Before & After Photos

This homeowner called us here at Atlanta Basement Systems with concerns of foundation issues causing their garage lintel to sag. The foundation issues caused the brick of their home to spread, which caused the sag in the lintel. In the before photo, you can see the sag, and the cracks that had been caused by the foundation issues. Coley and his crew did a LintelLift, which is a curved steel beam, installed around the garage opening, which is then straightened out lifting the lintel of the garage. In turn, this fixes the sagging of the lintel, relieving the home of the foundation issues. The LintelLift will not repair the cracks, but those can be fixed, now that the concern is not with the integrity of the foundation of the home.

This homeowner reached out looking for a solution to stabilize their bouncy floors. They had received a recommendation from a structural engineer to replace their concrete cap blocks with a more stable option. After an inspection and walkthrough with one of our System Design Specialists, the homeowner asked us to perform the work. One of our crews went out to the home and installed multiple SmartJacks to stabilize the floor joists and beams. SmartJacks are adjustable steel piers that stop floors from sagging and raise them back to the correct height. This homeowner no longer has to worry about bouncy, sagging floors!

The most effective solution to this customer's uneven floor problem was to remove the damaged wood posts and install SmartJack support posts. SmartJack support posts are specifically designed to stabilize and level the floor by providing a strong, stable base to support the joists. This is especially helpful for older homes that have sagging floors due to insufficient support.

In order to permanently stabilize the homeowner's foundation walls, we installed GeoLock Wall Anchors. The system extends from the interior wall to the stable soil outside, bracing the foundation wall and preventing further movement.