Before & After Photos

The owner of this home in McGregor, MN had just purchased the property for guests and family to stay at when they come to visit when they noticed that the foundation issues needed to be addressed. The walls in the basement were bowing inward and there was shearing evident at the base of the walls as shown in the before picture. Looking for a solution, the owners reached out to DBS.

Design Specialist James Miller went to the property to conduct a free no-obligation estimate for the homeowner. After a thorough inspection, James recommended our PowerBrace™ Wall Bracing System.

A DBS Foreman led the installation of this project with assistance from a crew. Together they installed 15 PowerBrace™ i-beams along the basement walls. Each PowerBrace™ is affixed to the rim joists of the home with a steel bracket and bolted to the concrete slab to ensure permanent stabilization. The system is backed with a 75-year transferrable warranty against movement.

Now that the home has been stabilized, the homeowners will be able to share the new property with their guests without needing to worry about their safety.

The owners noticed that the addition to their home in McGregor, MN was beginning to detach from the rest of the home. Looking for a solution to their foundation issues, they reached out to DBS.

Design Specialist James Miller went to the home to conduct a free no-obligation estimate for the homeowners. After a thorough inspection, James generated a free quote for our piering system to provide proper support to the home.

A DBS Foreman led the installation of this project with assistance from a crew. Together they installed 5 helical piers underneath the foundation in order to permanently stabilize it for the future.

Now that the home has been properly supported, the homeowners can relax with peace of mind.

We recently took on a challenging job in McGregor, MN, transforming a tight, difficult-to-access crawl space at a newly bought family cabin into a cozy, year-round retreat. The before photo reveals the tough conditions we faced, making it hard to navigate and work within the space. This was causing problems for the family who dreamed of renovating and enjoying their cabin all year. By employing our first-rate solution, the SmartJack® system, noticeable in the after photo, we not only stabilized and leveled the foundation but made sure the space was prepped for insulation, ensuring that keeping water on through the winter is no longer a pipedream. It's all part of our mission to deliver remarkable and enduring solutions, turning dreams of the perfect family getaway into reality.

Insulating around objects that should not be moved is never an easy task, but the team at DBS Residential Solutions has gotten great at using spray foam insulation to properly insulate and air seal a home while working around various obstacles. Keeping these utilities warm is important not only for the longevity of the machines but for their efficiency as well. A water heater, for example, will lose much less energy in a warm room than it would in a room that in improperly insulated and cold. 

The foundation walls in this Eveleth, MN home had bowed over time. The owner was getting ready to sell the house and knew he needed to get this fixed prior to a home inspection. He called DBS and Royce Bunn, design specialist, came out to provide the homeowner with an estimate to permanently fix the bowing wall.  The DBS installation crew was able to install 10 PowerBraces to permanently stabilize this home's foundation wall.