Before & After Photos

Nothing is worse than losing your stomach as you begin to freefall. We expect the ground that we are standing on to be strong and durable. So imagine how homeowners feel when their house begins to fall out from under them. After time, homes begin to settle and mold to the earth under them. Depending on how sturdy the earth is, determines how a home will settle. Homes that are on hills are very likely to mold to the natural layout of the land. But don’t worry! We at All-Dry of the Carolinas are here for you to lean on when you aren’t strong.

As you can see in the before picture, the crawlspace wall has cracked from the pressure of the house. To solve this problem our team at All-Dry of the Carolinas were able to install Push Piers, which is a support system. The crack in the wall is then forced back together, although in some cases the cracks don’t close completely. That is not something to worry about, the Push Piers will continue to support the structure and prevent further damage. In the after picture you can see the Push Piers holding the wall along with cement that has been used to seal the rest of the crack. 

Foundation settlement is something that we see pretty regularly in our line of work. It usually is not a very pretty sight, but more often than not it is something that we are able to take care of! Foundation settlement occurs when the earth under and around the home begins to sink and settle in. As the earth settles, the foundation begins to sink with it as well which causes the wall to crack, which can be very dangerous, especially if not taken care of.

Unfortunately, this was the case for this homeowner in Fair Play, South Carolina. There were two main cracks that were noticeable along this wall, and believe it or not, this was actually the better of the two. The before photo does a pretty good job at showing the extensiveness of the damage caused by the settlement. This stair-step crack starts at the top of this cinder block wall and goes the majority of the way down.

The photo that was taken after the work was completed is pretty incredible, and shows just how effective our products are. The crack has been completely closed up by the push piers, and after the lifting was done, the crew went back over the crack with mortar in order to completely seal up the crack and make it seem as though no work was ever done! The homeowner was extremely pleased with how this turned out and couldn't believe the results.

It is not uncommon for people who have problems with moisture in their crawlspaces to also have problems with sagging floors. The moisture (if left unchecked) can start to soften the sub-floor which can cause the flooring in the home to seem bouncy and uneven. These issues could come from other sources of course, but this situation happens quite often. 

This was the case for this homeowner, who had some pretty big problems with moisture in their crawlspace. It is difficult to see what was going on in this crawlspace, but the humidity was high enough to start soaking into the floor and floor joists. While this is never a good situation, our System Design Specialist knew that it was something that we could definitely take care of. 

The crawlspace went through a pretty big transformation once the crew had installed the SmartJacks and the CleanSpace. The CleanSpace was installed in order to ensure that the moisture getting into the crawlspace was greatly decreased, which would cause the floor and floor joists to also dry out. There was also a SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier that was also installed to make sure that the humidity level of the crawlspace was lower than 55%, so mold cannot grow. 

Foundation issues are a problem that should never be put on hold. As much as we want it to be able to stop, the problem will grow and become worse as time passes. This Anderson, South Carolina homeowner had thought to hold off on getting his foundation issues fixed. However, after watching the floors continue to sag, he decided that he could put it off no longer.

Where the supports were located, the floor was fine, but, even a few inches away from the supports, you could see great dips in the floor.

When our crew went out to rectify the problem, they brought along beams as well as SmartJacks. The beams were installed horizontally, and the SmartJacks were fastened to the beams to push the floors back into place. Really they were the main stars here. To install it, we excavate a two-foot cube at each SmartJack location. The hole is then filled with concrete or engineered to create a stable, loadbearing footing. The SmartJack sits on top of it with a custom-engineered base.

This homeowner had been dealing with sunken, and bouncy for years before they decided to call us. These issues were caused by none other than a sagging crawl space, or more specifically sagging floor joists. This is not a new or uncommon problem that we run into here at All-Dry, it is actually we something we saw on a weekly basis. It is certainly an important issue that needs to be looked at and fixed sooner, rather than later.

The "before" picture shows what our crew was working with under the home. The clearance is quite low, especially considering our crew needed to dig an area out for each of the SmartJacks. Since the angle is so low and the floor joists weren't bowing too much, it is difficult to actually see the bend on the board. This is the same area that one of the five jacks will be installed in.

In the "after" picture, the installed SmartJack can be seen very easily. The hole has been dug for the jack to sit down in to properly support this part of the home. As mentioned earlier, five SmartJacks were installed to support this area, which was just enough to keep this homeowner from having to worry about a sagging, bouncy, and sunken floor.