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This girder was so damaged that is was starting to twist. New supports and SmartJacks were needed to fix this home.
A support wood post in this homeowner's crawl space was in desperate need of repair.
SmartJack crawl space support system can correct problems such as sagging, cracks and undersized beams. In this case, a galvanized power brace was installed above the SmartJack to avoid further cracking of the wood post.
Here is a great example of what many home builders use to "level" the floors after they are installed. If I had a nickel for every time I saw a little scrap piece of wood shoved up under a girder...I'd have a ton of nickels. It's strange that this is generally accepted because when you think about it, the whole weight of the home is resting on some thin little piece of wood. The best way to fix it is to add SmartJacks and shim up the piers with large steel plates.
This home owner called DryZone due to sagging floors. During our inspection, we found high moisture content in the wood, along with high humidity reading throughout the crawlspace. The homeowner previously had power vents installed, and the vents brought more moisture into the crawlspace.
DryZone installed CleanSpace, a new dehumidifier and several new screw type jacks called Smart Jacks. The whole process only took a few days, and the results were felt right away.
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This house in Middletown takes being a split level home to a new meaning. Their basement wall has a huge crack that runs from one side to the other right through the middle of the wall. To keep this wall from bowing or buckling we installed a few GeoLock Wall Anchor systems. GeoLock Wall Anchors have and anchor placed far out in solid soil and then the anchor on the inside of the wall, attaching the two is a long steel rod. The anchor can be tightened if needed and doesn't require a huge whole in your already cracked wall.
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