Foundation Services Before & After Photos

This home in Dayton, OH, was settling, causing the brick exterior to reveal stair-step cracks. Stair-step cracking is a very common symptom of settlement, as the mortar between the bricks are oftentimes the weakest points in a structural wall. This is the same reason why windows and doors can become sticky due to settlement, as they are also weaker points in a structural wall. We underpinned the foundation with our helical piers in order to stabilize the foundation. We also lifted the piers with hydraulic power to lift the foundation back up, helping close the stair-step cracks. The homeowner was pleased with our crews ability to navigate the project and to keep the homeowners informed about the steps they took to repair the foundation.

The foundation of this Fairborn, OH, home was settling, which had caused a gap to appear between the brick wall and the slab foundation. To repair the sinking foundation, we underpinned the footing of the slab with our helical pier system. This repair process also allowed us to lift the foundation back up against the brick, effectively closing the gap. Inversely, the gaps that appeared inside the home had closed up as well, including the gap between the baseboard and vinyl flooring.

This bowed wall in Wilmington, OH was a serious concern for the homeowners. The visible gap in the middle of the wall aligned with the frost line outside, where soil pressure is typically strongest. To correct the issue, we installed our PowerBrace system, which stabilizes the wall without damaging floor joists and resists rust for long-term protection. For this project, we excavated along the outside of the foundation to relieve soil pressure, allowing us to tighten the braces and close the gap immediately. The result is a stabilized foundation and peace of mind for the homeowners knowing their wall is secure and supported for years to come.

This home's foundation in Russellville, OH, was settling which caused cracks to form in the home's brick exterior. The biggest crack, (as seen in the before photo) started at the bottom left corner of the window and traveled downward in a stair step pattern toward the left. Stair step patterned cracks often appear in brick exteriors when the foundation starts to move. The mortar is usually the first thing to break because it is the weakest point in the wall. You’ll often see these cracks and gaps forming around windows and doors as well, since those openings create naturally weaker structural points that tend to show stress first when the foundation shifts. To stabilize the home, we installed our helical piers straight down underneath the foundation, and then we used our hydraulic device to lift the foundation back up to close the cracks. When we finished the project, we were able to guarantee to the homeowner that the home won't ever settle again where we installed our piers for the lifetime of the structure.

The owner of this home in Greenfield, OH, gave us a call to fix their basement which had, "two block walls being pushed in by built up groundwater outside of the basement." To repair the basement, we installed a full waterproofing system that wrapped around the entire perimeter, and we installed a wall bracing system along the two structurally damaged walls. This before and after photo set reveals a small portion of the scope of the entire repair work, but the after photo does contain the two main components of the full system: The two steel PowerBraces that run vertically up the wall will stop the wall from shifting inwards and the WaterGuard subfloor drainage system, (concealed underneath the newly floated concrete) will drain water to the unpictured sump pump, eliminating the high water table around the home as well as leaks.