Before & After Photos

The sinking corner of this garage in Newport, KY, was causing a large crack to appear between the mortar in the block wall. When a block wall cracks due to settling, it commonly appears in a "stair-step" fashion. If you'll notice in the before picture, the crack looks like a staircase, and so that's where the name comes from. This often happens because the weakest point in a block wall is the mortar, so the mortar breaks away first. If you'll notice in the after photo, we were able to lift the foundation back up with our steel pier system, effectively closing the crack. Not only do our steel piers allow us to lift a structure back up, they also allow us to guarantee the foundation won't move vertically for the lifetime of the structure. After we completed the job, the homeowner was happy to be able to seal the crack back up without the thought of it ever being able to move again. 

This pier underpinning project to stabilize this sinking foundation required us to tear down a fake wall. This homeowner was a previous client of ours when we stabilized the backside of their garage. They were happy with the job we did, so they had us out again to install more piers. This time, we stabilized the front side. If you want to read more about this project, click this link to read our case study! Click here!

The floors above this basement in Falmouth, KY, were sloping and sagging. This was not only resulting in loud creaking sounds for the inhabitants of the home when they walked across the floorboards, but it was also causing gaps to appear between the walls and floors upstairs. After inspecting the basement, our team found that several of the existing support posts were no longer providing adequate support to the main beams. We replaced them with adjustable SmartJacks to permanently stabilize and lift the floor structure. Once installed, the floors were level again, the creaking stopped, and the upstairs gaps closed up, restoring the home's comfort and stability.

This chimney in Pleasant Hill, Ohio was showing signs of settlement, creating both structural concerns and visible separation from the home. Using two helical piers, we stabilized & lifted the chimney foundation, which puts the chimney back up against the home and halts further movement. The "before" photo show the misalignment caused by the settling, while the "after" image highlights a secure, reinforced foundation and restored alignment. A clean, lasting solution to a serious problem.

The floor joists in the ceiling of this crawl space were sagging due to moisture damage and insufficient lally column support. This was causing the floors above the crawl space to sag in certain spots. We installed a couple rows of our SmartJack posts to straighten out and support the floors above. We then encapsulated the crawl space with our white antimicrobial vapor barrier, our graphite insulation panels (along the walls), and our automated dehumidifier (not pictured). This encapsulation system will protect the wood from further moisture damage, keeping the framing as healthy as possible. Our SmartJacks are made of galvanized steel, so they won't rust like the existing lally columns were. They are also way stronger than the lally columns, and won't sink into the floor, thanks to their engineered "light bulb of influence" design. This customer was stoked that they could now walk on the first floor of their home without feeling like the floors could cave in at any moment.