Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

This basement in Saint Peters, Missouri used to have bowing walls and water seepage. Since Woods installed wall anchors and reopaired the basement wall cracks, the walls are no longer bowing or leaking.

This home in St. Peters, MO. had previously hired Woods Basement Systems to install wall anchors to protect the foundation walls from cracking and bowing inward. These wall anchors work by pulling an interior plate toward an anchor buried outside. This pulling force supports the wall permanently and can be used to straighten walls that have become bent inward in the middle. 

Recently, Mike B. from Woods Basement Systems visited this home to inspect the waterproofing and wall anchor systems. Maintenance inspections like this would offer the opportunity to tighten the wall anchor systems to help futher straighten the wall if needed. While that wasn't required during this check, Mike B. was able to add covers to the low profile wall anchor plates. These plates are thin enough to be hidden behind finished walls or furniture items. In this case, since neither were present, a simple cover was installed that would hide the unsightly plate from view but still offer access to maintenance crews if needed.

During his routine maintenance inspection, Mike B. was still able to accomodate the requests of the homeowners and live up to the Woods Basement Systems team's goal; To ensure every customer has a remarkable experience.

A foundation was cracking in a basement in Saint Peters, MO, and the cracks were leaking water when it rained. To solve these issues, the PowerBrace System was installed. This will permanently stabilize the foundation and eliminate any further inward movement. This will also reverse the effects of wall failure, straightening the walls to their original position and closing the cracks to prevent water leakage. Additionally, the CleanSpace Basement Wall System was installed. This will prevent water vapor from permeating the basement walls. The white color will also brighten the basement, reflecting the light. Any wall leaks will also be drained down to the WaterGuard System, which will take this water to the sump pump to be pumped out of the house. Thanks to these systems, this basement will remain stable, dry, and clean for years to come!

In Saint Peters, Missouri homeowner Dave M. was concerned about the foundation of his home. In his basement, the foundation walls were covered in large cracks running diagonally on the surface. A few years before, he had gotten the cracks filled, thinking he had fixed the problem once and for all. Unfortunately, the foundation problem was much worse than he had thought. Recently, he had been finding more cracks around his home near doors and windows and weak spots in the home. Worried and concerned about what this would mean for his home in the future, he decided to call Woods Basement Systems.

Here at Woods, not only are we experts at all things basementy, but we are also experts of foundation settlement and foundation problems. We have several patented solutions including, PowerBrace, PushPiers, and SmartJacks that can be customized to fit your home’s needs. For this homeowner, our team installed our PowerBrace System; fixing the foundation settlement once and for all.

A basement wall was cracking in Saint Peters, MO, so 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!