Before & After Photos

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This home was sinking down a side of a hill, causing the side of the house to disconnect from the rest of the home. We installed helical piers in order to raise the side of the house back to health, and to keep it that way. You can see the stair-step cracking in the before picture near the bottom of the downspout and the top of the downspout where the gap sits between the yellow panels and the bricks. 

This crawl space was only about a foot or two high, but the piers were sinking into the soil. This was causing gaps to form on the first level of the home near cabinets, doors, windows, floors, and ceilings. We aimed to fix this problem by installing SmartJack posts, which can be adjusted in the future if ever needed. The gaps began to close as we adjusted them to bring the level back to where it was originally. 

This house was built on a slab foundation, meaning the footers were pretty much on top of the dirt. We often witness foundation problems for structures built on slabs because the footers do not sit beneath the frost line, (the frost line is where the soil is able to freeze underground). Because the footers of the foundation sit above the frost line, the soil beneath it often goes through periods of shrinking and expanding, causing havoc on the foundation. Although scary, we were able to fix this side of the structure relatively easily by underpinning the foundation with steel piers. After lifting the foundation back with the red attachment on the piers, (seen in the after picture) we then take the attachments off and backfill the piers, leaving them completely concealed from the ground. 

This crawl space had wooden beams that were probably not the best for holding up the crawl space. They were folding under the pressure, and needed some assistance. We installed our SmartJack crawl space posts, which are adjustable over time, allowing for adjustments. They are also coated in zinc which will prevent rusting.