep it in place. The cracks will also be closed, and the functions of the windows will be improved. This foundation will remain stable and restore peace of mind for years to come!

In the photo you can see a shadow at the top of the wood studs on the foundation wall: this is how far in the finished drywall needed to be because of the bowing in effect.  The reason we were called out to this Decatur, Illinois home was to stop the wall from moving in any further.  The wall continued to push in damaging the finished drywall and the homeowner wanted to fix the problem once and for all.  Otherwise, just resetting the finished wall in a couple of inches only would buy time until the force of the inward movement would damage the drywall a second time.  We installed our Geo-Lock® wall anchoring system to permanently solve the problem.

Daniel B was concerned when he noticed that the foundation of his home was starting to bow. So, he decided to call Woods Basement Systems. System Design Specialist Kevin E was able to come up with a solution to the problem.

Foreman Jose L installed a Geo-Lock Wall Anchor, shown above, in Daniel's home. The Wall Anchor has two ends, one attaches to a stable level of soil away from the house, the other attaches to the house walls, the device can be tightened and over time will straighten the walls.