Photo Album: Rock Foundation Wall Repair in Mt. Pleasant, MI

John had a Michigan stone basement with some settlement issues. Floors were settling, walls were bowing, and the main support beam through the basement was sagging. Our fix for Jon was a two-pronged approach. First, we added support for the sagging beam by installing SmartJacks and new steel ibeams that spanned several floor joists. SmartJacks have an incredible amount of strength and are adjustable. They're installed by first removing a cube of earth below the jack location, then that is filled with crushed stone and compacted. A base plate is placed on top of that and is followed by the jack column. New concrete covers the hole. This system helps to disperse the load deep into the soil. In addition of the SmartJacks, the bowing stone wall was supported using Shotcrete. This is essentially concrete that is dispensed through a fire hose onto the existing wall in order to create a sort of new wall in front of it. The wall is now strong and secure and should last for years to come.

Sagging Beam Needs Some Help.

The floor above is experiencing some areas of sagging. Some added support is what's needed to level things out again.

SmartJacks Are Installed

SmartJacks support sagging areas of the floor above. First, a cube of earth is removed below the where the jack is to be placed. The hold is then filled with a crushed stone and compacted. A steel base sits on top of that and the steel column completes the install. This system takes the load of the floor above and evenly distributes it deep into the ground below creating incredible strength and reliability.

Concrete Is Replaced

Once the SmartJack is in place, the concrete is replaced over top of the base plate, creating a continuous floor again.

Completed SmartJacks Provide Support

These SmartJacks support a new steal I-Beam which spans several joists and reinforces a sagging area in the floor above.

Bowing Wall In Need Of Repair

The homeowner had said the rock wall had been bowing for years. Now beginning to show some holes, the wall is covered with insulation to help add separation from the outside.

Rock Wall Showing Holes

This rock wall is showing some holes. The extreme deterioration requires the wall to either be rebuilt or for a new wall to be built in front of it.

Shotcrete Applied To Wall

The failing rock wall was sprayed on its surface with Shotcrete, filling any voids with new cement and building up a new wall in front of the old one.