Before & After Photos

The wall in this Cincinnati, OH, basement was leaking and cracking. We ended up bracing, waterproofing, and concealing the wall with our PowerBrace steel beams, our WaterGuard subfloor drains, and our BrightWall paneling system. By relieving the wall of hydrostatic pressure, the homeowner became relieved of worrisome thoughts about their home. 

As seen in the before photo, this basement wall in Cincinnati, OH, had a large horizontal crack running across it. This crack was a result of the middle of the wall shifting inwards over time due to external hydrostatic pressure that built up outside the foundation in the soil. To stop the wall from moving more, we braced it with our steel PowerBraces. If you look at braces in the after photo, you may be able to see a gap between the tops of the braces and the wall. This gap shows just how much the wall had moved inwards, as the braces were installed perfectly vertical. Also, not the highlight of this photo set, but we also waterproofed this basement with our subfloor drains, a vapor barrier, and an unpictured sump pump.

This garage lintel in Cincinnati, OH, was drooping before we lifted and stabilized it with a lintel repair. A garage lintel, (the top of the garage opening) can start to droop downwards over time, causing the lintel to look like a slight grin. We lifted the lintel by installing steel beams along the inside of both walls in the opening of the garage face. We then ran a steel beam across both jacks to distribute the load. After jacking the lintel back to plum, we then covered the steel beams with a fresh trim. This trim completely concealed the steel beams. The homeowner was very happy with the outcome, and was super impressed with our crews ability to work around the garage number pad on the right side. Click here to learn more from our lintel repair distributor! 

External forces like hydrostatic pressure can cause your foundation walls to cave in. No worries though, we have the solution. Our steel I-beams called PowerBraces are not your ordinary I-beams. They are coated in zinc to prevent rusting, and they can handle very strong loads. Also, they were designed to prevent damage to your floor joists, as their special brackets can be tightened to straighten the wall back out.

This block wall foundation in Fort Thomas, KY, was pushing inward - and it was at a pretty severe stage of wall failure. We recommended that we install a wall repair system consisting of three of our PowerBraces in order to save the wall. These PowerBraces connect to the floor joists at the top will specialized brackets - which are designed to prevent floor joist movement. These brackets allow us to tighten the braces to straighten the wall out over time. You may also notice that we encapsulated the space with our CleanSpace vapor barrier. We also waterproofed this space by wrapping perforated drains underneath the floor, laying our dimpled membrane matting underneath the CleanSpace floor, and installing a SuperSump sump pump, (not pictured). The homeowner was not only relieved from the worry of a caving wall, but they were also happy with the added benefit of a dry and clean space.