Before & After Photos

Sally has a poured concrete foundation in her Harrison, MI home. Horizontal cracks were beginning to emerge, threatening the integrity of her home. She called Ayers for an inspection and we determined that PowerBraces would be the best solution for her. 

PowerBraces are steel supports that secure to the joists above the foundation. They evenly distribute the weight of the home, strengthening the foundation over time. Sally was grateful that we could provide her with a more stable home to live in.

Lori recently bought a new second home lake house in an area with many natural springs. She wanted to remodel the house but was unable to until she addressed her sinking foundation. After our initial consultation we informed Lori we would need to install SmartJacks to stabilize the home. SmartJacks are steel supports to balance the foundation of your crawl space, lifting it to its original position. They are adjustable so that as your home adjusts and settles, it can always be supported. We also installed CleanSpace Wall System. CleanSpace uses a thick plastic liner along basement and crawl space walls to keep them dry and last decades longer. After these few adjustments, Lori can continue her home's remodel and knows that she can live there safely for years to come.

Sally was in serious need of a solution for her bowing foundation wall in her 100 year-old Harrison, MI home. She looked around at the possible options and decided on trusting our professionals at Ayers! We sent a crew to inspect her basement that had the concerning crack in it and they decided on PowerBrace.

With PowerBrace installed, this will correct the cracked concrete wall in her basement. This is a foundation repair system that will secure bowing walls in place. Outside pressures are typically the main culprit that cause your basement walls to crack or tilt. This system will not only secure the wall in place, but it will also straighten them over time. The PowerBrace consists of steel beams that stretch the length of the wall and are installed in the floor at the base of the wall then are attached to the joists above the wall.

With a new trustworthy system in place keeping her wall secured, Sally is now relieved of the stress she had over the safety of her home!

These homeowners called because the block foundation wall in their basement was failing. One of the first signs of a bowing wall is horizontal cracking, which is what we found in this home. Without a proper solution to stabilize the wall, the soil surrounding the home will continue to put pressure on the wall and the cracks will continue to increase in width, resulting in a failing wall.

Our team of experts installed the Geo-Lock wall anchors to stabilize the wall and hopefully move it back to its original position. To install this system, we started by digging a hole in the soil outside of the foundation wall where we placed a steel earth anchor. A steel rod was drilled into the wall and was then connected to the anchor in the ground. Finally, we installed an interior wall plate over the rod in the basement and we replaced the backfill and sod outside.

This system immediately stabilized the basement wall and has the ability to be tightened over time to shift the wall back to its original position. 

Harry P. slowly felt his home beginning to sink. Wanting to address the problem before it had the chance to get any worse, he gave us a call. Upon assessing Harry’s support system, we found the current distance between his homes supports to be too large. Our team members recommended the installation of six Smart Jacks between the current supports. The Smart Jack is a supplemental support system for crawl space applications. The Smart Jack effectively supports sagging beams and floor joists caused by, a length of span greater than spanning capability, floor load increased after construction, exceeding design values, and weakening over time due to high moisture and rot. We are so thankful for the opportunity to provide a permanent solution to the problem our new friend in Prudenville, MI faced. With this support solution in place, Harry’s foundation is the strongest its ever been.