Before & After Photos

Scott and Jody Contacted Ayers looking for a solution for their home. Within their basement, there were noticeable cracks in the foundation. Once contacting Ayers, An appointment was set up for a thorough home assessment. Based on the assessment results, the team at Ayers concluded that GeoLock Wall Anchors would be best for the situation. 

GeoLock Wall Anchors act as an anchoring system to pull walls back into their original place while providing support. A load-bearing plate is buried outside of the home, serving as the anchor, and a steel rod is drilled through the foundation and to the load-bearing plate. Lastly, Wall plates are bolted into place on the interior side of the wall and tightened onto the steel rod. Once everything was connected and tightened in Scott and Jody's home, their foundation was stabilized, and the cracked foundation was no longer problematic! 

Christine was buying a new home with a basement. Her one major concern with the space was that a horizontal crack in the block walls served as a sign of some significant bowing. She was looking for a way to ensure that the walls were permanently supported and possibly straightened. We had the cure. PowerBraces are a zinc-coated steel I-beam that support the home above, prevent further bowing, and use a unique tightening feature to potentially improve the condition of the wall over time. PowerBraces generally extend from the floor to the floor joists above. In this case, the PowerBraces were installed on the cement shelf so a uniquely shorter PowerBrace was used.

The horizontal crack on this basement wall was the result of a bowing foundation. When soil expands, it puts extra pressure on the wall, which in turn bends inward. The bowing had gotten so bad that the owners couldn’t even open one of the doors in the basement. Our crew solved the problem with the Geo-Lock Anchor System in the after photo. The Geo-Lock Anchor System is made up of the wall plates in the photo and the Geo-Anchors that were placed about 15 feet away from the wall in strong, dependable soil. Each wall plate is connected to the Geo-Anchors with steel rod tie backs. The anchors will pull the wall back and resist the bowing motion. 

Kevin and Jane C. called us because they noticed their basement foundation wall was bowing inward. The wall was bowed so much that they were unable to close one of the doors in the basement, so they knew this was a problem that needed to be fixed ASAP. The wall was showing signs of failure due to the large horizontal crack, which is very common in block foundation walls. The bowing of the wall likely occurred because of the high amount of pressure being exerted by the soil outside.

To fix the failing wall our team of experts installed the Geo-Lock anchor system that stabilizes the foundation wall and is able to be tightened to promote straightening over time. This system involves steel earth anchors that are imbedded underneath the soil and are then connected to steel plates on the foundation wall using steel rods.

Our Smart Jack system adds strength and stability to the places where your home needs it most. 

The Smart Jack system replaced the DIY "fix" of using wood blocks to maintain the structure of the home. In general, wood blocks are not a solution, they're a band aid that ignores the real problem. 

Our process creates a solid foundation for the home to sit on. The weight of the home becomes evenly distributed, the steel  beams and columns provide strength, and you no longer need to worry. For more information, check out our photo gallery on this job.