Before & After Photos

This Taylor Ridge, IL, homeowner noticed that his basement walls had developed a significant crack through the center and began to bow inwards. Realizing how urgent of a situation this was, he decided to give MidAmerica Basement Systems a call. Our team swiftly addressed the situation and decided a GeoLock Wall Anchor System was the best course of action. This system will not only hold the walls in place but also has the potential return them to their original position overtime. 

Adding an egress window to your basement is easier than you think! This homeowner wanted more light and added safety. Our crews installed the window in just one day, transforming their basement without any hassle.

Kathy lives in a home that was built in the late 1800’s, and over the years, the floors of the home have begun to slowly sag. Finally, she reached out to MidAmerica Basement Systems to have her situation handled. Mike looked at her issue and proposed her a SmartJack system. SmartJacks are galvanized steel columns that have a load compacity of more than 60,000 pounds making them ideal for stabilizing a home’s sagging floor. The concrete floor is dug up and filled with tightly-compacted crushed stone to provide the proper weight barring exertion needed for each column. Once the holes are filled, the SmartJacks are installed and cemented down to the floor and connected to the girder system. Each SmartJack is tightened to permanently stabilize the floor, and even potentially lift the floors back to level.

This homeowner's wall was suffering from stairstep cracks, and was leaning inward.  Design specialist Dustin Shepard was sent out to the home to evaluate. Soon, PowerBraces were installed, to halt the suffering wall in its tracks.

Bowing walls appear due to the pressure changes that come from outside forces. CarbonArmor can permanently stop and stabilize bowing walls. The flexible, carbon fiber fabric tightly “hugs” the wall, giving it the needed coverage and adhesion for the failing walls. The special epoxy is applied to both the CarbonArmor strap and the wall, allowing for proper penetration of the porous walls. CarbonArmor has a low profile design, allowing for BrightWall to be placed over top of it. BrightWall gives your dark and dirty basement a whole new look that won’t rot, chip, crack or mold! BrightWall is made of inorganic materials so you never have to worry about it getting ruined by water and moisture.