Before & After Photos

The homeowner of this Isabella, MN home discovered that their home had major foundational issues. Looking for a solution, the owner called DBS for help.

Design Specialist Henrik Makitalo went out to the property to conduct a free no-obligation estimate for the homeowner. After completing a thorough inspection, Henrik recommended our Piering Services and provided a free quote for the homeowners.

Foreman Trevor Ingle took on the lead for the installation of this project. With the assistance of a crew, they installed the piering system using hydraulic pressure. The helical piers are driven underneath the perimeter of the house in order to help prevent the home from further sinking and settling.

After a successful installation, this home is permanently stabilized!

This homeowner called us because he had cold floors and was looking to insulate his crawlspace in Ely, MN. The homeowner had nothing separating his typical insulation from the cold ground air. We came in and repaired the crawlspace, separating the ground from the air inside the crawlspace and made the area healthy, dryer and more comfortable. This in turn has improved the comfort quality in the whole house.   

This basement in Ely Minnesota had become quite leaky and in need of a permanent solution. The cracks that had formed in the wall were allowing water to enter the basement and the homeowner knew it would not be adequate to paint on a waterproofing solution or just add gutters to their home. The installation crew at DBS applied a waterproof polyurethane matting called CleanSpace to the wall which was connected to a newly installed drain tile in the basement. This system allowed water passing through the wall to be collected into the drain tile and fed into a sump pump rather than allowing the leaks to collect as puddles of water in the basement. Not only does our CleanSpace matting help waterproof the basement, but this shiny white matting helps give a much more clean look to the basement walls which were previously dark and dirty. 

This is certainly not a job you find everyday. A boathouse in Ely, MN experienced foundation structure damage during a series of storms, and the owner was worried about the condition it was in. They were able to reach DBS to help find a solution to this issue. After careful inspection and thought, it was determined that the boathouse would need a significant amount of piering done in order to stabilize it. The only problem was that a majority of the foundation needing work was sitting within the lake. Needing a solid surface to perrform the job on, our crew would wait until the cold season when the lake would freeze over. Once the ice was thick enough, the crew brought a mini excavator along it to help with the installation process. The can-do attitude of the crew resulted in a job well done, and the boathouse is now more stabilized than ever before!

Homeowners in Ely, MN noticed that cracks in their foundation were worsening. Quite of bit of water was reaching the basement, causing mildew and undesirable conditions after rains and spring thawing. Additionally, the home's crawl space was sagging causing uneven floors in the rest of the home. 

DBS Design Specilist Rich Johnsen visited the home and provided a free, no-obligation estimate for the foundation support system. It was determined that our GeoLock™ Wall Anchor System would be installed, and well as our SmartJack® System to support the crawl space.

A DBS Foreman and production crew installed our GeoLock™ Wall Plates and Earth Anchors to the failing foundation wall. This system uses the heavy-duty anchors in and connects them to plates on the wall interior wall. Connected with long, galvanized rods, these anchors are tightened to straighten the wall over time and provide maximum support.  

These homeowners were happy with the work done and now have a safe and dry basement to enjoy!