Ayers Basement Systems Before & After Photos

When water enters the ground, soil begins to expand. During this expansion, soil will go any and everywhere possible. A lot of the time that can mean pushing in your foundation to make more room. That’s why the walls in this Grand Rapids, MI basement were beginning to bow inward. The house was built over 50 years ago, so it had been dealing with pressure from soil for a long time. As the soil continued to push on the walls, vertical cracks began to develop. These cracks are what initially drew the homeowner’s attention and caused him to call us. To fix the wall, the crew installed the PowerBrace system. The beams in the after photo are bracketed to the floor joists in the ceiling and attached to the basement floor. By spanning the height of the wall, the beams will prevent any further inward bowing. And thanks to the tightening ability of the brackets, the beams will actually improve the condition of the wall over time.

Our customer called when both the front and back sidewalks to her home became trip hazards as they sank toward the house. We used PolyLevel to stabilize and lift the concrete slabs, eliminating the trip hazards and restoring the look of the sidewalks.

Pat had an existing egress window in her basement. She wanted to have it extended and made larger. We extended her window by  installing our EverLast egress window. The Everlast windows are made of all vinyl and are energy-efficient, don’t let wind in, and are rot and mold resistant.

This homeowner called because she noticed the floors above her crawl space were sagging. Our team visited her home and found that her floors were sagging down around 2 inches and the previous owner re-sided the house to cover up the bad foundation problems.

Thankfully, we knew just what to do. We decided to install the SmartJack stabilizer system to lift her floor back to the original position. This system works by taking out a cube of soil and filling it with concrete or compacted crushed stone, which will make sure weak soil is not an issue when installing the jacks. A structural footing is then placed on top of the fill and a galvanized steel column is installed and measured to fit your crawl space perfectly. The column is connected to the girders above and tightened into place to stabilize the girder and floor joists, which lift the floor back to the original level. This system is extremely effective because it can hold up to 60,000 lbs. and makes sure to transfer the weight beyond the weak foundation soil.

The homeowners in Grand Rapids, MI had a dirt crawl space. When a home has a dirt crawl space it allows a lot of water vapor to get into the crawl space air. The earth is damp, that dampness gets into the air, that air moves up into your home causing your home to be damp and humid as well. If your home and your crawl space are damp and humid that leads to higher energy bills and could lead to structural damages. 

The homeowner in Grand Rapids was noticing that his energy bills were going up & quickly realized that it was due his crawl space's dirt floors. They were letting all the humid, damp air into his home. Our professional team installed CleanSpace encapsulation system to save this homeowner from skyrocketing energy bills.

The CleanSpace system covers the floors and walls of your crawl space with a thick, durable plastic vapor barrier that protects your home from moisture, unwanted pests, and outside air. CleanSpace saved the homeowner money and now he does not have to worry!