Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

This is what is known as a lolly column. They are often found in basements when someone is trying to strengthen the sagging floors. As you can see, they rust and bend. Sometimes they even rust so bad that they fall apart.

This is a home that had the outer wall extended to included the porch. The added weight made the so-called supports sink into the ground.

A homeowner in Camden called because they had purchased an old home and the floors were sagging towards the middle of the house. DryZone was able to come in and help by installing the SmartJack Stabilizer. The before picture is what was holding up the home before DryZone was called, and the after picture is the SmartJack we installed for the home. 

A concrete slab is very thick and heavy. When the ground beneath it gets washed away or settles, there are large voids left behind. Most slabs are poured directly on the dirt, so nothing else is supporting them. When the dirt is gone, the slab cracks. A slab pier system is designed to support the slab on heavy soils found far below the surface. When the DryZone crew starts to try and lift, many of the cracks will close up a little.

The wood under this home was so bad that it was amazing someone hadn't fallen through the floor. Almost every single floor joist and girder was rotted or eaten by termites, completely gone in some cases. DryZone was hired to remove the old wood and replace it with fresh pieces. This process took almost two full weeks, as you can imagine it is not an easy task. The end result was a sturdy support system of new and dry wood. The homeowner expressed and interest in CleanSpace encapsulation as well, to prevent history from repeating.