Before & After Photos

A bowed wall in Donald’s basement started to worry him. So he called our team for help and we installed PowerBrace. PowerBrace is a foundation repair system that secures basement walls in place. Often outside pressures can cause your basement walls to crack or tilt, this foundation repair system counteracts these pressures by keeping your basement walls in place. The system can eventually be tightened to not only secure the walls in place, but to also straighten them.

Donald had met one of our employees at a mutual friend’s house and said that he was having some problems with his basement. His father had built the home and there has since been many additions to the house. Donald was telling us that two of the additions are sinking which is causing some cracks on the ceiling of the first floor and cracks on the foundation walls in the basement. We inspected the problem and installed PowerBraces to stabilize the walls. The PowerBrace Wall Repair System can stop further damage and potentially straighten the walls back to the original position. The system consists of steel beams that are secure to the joists above the wall that allow for tightening.

This homeowner had a brand new wall installed in their Muskegon, MI home that was already starting to have mortar failure. The wall was not yet bowing, but the issue needed to be resolved before any further damage occurred. We used the CarbonArmor system to stabilize the wall and prevent it from shifting any further. This effective system used carbon fiber straps that are 10 times stronger than steel. We first painted on an epoxy resin at the location of each strap, which was used to adhere the system to the wall. The straps were then secured into place with steel brackets and the wall was immediately stabilized.

Concerned because his sidewalk and concrete steps were cracking and becoming uneven Tom called our team. We installed PolyLevel, a system designed to fix concrete slabs that have sunk. It uses polyurethane foam that expands and has a high density in order to raise the concrete. The process is quite simple, waterproof, and long-lasting. Also it is done by drilling small holes into the concrete and then inserting the foam into the holes.

The story behind the cracked garage wall in this house was interesting. The wall had been hit by a car which obviously then caused the wall to begin crumbling. This also caused some of the bricks in the basement to crack. Both of these problems needed to be addressed and fixed.

Our team decided the best option was to put wall anchors in the garage to help pull the wall back to its original position. We chose to put our Carbon Armor straps in the basement since the damage wasn't as severe as in the garage. The wall anchors put in the garage are the most versatile wall repair method to use in most situations. They can fix very severe problems but are also installed independently of the floor so there's no additional strain. They can also be easily installed around obstacles on the wall such as pipes, cupboards, toilets, etc.