Ayers Basement Systems Before & After Photos

A customer in East Lansing came to us because getting in and out of the driveway involved driving over a big uneven spot. They called us to install our PolyLevel technology which would level out the whole driveway so that their driveway would be smooth as butter. PolyLevel is a foam that we inject into the slabs of concrete through very very small holes. Then, that foam raises the concrete and makes it stronger than ever. So, now this homeowner can go into their driveway with ease.

A customer from East Lansing needed our help with improving her foundation. So we drove to her home to inspect how to improve it. After inspection, we decided to install SmartJacks. The SmartJack is a support system used to stabilize and level the floor joists in a crawl space. This system can support up to 60,000 pounds. The SmartJack system is placed on strong concrete fillings that have replaced the soil in that small location underneath the SmartJack. Now this homeowner will never have to worry about having a weak foundation.

Remodeling your basement can be a great way to transform a dark, gloomy space into an area you might actually want to so spend some time in. However, if your basement isn’t a stranger to water, it’s necessary that the products you install on your walls and floors can hold up if they come in contact with water in the future.

These wise homeowners chose to upgrade their wood paneling to ZenWall paneling, which have a thick, encapsulated fiberglass core and a vapor barrier ton the back side which stops water vapor from coming in through the walls. The floors were then covered with ThermalDry, the only inorganic subflooring in the wolrd. The tiles sit on pegs, so water won't get trapped in the flooring, and in the case that there is a leak, it’s easy to dry the water under the tile without removing all of the flooring. ZenWall panels coupled with Thermal Dry make this basement bright, clean and dry.

When water gathered in the yard outside after a rain or snow melt, it had a way of eventually leaking through this crack. Water would run down the wall and puddle on the floor. Fortunately, this is an easy fix; although not quite so easy that you can just paint over it or inject a basic sealant from the local hardware store. These fixes are only temporary. The permanent fix is FlexiSpan. We dig out a drywell at the base of the crack a few gallons deep, fill it with crushed stone, and replace the concrete. This gives the water somewhere to flow and work back into the soil. We then inject the crack with sealant as a first defense. The crack then gets a foam layer over top followed by a section of our BrightWall paneling. Water that flows through the crack can flow down through the foam layer and into the drywell without it ever being seen or noticed. No more puddles and no more worries. 

Julie called us when she noticed that a slab in her walkway was lifted, causing a tripping hazard. She wanted to add handrails to the steps but needed the walkway to be level first. We used PolyLevel to lift the concretet back to where is should be. PolyLevel is a very light but strong foam injectable. It is waterproof so it won't not wash away, it doesn't react with soil or moisture, and it has a curing time of 15 minutes so there is minimal disturbance.