Before & After Photos

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Cracked Foundation

This cracked foundation is clearly shown even outside of the home, as well as the inside. DryZone came out to repair the damages. The building was on settling soil and was breaking the building apart. Once we were there, we addressed the situation by putting fresh virgin soil around the home, then propped them up with anchors.

Kingstown, MD poor structral support for sagging floors

This is what is known as a lolly column. They are often found in basements when someone is trying to strengthen the sagging floors. As you can see, they rust and bend. Sometimes they even rust so bad that they fall apart.

Poor foundation support gets properly fixed

This is a home that had the outer wall extended to included the porch. The added weight made the so-called supports sink into the ground.

Camden Home Had Sagging Floors

A homeowner in Camden called because they had purchased an old home and the floors were sagging towards the middle of the house. DryZone was able to come in and help by installing the SmartJack Stabilizer. The before picture is what was holding up the home before DryZone was called, and the after picture is the SmartJack we installed for the home. 

Camden-Wyoming, DE - Very old supports in a small cellar

This home was built somewhere in the 1930's. There weren't a lot of strict regulations on home building back then like there are today. At some point in the home's history, a homeowner tried to add supports to the sagging floors. The type of jacks that were used are only meant for temporary, light duty usage. When standing in the home, there is a noticeable dip in the floor towards the center of the house. DryZone was able to use the SmartJack support system to drastically improve the supporting structure. The SmartJack system is usually a crawlspace product. In this case, we were able to order longer poles for the jacks to accommodate the basement height. You can see the difference in size, certainly, but its the clean threads on the screws that make this system truly superior. The zinc plating on a SmartJack means that it will resist corrosion and can easily be adjusted if the need should arise.

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