The Basement Doctor of Cincinnati Before & After Photos

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. 

This pool area was deteriorating due to several factors. The concrete was poured thinner than ideal, and shifting soil beneath it caused instability. Additionally, the weight of the pool added stress, making cracks a common issue for all poolsides. To restore the area, we injected PolyLevel foam beneath the concrete to stabilize and prevent further damage. Then, we sealed the cracks with a color-matched material, leaving the space looking clean and refreshed.

This elegant front porch in Cincinnati, OH, was sinking, causing cracks to appear in the beautiful brickwork. We attached 4 of our helical deck piers to the two front corners of the footing in order to stabilize the porch. After we stabilized it, we then used our handheld hydraulic device to lift the footing back up, which effectively closed a lot of the gaps and cracks. After we took the after photo, we then poured the backfill back over the pier system, leaving them concealed. 

This high traffic sidewalk needed some repairing so the children attending this school would be safe from tripping. On top of fixing the concrete outside of the main entrance for the school, we also repaired this sidewalk. Sidewalks adjacent to a large street can be susceptible to a phenomena called street creep. As the adjacent road goes through cycles of contraction and expansion throughout the year, it can affect nearby concrete structures. It also didn't help that this sidewalk was right next to some trees, where roots can accelerate the aging of the sidewalk. Roots are not only strong, they can also suck the moisture out of the dirt underneath the sidewalk, which can make the sidewalk sink. Either way, we fixed the problem by injecting the slabs with our PolyLevel foam. This polyurethane foam is extremely lightweight and strong, and helped raise the slabs back into place. After everything was leveled out, we then sealed the injection holes and the gaps between the slabs. The result is a sidewalk that is safe for all the kids to walk across. 

A returning customer who recently purchased a home in the Montgomery - Cincinnati, OH, area asked us to inspect their basement and crawl space. Noticing a crack below a leaky window, we recommended a new window drainage system and a sump pump replacement. We installed a WellDuct window drain over the crack below the window, a WaterGuard subfloor drainage system, a BrightWall panel to cover up the window drain, and upgraded their old sump pump to our reliable TripleSafe system. Learn more about our leaky basement window repair method by clicking here.