Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

On this job, our team installed PowerBraces™ along the walls of the basement to permanently stabilize the basement's foundational walls. Our team also installed WaterGuards™ along the footing of the walls to prevent water from seeping in; a TripleSafe™ sump pump system to pump out water from the basement to the yard; and IceGuards™ to help prevent floods from clogged or frozen discharge lines. These installations will give the customer some reassurance and peace knowing their basement walls are permanently stabilized and protected from future water leaks.  

Homeowners in Godfrey, IL had cracks forming on the walls of their basement indicating signs of wall failure. To solve this issue, GeoLock Wall Anchors were installed. These are galvanized steel earth anchors embedded into the soil out and away from the foundation wall. Once installed, these will hold the walls in their current position and can be tightened to allow for improvement and straightening of the wall over time. These can be installed around obstacles on the wall such as pipes, sinks, or furniture. This is the best solution to straighten the wall over time, as it can fix severe problems and stabilize the foundation for good!

On this job, our team installed PowerBraces™ along the walls of the basement. Over time, as water in the ground saturates the backfill soil around the foundation, it causes hydrostatic pressure that puts stress on the foundational walls of their basement. So the best method to fix this would be to install PowerBraces™. This will permanently stabilize the walls of the basement, ensuring that the walls won't collapse on each other in the future. Giving the customer some peace of mind knowing our product will keep them and their homes safe. 

Now that a bowed wall is securely anchored, what are the options for finishing?

In an utility room like in this Pontoon Beach, Illinois home, the homeowners painted the foundation wall and added our Foundation Supportworks® anchor plate covers to cover up the wall anchors.

We use laser transits to determine how far a foundation wall is laterally moving inward.  We can measure the inside wall and look for other visible signs of this problem.  Typically, a poured foundation wall will tip in at the top of the foundation.  See the 2nd photo of the exterior space between the siding and foundation wall of this O'Fallon, Missouri foundation.  The Foundation SupportWorks® Geo-Lock™ wall anchors system solves this problem and is cost effective to do.