Before & After Photos

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. 

The chimney on this Cincinnati home had started pulling away from the house due to foundation settlement, leaving a visible gap.  We installed helical piers and used hydraulic pressure to lift the chimney back into position against the home. The structure is now level, secure, and permanently stabilized. Be sure to scroll through the photos to see the transformation.

Filling in wall cracks with a sealant may fix the short term problems, but the long term probably will still exist. Bowing walls can lead to some serious problems if not addressed, so give us a call for a free estimate!

The sinking corner of this garage in Newport, KY, was causing a large crack to appear between the mortar in the block wall. When a block wall cracks due to settling, it commonly appears in a "stair-step" fashion. If you'll notice in the before picture, the crack looks like a staircase, and so that's where the name comes from. This often happens because the weakest point in a block wall is the mortar, so the mortar breaks away first. If you'll notice in the after photo, we were able to lift the foundation back up with our steel pier system, effectively closing the crack. Not only do our steel piers allow us to lift a structure back up, they also allow us to guarantee the foundation won't move vertically for the lifetime of the structure. After we completed the job, the homeowner was happy to be able to seal the crack back up without the thought of it ever being able to move again. 

This pier underpinning project to stabilize this sinking foundation required us to tear down a fake wall. This homeowner was a previous client of ours when we stabilized the backside of their garage. They were happy with the job we did, so they had us out again to install more piers. This time, we stabilized the front side. If you want to read more about this project, click this link to read our case study! Click here!