Dedicated Crawl Space & Basement Waterproofing Contractors in Hudsonville, MI

Kim and her husband had a patio built but noticed that over time it became less aligned with the home it was attached to. Not wanting to start from scratch, they contacted Ayers for a comprehensive solution. Our resident foreman Randy was able to inspect the area and noted that the problem was with the concrete base of the patio. To level the supporting concrete Randy decided to use PolyLevel. 

PolyLevel is a spray foam polymer that expands and moves under cracked concrete. The polymer is waterproof and levels the ground as it spreads. It is important not to wait because Polylevel can only be sprayed at temperatures above 40 degrees. When the Winter comes not much can be done and the weather can make the damage worse.

These homeowners had water entering their basement through a crack in the wall. The water was accumulating in the kid’s playroom, so the customers wanted the issue resolved before further damage occurred.

We used the FlexiSpan wall system to seal off the crack and deal with any intruding water. The installation began by removing a small section of flooring at the base of the wall to place a drainage grate that collects and discards any water able to enter the home. Next, we used the FlexiSpan material to seal off the crack. This sealant is extremely flexible, which allows it to move with the wall to keep the crack sufficiently sealed even if the wall continues to shift.

Our customer noticed the carpet in their kid's playroom in the basement was wet. They were unsure of where it was coming from. The house was built in 1980 and the walls are built with poured concrete. After further examination of the basement, our team found that there were cracks in the basement walls. Unfortunately, over time concrete walls shift and crack. Our team used FlexiSpan to repair the cracks. FlexiSpan is a flexible material used to fill cracks in concrete walls. The flexibility of this product takes into account that the wall will shift over time and moves with the wall. This product ensures that you will not have to worry about water coming through those cracks in the wall again.

These homeowners had a walk out basement with water seepage that was entering through the cove. They had recently moved into the home and wanted the problem fixed before it worsened.

In order to collect the intruding water and drain it into the home’s sump pump, we installed the WaterGuard system. To begin this installation, we excavated sections of the flooring at the base of each wall in order to place drainage pipes. The remaining space in the trench was filled with crushed stone and the floors were restored with concrete fill. A small portion of the system was left uncovered so water is able to drain into the pipes rather than flow out onto the floor. We also installed an inspection port in the system to ensure we have access to it if ever needed.

James and Greeta K. had water seeping into their basement and they were looking for an effective solution to keep the space dry. The basement did have a sump pump, although an inch of water was still found on the floor when we visited the home.

In order to collect all sources of water entering the home through the basement walls, we installed the WaterGuard system. This system uses specialized pipes that were placed around the interior perimeter of the basement walls in order to collect intruding water and filter it into the sump pump to exit the home. The floor was first excavated at the base of the wall to place the piping. Next we filled the excess space with crushed stone and topped it off cement to restore the flooring. 

These homeowners can now be sure any unwanted water is filtered directly into the pipes rather than flowing out onto the floor.

Aaron H. called because he had water seeping into his basement from a wall under the home’s chimney. Mold growth was also a problem due excessive moisture in the space and a smoky odor occupied the space because the trap door for the fireplace is in the same spot. The reason water was entering the fireplace and into the home was because a cap was missing from the roof of the chimney. The homeowner was looking to remodel the basement but he wanted to take care of the water seepage first.

In order to collect intruding water and drain it into the home’s sump pump, we installed the WaterGuard system. Rather than the water entering the home and flowing onto the floor, specialized pipes were installed underneath the flooring in the home that allows water to filter in at the base of the wall and then discard into the sump pump to be pumped outside of the home. We first had to excavate sections of the floor at the base of the wall around the perimeter of the basement to make sure any and all water seepage is taken care of. The pipes were placed in the floor and the excess space was filled with crushed stone and topped off with cement to restore the flooring. 

The walls on this pole barn were cracked and bowing inward, which raised some concerns for the homeowner.

To save the barn and stabilize the walls, we installed the Geo-Lock wall anchor system. For this installation we excavated the landscape outside of the barn in order to place steel earth anchors. These anchors were then connected to the failing wall and then attached and secured with steel wall anchors and rods. Once the system was tightened into place, the wall was immediately stabilized. The anchors ensured the wall would not continue to bow and over time the system can be tightened to attempt to pull the wall completely back into place.

Val H. was looking for a solution for her settled and cracked front stoop and walkway. The areas were mudjacked previously, although the problem continued. Mudjacking is ineffective at fixing slab settlement because it doesn’t actually deal with the reason it sunk in the first place. The slabs settled because the soil beneath them could no longer support the heavy concrete above it, so drilling holes in the slab and filling them with heavy concrete pretty much guarantees the problem with persist. 

PolyLevel uses lightweight, high-density polymers that address weak soils and lift the settled concrete. Holes were still drilled into the slab like in mudjacking, although they were much smaller (about penny-sized) and were filled with the specialized polymers that expanded to lift the slab back to its original position. We also applied NexusPro joint sealer to the cracks in the cement, which seals them off and prevents them from shifting any further.