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Supporting a Settling Home in Comstock Park, MI

This Comstock Park home is settling in the back and is causing some issues to the home. The corner where the home is settling has cracked brick and some spots are look as if they are deteriorating. The floors in the home are unlevel now as well and the homeowners want to make sure they do not get worse. We used Helical Piers to solve their issues. Helical Piers have plates that help to pull the pier into stable soil and provide anchoring strength as the weight of the foundation is transferred to the pier. The piers stabilize the foundation but can also help lift the settled foundation back to the original level. They have fast, effective year-round installation so that you never have to worry about your home having to wait until warm weather to get fixed.

Raising Slanted Floor in Comstock Park, MI, with SmartJacks

Laurel's living room floor was slanted, and she wasn't sure how to fix it. She knew this was a sign of foundation issues, so she decided to call Ayers to learn about our solutions. Our experts stopped by and recommended installing the SmartJacks supplemental support system. Store-bought floor jacks often fail beneath the pressure of the home, but SmartJacks are designed to last. Each SmartJack is hot-dipped in galvanized steel, zinc-plated, and has a two-foot base depth to reduce load-bearing stress. Laurel feels better about her floor!

SmartJack Helps Crawl Space Support

Larry noticed multiple supportive issues with his home that he's been in since 2009. Knowing that It was built by the previous owner under little supervision, he knew he had a potentially major issue. Wanting to find a solution from a reliable company unlike the initial contractors, he contacted Ayers. Our resident foreman Blade was able to listen to Larry's concern and inspect the area.

 

Bruce noticed the home's crawl space was suffering the most from faulty craftsmanship.  To remedy the problem Balde and his team decided to use SmartJack piers.

 

SmartJack piers are steel beams place strategically along the home's supportive rim joist. The Beams are anchored into the foundational floor with poured concrete and the tops are capped with load-bearing joints that affix to the rim joist.

 

SmartJack is a trusted tool by Ayers because it provides a permeate source of support and not only stops further compromise of the support structures but also corrects the Supportworks over time.

PowerBrace and FlexiSpan Wall Repair Saves Sparta, MI Home Sale

While trying to sell her house, the home inspector told our customer that the basement wall was bowed 2". She called us to fix it so the house would pass inspection and sell. 

As is the case with many bowed walls, there was a leaking crack that had been poorly "sealed" in the past. We installed a FlexiSpan sealant to take care of the leak, and a PowerBrace wall reinforcement system to strengthen and straighten the wall.

Installing SmartJack to Lift Sagging Floors in Sparta, MI

Due to previous owners installing a new roof without adding the correct support, Linda and Shannon's living room floors were sagging. So, they called our team and we installed SmartJack, a system produced to halt your sagging floors. Floors above crawl spaces are vulnerable due to the moisture and soils in your crawl space. The Smart Jack system is a permanent fix to these issues. It uses steel columns, threaded rods and a solid base to address any issues your crawl space may introduce to your floors. Installing this system usually takes less than a day and it provides immediate stabilization.