Foundation Repair Photo Album: Shotcrete Saves South Bend Basement in Critical Condition

One customer in South Bend, Indiana came to us with a basement that was on the cusp of failure. That sistuation can be very very stressful for the homeowner. However, we were able to save this basement and reinforce it due to shotcrete technology. This homeowner's stress has now disappeared.

Sunlight Entering Through The Walls Of The Basement

Think about your basement, wouldn't you be concerned if you noticed sunlight coming through the walls, because you should be. This is a huge red flag for any homeowner.

More Daylight

This basement wall is made out of wood, wood is one of the worst materials that you can build your basement wall out of. This usually means that it is a sketchy fix to a wall that had already failed there before. This is not the correct answer to that problem.

Wood Walls Do Not Work

Imagine what happens to this basement when it begins to rain. If it is that easy for light to make it through these walls, what would water do. This basement us by no means protected from the outside environment.

What Remains of the Previous Wall

As you can see, the wood is just used to replace what is missing of the wall. Obviously, the wood isn't doing a great job.

Wooden Wall From The Outside

Does anyone expect this flimsy wood wall to support anything, let alone your house. Luckily, they called us before the problem destroyed the rest of their home.

Step 1 Of The Shotcrete Process

We start by connecting this old wall to a framework that will help support the concrete being sprayed on the wall.

Shotcrete Blocks Out The Sun In This Basement

The only sunlight that you can find in this basement now is through the window. This was done by using our Shotcrete technology which is spray concrete used on walls. We just build the new wall right on top of the other wall. This has fewer, risk than lifting the house does and its quicker and cheaper, making it easy for you. You won't even need to leave your home.

Exterior Wall Makeover

This looks so much better than a slab of bendy wood as your wall. Now, this homeowner has a much more reliable basement thanks to Shotcrete.

Now That's Better

Who would of thought such a sketchy basement could turn into such a safe, clean basement in almost no time. This home is now much more protected from the outside environment. If you notice anything scary in your basement, give us a call, we'd love to help.