Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

This homeowner gave us a call because they had some concerns with the structural integrity of their home. They are looking to move into this home full time and want to ensure all structural issues are addressed. Pilot town engineering also came out to take a look per the request of the homeowner and provide their recommendations. 

While we were taking a look, we noticed the crawlspace was encapsulated by another company. We also noticed water stains on their product which we brought to the homeowners attention. While looking at the structure of the area, we noticed most of the piers were separated from the girder, pilot town recommended the installation of metal shims. Some of the piers look to be leaning, so we will need to correct those as well.

Ultimately, we installed our smartjacks support system, a supplemental beam/girder and floor joists to correct the structure issues. To address the water issues, we installed a smartsump system, ice guard to prevent floods from clogged or frozen discharge lines, lawnscape at the end of the discharge line and cleanspace with drainage matting to encapsulate the area. 

Homeowner had SmartJack system installed to assist with foundation problems as well as a CleanSpace Encapsulation to provide quality vapor barrier protection.

The homeowner reached out to us because they were tired of dealing with their sagging and bouncy floors. Their biggest concern was not only the floors caving in, but eventually the collapse of the foundation/home. After inspecting the area above and beneath the floors, we recommended a permanent fix. This included smartjack supports and installation of a supplemental beam to ensure the floor would not only be level and supported for the foreseeable future, but to give the homeowner peace of mind about the stability of their floors/home.

You ask what causes sagging floors. Floors above crawlspaces are vulnerable to all kinds of problems. High humidity and weak foundation soils may cause support columns to shift and settle which in turn causes your floors to sag and bounce. 

How does the SmartJack System stabilize the sagging floor?

1. Place supplemental beam.

2. Our production team excavates a 2x2x2 hole at each SmartJack location. 

3. We then fill the hole with a compacted engineered fill and set the high-strength cast aluminum SmartJack base

4. We measure, cut and assemble steel SmartJack columns.

5. We connect the SmartJack to the existing supplemental beam then tighten and lift. 

This repeat homeowner in Berlin, MD reached out to the experts at DryZone due to concerns of their foundation settling and cracked walls in their home. To fix the issues with this homeowner's foundation the experts at DryZone installed the Patented Helical Pier System. Steel piers are screwed into the soil to appropriate depths and capacities. Then a steel foundation bracket is connected to the helical piers. 

How does the patented helical pier system stabilize your home?

The weight of your home is transferred from the original unstable soil through the piers to the component or bedrock.