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This homeowner had water getting into his basement, and every time he wanted the water to go away, he would have to pull up the flooring to dry out the water. While this problem had been occurring for years, he determined that with retirement nearing, he wanted to devote his time to home improvement projects instead of dealing with the wet basement problem. He knew that he wanted this problem fixed the right way, so when he found out about our services, he decided to give us a call.
We sent System Design Specialist James Denning to inspect the homeowner's basement water problem and determine what was causing it and to suggest solutions that would fix the problem. James found that water was coming in on one side of the house because that side of the house was sitting lower than the rest of the foundation, so water was running downhill to this portion of the house. James suggested that fixing this problem would involve a full perimeter waterproofing solution complete with a TripleSafe Sump Pump in order to get water out of the home, and the homeowner thought this idea would help tremendously.
One of our installation teams came to the home and installed a full perimeter WaterGuard Interior Drainage System with a partial height CleanSpace Vapor Barrier in order to drain water along the wall source. Then, they installed a lateral line to keep the center of the basement free of water, and all of this lead to a TripleSafe Sump Pump System, which pumps water up and away from the basement. On the exterior or the home, our installation team buried 4 downspouts in the yard, and they installed 2 poly wells to help keep water from flowing towards the lower sitting foundation wall. The homeowner was very happy with the results and he looks forward to using his basement space now. Check out the before and after!
This homeowner wanted to maintain his driveway and extend the concrete's life to prevent having to replace it down the road. The area where the driveway meets the garage door was noticeably settling a few inches, which created a little speed bump. When we inspected the concrete, we realized there were voids underneath the slab into which the concrete was sinking. The best way to fix this was to use our PolyLevel foam. PolyLevel is an expansive foam that we inject beneath the slab. Once injected, it expands and then hardens to fill all voids. Once it hardens, it's able to lift the slab back to its original position. We also did a little crack repair with our NexusPro crack sealant.
The customer notice their floors were squeeking and wanted to have them inspected. We come out to their home and found that there were issues with the foundation supports in the crawl space. The problem the house was having was the floor support that was there was not enough to support the floor. Now the floor is sagging 3/4" and there are drywall cracks appearing. We fixed the problem by adding Smart jacks to the crawlspace to help support the load of the floor.
If bowing walls are caught early enough, we can stop them in their tracks with a material that feels as light as a feather in your hand!
For this lucky customer, we did just that! Carbon Fiber Wall Straps are up to 10x stronger than steel, unobtrusive, and easy to work around when finishing your home!
This homeowner had serious problems with their foundation walls rotting which affected the structure of their house. Many people and contractors often just try to fix the wood rot without dealing with the main issue. In this case, too much moisture and humidity caused mold to grow and the wood to deteriorate. We used a combination of sealing and dehumidifying methods to control the moisture. Our team installed a vapor barrier in the crawl space and a self-draining dehumidifier to remove extra moisture and prevent damage in the future.