Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

The owners of this Beaverton, MI home were looking to sell the house. The buyer's inspection turned up some foundation wall cracks that they wanted addressed. We were well equipped to handle the problem so that the sale could continue as planned. We installed a series of 7 CarbonArmor straps. These straps are low profile with a 7 inch width and they're incredibly strong. CarbonArmor straps are stronger than concrete and they're 10 times stronger than steel. These fully epoxied carbon fiber straps prevent any bowing in the wall. ArmorLock anchor systems at the top of the straps help to prevent any inward movement at the top of the wall. Most carbon fiber systems like these don't offer that same level of protection making them one of the most reliable carbon fiber systems on the market. Now the sale of this home can continue as originally planned.

A bowing wall can threaten a home’s entire structural integrity. Common signs of a bowing wall are horizontal cracking (seen just below the window in the before picture), stair step cracks, and walls that lean towards the top. This Clare, MI home was bowing so far inward that all 3 of those symptoms could be seen. The severity of the foundation damage would require both an internal and external solution.

Our Geo-Lock wall anchors – the external solution – are seen in the after photo, ironically from the inside of the basement. The anchors work by pulling the collapsing wall outward and back toward its original straight position. In the after photo, you can see the Geo-Lock wall plates. These are connected by steel rods to earth anchors that were placed in stronger, unharmed soil. In total, it took 4 wall anchors to pull this basement’s walls out, but it’s a small price to pay when you consider that the Geo-Lock system will continue to improve the walls conditions for years to come. 

This homeowner called because the wood foundation located below the sunroom in his home was sinking. To immediately stabilize the foundation and lift the room back to its original position, we installed Helical Piers. 

To start this installation, we first removed soil outside of the foundation wall that was deep enough to place the piers in stronger soil below the home. The piers were then placed under the base of the foundation wall and were drilled deep into the ground. This system immediately stabilized the sunroom by transferring the weight of the foundation to the pier and to the stable soil below the home. 

Carl D. will now have a stabilized and leveled sunroom thanks to this fast and effective pier installation. 

Jerry noticed the floor above his crawl space was slanted. He knew he should get it fixed, so he called Ayers. We sent our specialists to inspect the floor and make a recommendation. They decided to install SmartJacks and a supplemental beam. The SmartJacks work as a system to support and level sagging or slanting floors.SmartJacks are built to last with zinc-plated and hot-dipped galvanized steel to help raise large loads.

James had a basement wall that was bowing and had about 3 inches of movement. He wanted to correct the wall to keep the home safe. We used PowerBraces to prevent the wall from moving any further and could potentially straighten the wall. The PowerBraces include steel I-beams that are secured to the joists above the wall with steel brackets.