Before & After Photos

This customer contacted us because she had two bowing walls in their basement that needed to get fixed because they were going to be selling their house. The homeowners had an offer on their home as long as they got the bowed walls in the basement taken care of. This is a real life example that proves it's best to fix foundation problems as soon as you can. Fixing your foundation can restore your homes value and it can seal the deal on selling your house.

We see all too often that homeowners try to hide cracks or bowing walls instead of actually fixing it. Painting over cracks or putting boards over your bowing wall are only band-aid fixes. The cracks and your failing foundation will continue to get worse and soon you will have to actually do something about it. By this time it could have gotten more expensive to fix or even worse your foundation could have failed you all together. I can't stress enough cracks, bowing walls and other foundation issues are not something to keep putting off. So please give us a call so we can get you a free inspection and estimate to give you peace of mind.

The Carbon Armor straps installed here are a very high tensile strength material that is almost impossible to stretch. Since it doesn't stretch it can be easily glued to concrete walls to stop them from bending or bowing any further. Carbon fiber will not straighten your wall, so if this is your goal then carbon armor straps are not the best option for you. Don't worry though, we have many other foundation solutions that can take care of whatever issue you may be experiencing. 

Russel tried DIY projects to raise his slanted kitchen floor, but nothing seemed to fix the issue. He was frustrated, so he researched his options online and gave Ayers a call. Our team of experts dropped by his house to evaluate the situation and recommended the installation of the SmartJacks supplement support system. SmartJacks are superior floor jacks, zinc plated, and hot-dipped in galvanized steel to insure durability. To reduce load-bearing stress on each SmartJack, the base is implanted two feet below the surface. Russel can't believe how balanced his kitchen floor is!

Half of this home rested on a slab, while the other half was over a crawl space. The side over the crawl space was starting to sink, with floors sagging and support beams not so supportive.

We used SmartJacks and steel beams to stabilize and support the sinking floors, making the home safe and secure. (Note that the after photo is from a closer distance and in different light.)

Our friends David & Dorothy from Roscommon, MI were battling issues with a wall in their cottage’s basement bowing inward. Near the top of the wall a hairline crack began to form. David & Dorothy became frightened for the future of their wall and called us in search of a permanent and professional solution. We were quick to aid them and devised a tactical solution consisting of six PowerBraces. The PowerBrace system encompasses adjustable steel I-beams that secure to the joists above the foundation wall, offering revolutionary support. The PowerBrace improves the condition of bowing and cracked walls by reversing the forces of nature and allowing them to move back to their original position. Thanks to the solution devised by our team, David & Dorothy’s wall will begin to return to its original position.

Our customer bought her home in 2016. An addition was built in 2009, that later became the kitchen. The floorboards were starting to pull apart and sag. This was causing damage to the integrity of the foundation as well as being a potential safety hazard. The customer called Ayers for an inspection and our crew determined that she would need SmartJacks installed in her crawl space to better stabilize the home. 

SmartJacks are steel supports that balance the foundation of the crawl space, lifting it to its original position. They are anchored into the ground with poured concrete and can be adjust so the home will never shift out of place. After the install, our crew was able to achieve a little more than an inch of lift. Techs will return in about a year from now to tighten the SmartJacks to get more lift out of them. 

The customer was at home during the installation and was more than satisfied with the work done. She was relieved that she no longer had to worry about falling through her floors.