Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

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.

When the wooden beams under the home get so wet that they become soft, the weight of the house will crush them around the existing piers. Drying out the crawlspace is a great way to prevent this. Installing adjustable SmartJacks instead of new concrete piers is a great way to fix it. SmartJacks resist corrosion and are fully adjustable. This allows the homeowner to achieve a slow and steady lift if the want.

Before and afters are sometimes hard to show when it comes to foundation repair. Push piers are always covered up with fresh concrete. The wall cracks are never going to disappear completely, but getting a big crack to close up like in these pictures makes for a great visual. The push piers that DryZone installed were able to lift the entire wall and close the gap almost to the original position. The wall is now supported and warrantied for many years to come.

When a home settles and the floors start to sag it can be caused by several different things. One of those reasons is wet wooden support beams. The wood gets a little squishy when it is too wet and that can cause them to smash around the concrete columns in a crawlspace. Most of the time the damage is minor and easily corrected. Many people will try and wedge wooden shims up under the beams. But if the problem is wet wood, why would adding more wood solve the problem? DryZone uses metal shims for minor adjustments. The best way to ensure that this problem is permanently fixed is to dry out the crawlspace and keep it dry. Metal shims will help to correct the small damage before the wood cracks and rots.

Cracking and bowing of the walls is a very dangerous situation to be in. At any minute, if not taken care of quickly can result in to a very serious situation which could include having to buy another home.