The Basement Doctor of Cincinnati Before & After Photos

When this sidewalk that surrounded the outside of this home in Union, KY, became uneven, the homeowner called us out to give a free quote to level the slabs out with our PolyLevel foam. The homeowner preferred our foam mixture compared to mudjacking alternatives, so they agreed to have us complete the job. 

This front porch and connected walkway had become separated from the soil shifting from under them. We were able to life the sidewalk with PolyLevel foam and seal them back together. 

The gap seen in the before picture between the 1st and 2nd step was an issue for this homeowner, and they wanted it fixed. You see, a gap like this usually means that there is some settling occurring under your concrete slabs. If the settling is too extreme and reaches a certain threshold, your slabs could crack from imbalanced support. The gap seen in the pictures can also invite rain water under your slabs, further accelerating the settling process.

We fixed all these problems by:

1. Leveling the slabs by raising parts with PolyLevel foam injections.

2. Sealing the gaps and cracks with our concrete sealant.  

Some concrete pads had settled around this home in Cleves, OH, causing some gaps to form. If you look closely at where the pad meets the brick wall in the before picture, you can see the pad had sunken by about 2 inches. We raised the concrete slab using our PolyLevel foam, which was injected underneath the slab to jack it up. Our PolyLevel is lightweight, clean, and stable, allowing our technicians to work out some troubling concrete problems relatively easy. 

This poured foundation in Cleves, OH, was caving inwards, causing horizontal cracks to form. This foundation was also leaking due to massive amounts of hydrostatic pressure weighing in on the basement from outside the foundation in the expansive clay soil. We repaired this basement by waterproofing it with a sump pump, interior drainage tile, and a vapor barrier. We then stabilized the bowing walls with our PowerBrace system. The result is a stable, dry, fresh basement.