Before & After Photos

After completing an interior remodel project in their home these homeowners realized that there was an issue with their home. More specifically that their stove was crooked, and throughout the entirety of their home, they had issues with bouncy and creaking floors. What they didn't realize until they went exploring was that between the right rear wall of their home they had a large crack, which was due to the home settling. Due to the settlement of the home, the cracks were spreading into their home through the sheetrock. As well they noticed that the front right corner of the house had a crack that seemed to be causing the same damage to the front of the home as the crack in the back was doing

For us to save their home before it was too late, we excavated around the perimeter of their home and installed 12 Stabil-Loc push pier systems, which spaned from the corner of their porch to the backside of their home past their sliding glass door. Once our systems were in place we then backfilled the excavation area and roughly graded it. 

By implementing our piering system we were able to lift, level, stabilize and true their home to the best of our ability. During the lifting process while standing on the deck the homeowner could notice a significant difference almost immediately with the small amount of lifting that we had done before their project was fully completed. They could not have been happier with the outcome of their project, but more importantly, they are so glad that they do not have to worry at night about whether or not their home is going to fall over. 

This homeowner recently purchased their new home. Because it was constructed with a poured concrete foundation and block walls, the walls began to bow. This led to the formation of stair-stepping cracks and the infiltration of both water and moisture. Because of the numerous projects that we have completed in the past, this homeowner decided to contact Basement Systems Of New York to see how we could help 

To take care of the issues at hand, we first had to install our temporary supports. After installing our temporary supports, we marked out and jackhammered our poured footings. Once done, we started to excavate. The excavation was done so that we could have access to knock down and rebuild the wall, as well as to waterproof their foundation. Finally, once done, we knocked down their old block foundation wall.

Once done, we turned our attention to creating a form for our new footing. Our footing would be made of concrete and rebar. Specifically numbers four and five. Once done, we were able to start rebuilding the block wall. After completing the erection of the wall, we applied both our patented waterproofing products to keep all moisture and water out. As well as a parge to it to give it that brand new foundation look.

Next, we installed six of our SmartJack foundation supports on top of the footings we had previously created, formed, and poured. These SmartJacks would bear the weight of our new 2x12' quadruple main girder. Before packing up and calling this project complete we roughly backfilled the area that we had excavated.

After completing this project for these homeowners, they noticed a tremendous difference in their home's structural integrity. More importantly than anything to these homeowners peace of mind had been restored. They can now sleep at night knowing that their home will never fall over. They could not be happier with how their project turned out and are glad that they invested in their home.   

When this homeowner originally purchased his home back in the 80s he added an addition onto their home to make their almost perfect home perfect. Little did they know that due to putting on the addition due to the soil conditions and many other factors that their home would settle and they would start to have issues with their floors being uneven, not being able to close doors, and bouncy floors. Because of these reasons, he contacted Basement Systems of New York to see what could be done to bring his home back to its former glory. The reason they chose to have us perform the work was due to our level of professionalism, along with our ability to complete projects in an efficient time frame. 

To fix the foundation problems that their home and they were experiencing we needed to dig down six feet to install our sono tubes, these sono tubes would serve as the foundation for our sixteen new SmartJacks that would be installed. We then sistered every 2x6 floor joist with treated lumber. Finally, we installed 165 linear feet of main girders with our steel i-beams. We installed one i-beam on each end and two in the center.

Once all our systems were installed our Installation Specialists methodically and meticulously raised the home to level. With just a small amount of leveling and the doors slowly going back to normal the homeowner was ecstatic, once the entire project was completed he could not believe that his home was now back to how it was when he has first put the addition on. 

This homeowner contacted Basement Systems Of New York because his foundation wall was bowing. The reason this occurred was that little to their knowledge when, they originally purchased the home over thirty years ago, they did not know that the addition that the previous homeowner put on wasn't properly; supported and tied into the wall. Also, when their siding was installed water was allowed to run behind it and hit the foundation wall.

Upon our Specialist inspecting and taking their measurements, he noticed that the wall had deflected inward approximately three inches. Because of the amount of deflection due to both soil and water erosion, this home's foundation wall was severely compromised and had to repair before things became worse. 

To take care of the issue, we started by jackhammering six inches from the foundation wall to create a trench. Once we had removed the old concrete, we installed four PowerBraces with an eight-foot brace strategically spaced with our top-lever bracket. We then built a form around the trench we had created with two-by-fours. Once completed, we pour our concrete footing/curb around our PowerBraces. In doing so, we were able to provide much more stability and rigidity to the wall. 

Since reinforcing their foundation, this homeowner has been able to sleep easy at night knowing that their home will not fall over. Also, they now have some more storage space due to how their new footing/curb sits. They could not be any happier with how their project turned out. They are so glad that they decided to invest in the security of their home.  

These homeowners contacted Basement Systems of New York because they noticed that their block foundation wall nearest their sidewalk up to the front door was bowing. Because of the issue, they were having they wanted to repair the damage before it became a bigger headache and cost to fix. 

To fix the problem at hand we had to temporarily brace the home from inside the garage in order to make sure that our Installation Specialist were safe throughout the entirety of the project. We then started excavating the earth near their foundation wall in order to gain better access to the foundation wall. Finally, we knocked down part of their old block foundation wall. Once this was completed our Installation Specialist started to rebuild their foundation wall before lowing the home back onto the foundation

Since having us rebuild part of their block foundation these homeowners have noticed that their home feels structurally sound again, as well as the sounds they were hearing before have disappeared. More importantly than anything though they do not have to worry about the home falling down. 

Give us a call at 1-866-375-9990, or visit us at basementsystemsofny.com to schedule your no-obligation consultation with one of our expert Design Specialists. Problems around your home don't get better with time, they get better with us.