Before & After Photos

Bradley S. of Fergus Falls, MN had cracking foundation walls in his basement, and he wanted to get his wall repaired rather than replaced. He saw that American Waterworks provides services in his area, so he got in touch with our office line and set up a FREE Estimate with our Design Specialist, Ian. Ian went to his home, thoroughly inspected the foundation walls, and drew out a solution that worked for him and his home repair needs. Bradley was confident in Ian's proposal of our wall anchors system, so he signed Ian's contract, wrote out a deposit, and scheduled a date for the installation. 

Our Foremen, Ryan and Corey, and their production team began the project by digging smalls holes around the entire perimeter of the home. From the inside of the basement, our team inserted a long, metal rod from the inside of the foundation wall to each hole outside of the home. On the ends of each rod, our team installed an anchor plate, which anchors the rod into the soil. From the inside, our team installed a wall anchor to the end of each rod. The combination of the anchor plate, metal rod, and wall anchor allows the wall to stabilize and straighten back into its original position. To complete the project, our team backfilled in each hole beyond the foundation and ensured the yard looked neater than when they found it. Bradley had a good experience with our team from start to finish! 

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Kevin B. of Fergus Falls, MN had a cracked, bowing foundation wall that needed to be repaired. He found American Waterworks on Google, so he called our office staff and scheduled a FREE estimate. Our Design Specialist, Richie, inspected the walls and proposed our Wall Anchor System to stabilize the walls and our caulk to seal the cracks. Kevin was confident in the proposal, so he went ahead with the project. 

Our Foreman, Cameron, and his crew installed five of our wall anchors along the foundation wall to stabilize and straighten them back to their normal positions. Next, our crew sealed the cracks with caulk, which gives the walls a nice appearance and prevents moisture from seeping inside the cracks. Kevin was happy with the work that was completed, and had a great experience! 

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A homeowner of Fergus Falls, MN had sagging floors, causing them to worry about the structural support of their home. They had American Waterworks repair their sagging floors with our SmartJacks, which are steel support posts that repair sagging floor joists by lifting them to their proper position. The homeowner was very happy with the work and their peace of mind was restored! 

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Dale, from Fergus Falls, MN, reached out to us when he began to notice that one of the walls of his basement was beginning to bow inward. Dale knew that a deteriorating foundation was not only dangerous for the household but could potentially harm any resale of the house that might be in the future. Dale used his FREE estimate and our Fargo-based Design Specialist, Ian, was at the property soon after that. When Ian arrived he got to work doing a thorough inspection of the root of the cause, and the severity of the damage and made recommendations as to how we could help Dale restore his wall. Ian reported that the bowing wall was being caused by the soil on the other side of the wall pushing it inward. He recommended Dale take action soon and, based on the bowing wall, was able to recommend our PowerBrace system to correct the issue. Our PowerBrace solution is a system of I-shaped beams that work to stabilize and straighten bowing walls over a period of time. 

The Foreman for the project, Zach, and his crew got to work and ended up placing 12 PowerBraces around the perimeter of the basement in an effort to stabilize and straighten the problem wall. 

Now Dale can get back to enjoying most of what his home has to offer! 

Paul from Elizabeth, MN got in contact with us when he began to notice that his floor was sloping. Wanting to correct the issue before it could worsen, he called our office to see if we could help. When we spoke with him, we set him up with our FREE estimate and a few weeks later our Design Specialist, Evan, headed out to the property to assess the situation. After he finished his walkthrough, he recommended the use of our SmartJack structural support jacks. Evan explained to Paul that our SmartJack system is comprised of galvanized steel beams that can support loads of more than 60,000 lbs. He went on to say that the system provides solid support for sagging and undersized beams, restoring stability and straightness to sagging floor joists in a crawl space.

Once installed in your crawl space, SmartJack support posts can correct problems such as sloping and overly springy floors, interior wall cracks, and out-of-level door frames. Paul agreed with Evan's recommendations and work began a few weeks later. 

After our Foreman, Zach, and his team finished, they installed 2 of our SmartJacks and one of our supplemental support beams in the basement of Paul's home. Now Paul can walk across an even floor without worrying about floor joists bowing.