Before & After Photos

Whiney had inherited a Pentwater home from her aunt. She only lives there in the summers and noticed this summer that there was a large amount of water entering her basement. The sump pump she had was not keeping up causing standing water in the unfinished basement. She wants to someday pass this lakefront home onto her kid and have it last generations- but before that was possible, she needed to address the water situation. 

We installed a perimeter drain, called DryTrak, to collect the water that comes in through the foundation walls and send it to the sump pump. This particular drain system gives a clean, finished appearance of a baseboard. The TripleSafe sump pump we installed for her provides 3 levels of protection to the home and peace of mind to the home owner. To keep the basement from flooding in case of frozen pipes in the winter months, installed the IceGuard which gives the water a second escape route and ensures that the water the sump pump is sending out remains outside your home. We also installed the SaniDry XP to keep the basement dry and filter the air for mold spores, odors, or dust. To help ensure the basement was dry, we installed the CleanSpace Wall vapor Barrier. This wall system gives a nice clean look while also keeping moisture out of the basement. Lastly, to keep the home supported, we installed SmartJacks. These steel posts are adjustable at any point in time, if the home needs it, which provide a permanent solution to sagging floors.

Greg's foundation was being held up by a few pieces of wood and some nails. The old block foundation was falling apart, so he called Ayers for an inspection. Our crew knew right away that shotcrete would be the perfect solution to Greg's problem. Shotcrete is a sprayable concrete that stabilizes foundation walls and fills any holes that let in unwanted water or air. It's applied through a high-pressure hose. The extra air propelling the concrete out is what makes the shotcrete able to be applied to vertical and sloping surfaces. Greg was grateful that his foundation was fixed and the integrity of his home was restored. 

We got a call from Karl in Muskegon, MI saying that he needed part of his sidewalk lifted. After going out for inspection, we knew exactly where to place the PolyLevel injections. Each little mark that you can see in the After photo is where we injected the PolyLevel, and what this does is help stabilize the sidewalk and bring it back up to the level it should be at.

PolyLevel requires less holes, is extremely lightweight, and cures so fast that it can be driven over within 15 minutes. Karl's sidewalk is now back to the level that it should be at.

Homeowners had a bowing basement wall due to heavy water intrusion. So our team installed PowerBrace, a foundation repair system created to secure basement walls in place. Outside pressures can often cause your basement walls to crack or tilt, this foundation repair system counteracts these pressures by keeping your basement walls in place. Over time, the system can be tightened to not only secure the walls in place, but to also straighten them.

Mark from Muskegon, MI needed his basement waterproofed. After going out for our free inspection, we decided that the best case of action was to suggest to Mark that we install our WaterGuard Below Floor Drain.

As its name states, WaterGuard rests below your floor slab, but on top of the foundation footing. This is important because now that it’s on top of the footing, mud will not get into the drain and clog it, simply because the drain is not sitting in the mud. The WaterGuard also has a drain outlet directly to the sump pump and will not cause any damage to the foundation. Also, since it's installed below the floor slab, you won't even be able to notice that it's there once it's completely installed.

There simply isn't an interior waterproofing system that is more efficient and longer lasting than our WaterGuard system, so if your basement is in need of some waterproofing, pick up the phone and give Ayers a call!