Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

Rich and Sue had a bowing wall in their basement that was starting to affect other walls so they contacted our team. We installed PowerBrace, a foundation repair system. This system secures basement walls in place. Often outside pressures can cause your basement walls to crack or tilt, this foundation repair system counteracts these pressures by keeping your basement walls in place. Over time, the system can be tightened to not only secure the walls in place, but to also straighten them. 

Customers had bowing and cracking walls that needed repair. So we installed CarbonArmor in their basement. CarbonArmor is a wall reinforcing system that repairs damaged and bowing foundation walls. Both of these problems are serious and will only get worse over time. Therefore CarbonArmor is used to fix your foundation walls by preventing inward movement and reducing the cracks in your walls. This system can easily be concealed for your basement to have a sleek, finished look.

Shelly was concerned with the structural integrity of the support beams in her basement. She decided to stop putting this issue to the side and called Ayers. Our crew inspected the area and recommended SmartJacks as a solution. This support system will replace the weak wood beams. These steel columns rest on a sturdy base in the subfloor and attach to the floor joists above. This solution is permanent and easily adjustable for better accuracy over time. Shelly is grateful to our professionals as they put her worries at ease about failed foundation support!

Years ago, a vehicle had run into the front of this St Johns business. Over time the brick support column in the front of the establishment began to crumble and crack. It was no longer safe and needed to be replaced. Our fantastic team reinforced the main floor with a steel support beam and some adjustable steel Smart Jacks in the basement. They then built some temporary supports around the brick column before dismantling it and building a new column back up in its place. It was not a simple job but our skilled team expertly did the work and ensured that the building was properly supported all along the way and for years to come. Our Smart Jacks in the basement will also continue to support the floor above with incredible strength for many years to come. Our Smart Jacks are a meant to be a permanent solution. 

After placing a bid on this St. Johns, MI home the prospective buyers noticed the slight curve the wall in the before photo. A bend like this, no matter how small, is usually a sign that walls are dealing with pressure from expanding soil and starting to bow. Before they purchased the home, the new homeowners wanted to guarantee that they would be safe.

Our PowerBrace system gave them the peace of mind they were looking for. The beams in the after photo are a large part of the system. As you can see, the PowerBrace beams expand from ceiling to floor. Once the beams are tightened with a special bolt that connects them to the floor joists, they will stop the inward bowing motion. Given enough time, PowerBrace may even straighten the walls back to their original position.