Before & After Photos

This home had a basement wall that was bowing in from external pressure. We fixed this by installing PowerBrace I Beams all along the wall. These beams are strong enough to hold up all that pressure and then some. 

When was the last time you checked out your crawl space? The concrete piers that are holding it up may have become useless if not checked regularly. In the before picture, you can see the existing concrete pier was barely holding onto anything. We installed our SmartJack post system to ensure the floors of this home are supported properly. 

As we see with most bowed walls, there was a large horizontal crack in the block wall just below the frost line. You see, when water freezes underground outside your foundation, it causes the water to expand and push inwards towards your basement. Our repair is simple, but very effective. Our steel I-beams are very unique in their design and strength compared to most other steel beam options. Our PowerBraces, as we call them, are made of a high strength steel that prevents rust and other types of failures that you see with other I-beams. They are also designed to prevent damage to your floor joists and floors through weight dissipation. Lastly, they are also able to turn bowed walls straight again over time under the right circumstances. If you think this is a method you may be interested in then call us today for a free inspection!

Mr. Neat of Columbia, Kentucky, had a large crack in his basement walls. They were also beginning to bow. He did an internet search and found The Basement Doctor of Central Kentucky. 

To stop the walls from bowing any further, or the cracks from getting any larger our estimator Brian suggested PowerBraces. He didn't move forward immediately but a year later he felt ready to move forward with securing his home. We were able to quickly complete his project. 

A common short-term fix for failing concrete columns in the crawlspace is adding shims to keep the floor level. The problem is that these concrete columns are almost always going to continue to fail. That's why this Middlesboro, Kentucky, homeowner called us. They were tired of the never-ending fixes to their sagging floors. To fix their problem, we installed our SmartJack Stabilizer. Our solution will take care of their problem once and for all.