The Basement Doctor of Cincinnati Before & After Photos

We installed our regular interior perimeter waterproofing system for this basement. Seen in the after picture is a TripleSafe sump pump equipped with an UltraSump 4 battery back up, fresh concrete poured over WaterGuard drains, and CleanSpace walls. 

Our helical piers were installed in this house's foundation to save the house from sinking. The piers cause little disturbance and are concealed beneath the home!

These pool area slabs in Cincinnati, OH, had settled unevenly, resulting in a large lip to form just past the handrail in the before photo. In order to fix this tripping hazard, we had to inject PolyLevel foam underneath the slabs on this side of the pool to level everything out. We commonly see poolsides have troubling concrete issues because of soil washout. When water gets underneath the slabs it can cause the soil to get muddied, allowing the concrete to settle. A great aspect about PolyLevel is, unlike mudjacking slurry, PolyLevel is a closed-cell polyurethane foam that does not absorb water, and once it expands and cures, it maintains its shape and volume. The result was a happy homeowner who was relieved there are no longer any tripping hazards near their pool. 

This part of the basement seen in the attached photos was wet and leaky before we cleaned it up. We installed our WaterGuard subfloor drainage system in this area in order to channel water to the SuperSump sump pump, as seen in the after photo. We also wrapped this entire basement with our CleanSpace vapor barrier in order to brighten the area and keep it smelling fresh. 

This home in Wyoming, Ohio was experiencing some issues with settling. The customer specifically noted their floors were sloping throughout the house, and they had a crawl space that was 2 feet high. We were able to stabilize this sinking foundation by installing a system of helical piers along the side of the home that was sinking. As you can see, the footing on this home was probably not deep enough to prevent settling. Either way, we were able to combat this problem by ensuring our piers were attached correctly to the foundation, driven into load-bearing strata, and we even lifted the home a little bit with our hydraulic system. You can see the hydraulic system in the before picture by looking at the attached red and blue hoses. We were able to straighten out the floors in the home and were able to ensure the home won't settle any more.