Before & After Photos

Our customer’s floors were sagging and they were concerned about foundation settlement. Often, sagging floors are caused by columns under the floor being spaced too far away from one another, weak floor joists, or column settlement. Our team used PolyLevel to raise the floors inside of their home. Polylevel can be used for interior or exterior slab leveling, requires fewer holes for injection and is environmentally friendly.

Jason noticed stair step cracks in the mortar of his brick walls and immediately called us. He was lucky in doing so beacuse the cracks were still in the early stages. Stair step shaped cracked are a clear sign of foundation issues.

Since the cracks were not fully developed, our team determined that wall anchors would be the best solution for Jason.  Wall anchors are plates the are drilled into the wall and geo locked by piers underground, the piers are placed in solid soil where they are less likely to slip. Wall anchors can only be used to prevent the problem from getting worse, which only works in cases like Jason's where the issues are in early stages.

Thomas had a big crack in his foundation and smaller cracks that were spreading as well. Before matters progressively got worse he decided to make the call to Ayers. We sent a crew out for an inspection and they concluded he could use our BrightWall and PowerBrace solution.

BrightWall is a waterproof, rigid, plastic paneling meant for unfinished basement walls. It will brighten the space and make for a much cleaner appearance, without a full remodeling job. Next with PowerBrace this will address the bowing wall by securing the wall in place with its steel beams that stretch the length of the wall and are installed in the floor at the base of the wall. They are then attached to the joists above the wall.

Thomas was relieved after these installations, now that he has a trustworthy system keeping his vital foundation walls in place!

Mark noticed that during the harsh winter months his basement walls were shifting and bowing so he knew wall support was a need. After calling Ayers we conducted an inspection at his home so we could make the proper recommendations. This recommendation was to install PowerBrace. Outside pressures cause the basement walls to bow or tilt and with this foundation repair system in action, it will counteract these pressures. These steel beams are secured to the joists above the wall and will hold them in place. Over time they can easily be adjusted to straighten these foundation walls as well!

The long horizontal crack in this before photo is a sign that this wall was bowing inward. Bowing walls happen when pressure from expanding soil becomes too much for a foundation to handle and they start to lean inwards. To counter the pressure made by soil, the crew installed Geo-Lock Wall Anchors. Placing the anchors into stronger, undisturbed soil then attaching them to the wall plates in the after photo will put a stop to the inward bowing, and in time, may even restore the walls to their original position. This East Lansing, MI home will now be protected from a long list of possible foundation problems.