Before & After Photos

A customer needed help repairing the foundation in part of his home because the bricks were separating from each other and causing the floor to crack. So our team installed helical piers to stop any settlement. Overtime the piers will bring the foundation back to its original level. We installed the helical piers deep into the soil underneath the foundation for a quick installation and permanent solution. 

Laurie and Jim’s found Ayers through their neighbor, who we did work for a few years ago. They were enjoying their retirement in their Edwardsburg, MI lake home when they noticed sagging floors above the crawlspace. They called Ayers and when we came for an inspection, our crew saw that the old foundation supports were extremely corroded and needed to be replaced. 

Our crew decided SmartJacks would be the perfect solution for their home. SmartJacks are steel supports that balance the foundation of the crawlspace, lifting it to its original position. They can be adjusted so the home will never shift out of place and are anchored into the ground with poured concrete. 

Laurie and Jim were ecstatic to get their peace of mind back regarding the structural integrity of their home. This home will be their forever home and Laurie and Jim are so excited to start this new chapter together. 

One of the newest products we have here at Ayers is shotcrete, and it’s pretty awesome. If you haven’t already, I highly suggest you check it out. This new process gives us the ability to create new concrete foundations almost anywhere, and a lot of customers have been taking advantage of it.

We received a call from a customer in Charlotte, MI where we had installed a waterproofing system last year. She had heard about our new service and was interested in having a new, slightly wider front porch. The first step for the team was removing the worn out concrete. Once the frame for the new slab was laid out and the support for the roof ensured, it was as simple as shooting concrete out of a fire hose. Which, as it turns out, is actually a pretty quick process. The after photo was taken when the slab was finished being poured. The crew would later return when the concrete was drier and reinstall the column supports.

If you’re interested in enjoying the summer breeze from a brand new front porch as well, then give us a call to find out more about our Shotcrete services.

 The before photo of this basement shows the horizontal crack of a bowing wall, originally mistaken by the homeowner for a simple water leak. After the crew became aware of the foundation, they took both PowerBrace beams and Geo-Lock anchors with them to Charlotte, MI. The wall plates, seen in the after photo, are connected by steel rods to Earth anchors that were placed at a safe distance from the foundation in stronger, untouched soil. While the anchors pull the wall backward towards its original position, the PowerBrace system beams will push the wall from the inside. Since the homeowner was right about having a leakage problem with the horizontal crack, the crew also sealed up the crack using a joint sealer, the black stuff. With double the protection from bowing walls and a sealed crack, this basement and foundation are both fully protected.

First things first, you will not be able to fix a bowing wall without the help of professionals. Your basement is the foundation of your home and if that wall falls your entire home could fall with it, so it's important to take care of a bowing or leaning wall as soon as possible. 

For this home in Charlotte, MI we were able to use our Wall Anchor's to fix this wall that was leaning from the pressure of the soil outside of it. These are the best option to bring a wall back to its original position over time. The installation is also fairly quick but you must have room outside of your house so if you have neighbors very close we can discuss other options with you.