Before & After Photos

Foundation walls stabilized with PowerBraces in Davenport, IA. 

Wall Anchor Stabilization in Davenport, IA 

In Davenport, IA, a home inspection revealed a bowing wall behind the drywall, creating a serious structural risk to the home. In the before photo, notice how the structure needed support. Using our PowerBrace System, we stabilized and realigned the wall, as shown in the after photo. The zinc-plated steal beams provide dependable stability, preventing further movement with no need for invasive work. The best part? The PowerBrace system gets tightened annually to slowly bring the wall back to it's original position! With over 35 years of property stabilization experience, our family-owned team at MidAmerica Basement Systems tackled the issue effectively, ensuring the home's structural safety and retaining its market appeal. 

This Davenport, IA homeowner was dealing with unstable foundation walls and persistent water intrusion, a combination that put their entire home at risk. As seen in the before photo, drywall removal after a flood revealed bowed walls. To solve this, our team installed the PowerBrace System for permanent stabilization, alongside WaterGuard drainage and a TripleSafe sump pump. The result is a foundation that is not only structurally sounds but also clean and dry. They now have total peace of mind knowing their home is protected for years to come. 

In the before photo, notice the visible damage compromising the home’s structural integrity, leading the homeowner to worry about long-term value, a critical foundation failure located in Waterloo, IA that was carefully diagnosed by System Design Specialist Michael Chezum and permanently stabilized by Foreman Brian and his crew members Ian, David, and Markell. This property was at severe risk due to the inward movement of the foundation walls caused by lateral soil pressure, prompting our production team to install the Geo-Lock™ wall anchor system to halt further shifting and reinforce the home's long-term stability. By securing heavy-duty earth anchors deep into stable soil outside the foundation and connecting them to structural steel plates inside the basement, we successfully neutralized the destructive external forces as seen in the after photo. Ultimately, this engineered solution enhanced immediate structural safety, eliminated the threat of wall collapse, and fully preserved the property's value for any future selling endeavors.