Ayers Basement Systems Before & After Photos

When this homeowner decided to sell his rental property, he knew that the basement could use an uplift. The walls had been leaking, and the water damage was beginning to show on the stone blocks. He wanted to make sure the walls were rid of mold, but with the house going on the market so soon, a total wall replacement seemed a bit excessive.

Our BrightWall system provided this Grand Rapids, MI home with everything it was missing without the price or time of installing a new foundation. Once the mold was removed, BrightWall panels were able to be put in place on top of the stone walls, so there was no invasive or lengthy installation. The panels are made of inorganic, rigid plastic, meaning mold will have to look elsewhere if it wants to grow in this basement. BrightWall is more than just a looker, it’s the perfect waterproofing compliment for the perimeter drainage system that was also installed. If any water does leak in, the two systems will work together - with water flowing behind the BrightWall panels and into the WaterGuard drainage system sitting below - to collect and direct the water out.  We’re guessing that the waterproofing and clean look will make selling this house all the easier.

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.