Before & After Photos

A homeowner in Evansville, IN, had bowing walls in her garage that needed to be straightened. A horizontal crack usually starts small and will increase in width over time as the soil outside continues to put pressure on the wall. The amount of pressure varies depending on the type of soil around the home, the amount of moisture in the soil, and how deep the foundation is under the ground. The homeowner was ready to stabilize the home's foundation to have peace of mind. 

The best solution for the homeowner was the GeoLock Wall Anchor System. To have GeoLock installed, the home has to have soil outside the walls for installation purposes. Wall anchors are installed by digging a small hole in the soil away from the home's foundation. A steel rod is drilled through a one-inch hole in the basement wall and is connected to an earth anchor seated deep within the augured hole in the basement wall and is connected to an earth anchor seated deep within the augured hole. A low-profile plate is placed on the interior of the basement walls and is secured to the rod. Once the system is installed, it is tightened and will permanently stabilize the foundation of the home. 

This home in Decaturville, TB, was starting to become a threat due to the foundation bowing. The basement had stair-step cracking and bowing at the top. If the foundation is left untreated, the situation will only get worse. There are a few signs inside your home that will show if your foundation is hurting. Foundation wall cracks resulting from the settlement will often start narrow at the bottom and widen as they move up the wall. Cracks in drywall throughout the house are good indicators of settlement and may be more obvious in the uppermost levels. Problems with doors and windows can occur, such as sticking, locking on doors that are not working properly, and needing to shave down the top of the door to open and close more easily. 

A PowerBrace system is installed to permanently stabilize the home's foundation. Utilizing a joist reinforcement method that distributes the load evenly, this system eliminates the worry of damage caused to wood floor joists commonly seen with other l-beam systems. PowerBrace's state-of-the-art brackets were engineered to provide strong joint reinforcement while also protecting the integrity of your home's floor system. It thrilled the homeowner to know that their foundation will be protected from now on. 

A retaining wall was pulling away from the home foundation and taking the corner block with it, causing stair-step cracking on the wall. The family in Lewisport, KY knew what they needed and came to us for advice on how and where the issue needed to be repaired. Retaining walls are structures that hold back or retain soil, water, and other materials.  Since a retaining wall has been supporting the landscaping, the wall needed to be straightened to continue benefiting.  

The best solution for straightening the retaining wall was to install the GeoLock Wall Anchor system. Wall anchors are installed by digging a small hole in the soil away from your home's foundation. A steel rod is drilled through a one-inch hole in the basement wall and is connected to any earth anchor seated deep within the augured hole. A low-profile wall plate placed on the interior of the basement wall is secured to the rod. The augured hole is backfilled and sod is replaced. All components are then connected and tightened. The retaining wall is now back to performing the job it's supposed to be doing: preventing erosion. 

In Newburgh, IN, a couple needed their foundation inspected to see what further plans needed to be set in place for their issue. One wall of the foundation, located in the basement, was bowing and would bring water inside whenever it rained. After a big rain storm had hit their home, causing more water than usual to leak into the basement, the homeowners had enough. There needed to be a reliable, secure system set in place for the home to be healthy. 

To straighten the walls permanently, the best option was the PowerBrace system. The zinc-plated steel beams are custom fit to the basement wall height and secured tightly against it. The patented design allows the system to be tightened over time, stopping wall failure without any invasive drilling or digging on the property. The couple was in awe of the PowerBrace system and the future benefits it will bring to the home. 

In Uniontown, KY, Healthy Spaces received a call from a homeowner concerning their home's foundation. The foundation and bricks were cracking and sinking. The home sits on a crawl space, and when the crawl space was inspected, cracks were forming on the walls. The saying," it gets worse before it gets better" does not apply to foundation settlement. The issue will continue to worsen until the problem is dealt with. 

The push-pier system reaches greater depths than other options. An external sleeve is used to strengthen the pier system directly below the bracket to prevent kinking and bending and ensure a vertical installation in competent soils. Hydraulic hoses such as the blue and red ones pictured below have a gauge that shows how far down the pier is in the ground and how much more hydraulic pressure needs to be added.  While this process is happening, cracks are inspected to ensure that the home settlement is fixed. The homeowner was relieved to have a permanent solution set in place.