Before & After Photos

Have you walked thought the house and heard the floor boards squeak? We hear about this all of the time. One customer in Harbor Springs had the same issue. When we came to his home to see the problem for ourselves we noticed that the problem didn't lye with the floor, but the problem was due to the support of the floor (in the crawlspace). The support of the floor was done by pieces of wood, which is not safe for the foundation. We fixed that issue by installing our SmartJack technology. The SmartJack is a support system used to stabilize and level the floor joists in a crawl space. This system can support up to 60,000 pounds. The SmartJack system is placed on strong concrete fillings that have replaced the soil in that small location underneath the SmartJack. This new technology makes this home safer than ever before.

Lawrence and Susan were feeling as if their home was being split in half because both ends of the home were sinking. The sinking was causing cracks in the basement walls and some cracks in the drywall on the main floor as well. They wanted to make this a permanent home once they retire so they knew the issues needed to be fixed. We had just the solution to stabilize the home and lift it back up! We used Push Piers because the soil conditions of this home were unknown so it was the best option for a permanent solution. 

The call from this Stockbridge, MI customer came after they noticed their kitchen, hallway, and bathroom floor were sloping. After a little bit of thinking, they realized that this entire area was directly above their crawl space. Leading them to the conclusion, that there must be a problem with it. Sagging floors are a common foundation problem, so we have a system that offers a permanent solution, the SmartJack system. The steel beams attached to the SmartJack system in the after photo are support beams that allow only a few jacks to lift the entire sagging floor. Also seen in the after photo is Froth Pak foam. The foam will prevent any air or water from entering through the gaps where the floor joist and walls separate. These customers can now walk around without fear of sliding down the hall.

Walls closing in around a person sounds like a scene from a scary movie, but it’s even scarier when it’s a reality. As the soil around the foundation changes and expands, it can exert a pressure on the walls, causing them to bow, as seen in this before photo. Luckily, we have a solution for that. PowerBraces are designed to stabilize basement walls and straighten them over time. The zinc coated beams are attached to the floor joists, and can be tightened by our team to help improve the condition of the wall. Now these homeowners can have peace of mind that the only way these walls are moving are back to their original position. 

This home built in the early 1900’s was having some serious foundation issues. In their michigan basement, the walls were cracking and bowing. To stabilize these walls, our engineers explored every available option before deciding that PowerBraces would work best. This system uses a joint reinforcement method, as zinc coated beams are fixed to the floor joists. The system is tightened over time which gradually improves the condition of the wall, allowing for straightening over time .