Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

PowerBraces are one of the great foundation support products that DryZone uses to stabilize a broken basement wall. These are generally used when an underground obstacle prevents a proper GeoLock wall anchor installation. The PowerBrace is a heavy steel beam and an adjustable bracket. It pushes on the bowing wall to provide support and carries a hefty warranty.

Most of us know that once a house is built it takes a few years to "settle". With a basement this can be pretty dangerous though. The pressure from the house, dirt, and water pushing on the basement walls can cause them to crack and start to buckle. When a wall bows inward all the weight from the top and the dirt pushing in can cause it to collapse. Then you have a very unstable foundation and risk your house coming down. To fix this problem the wall needs to be straightened back out, strengthened, and anchored down. DryZone installs a great product for this called Geo-Lock Wall Anchor System. This product consists of three parts. An earth anchor placed securely in stable soil, a long threaded steel rod that connects to the steel plates on the inside of the wall. This system holds the wall in place so it cannot bow any further. The anchor can also be tightened at different intervals to straighten the wall out. In addition you can also get hide away panels for finished or unfinished basements. 

A homeowner in Glen Burnie was experiencing a sagging floor, so we brought in our team to lift the foundation by installing a SmartJack support system to stabilize their floor joists and beams.

This family in Crownsville. MD was in need of some support in their basement ASAP! With the help of our PowerBrace system, we were able to stabilize the wall that was failing. 

The PowerBrace system is designed to permanently stabilize your home's foundation with Zinc-plated steel beams custom fit to the wall height and secured tightly against it. PowerBrace's unique, patented design allows the system to be tightened over time, stopping wall failure without any invasive drilling or digging.

This homeowner called DryZone with concern about his steps which were sinking and leaning into his home. Our inspector knew that the quickest and easiest solution to this problem would be the use of helical piers. Our crews arrived and installed helical piers on both sides of the stairs giving them the support that they needed to stand straight. Once more, a presentable and safe entrance to the home was restored through the efforts of Team DryZone.