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Split Level Home with Water on the Slab in Brentwood, MO
The room addition in this Brentwood, Missouri house was built off a slab foundation and water was getting in from the patio and wetting the carpet inside. Our TrenchDrain® collected the water and drained it away from the home.
Poured Foundation Wall Leaning in O'Fallon, MO
We use laser transits to determine how far a foundation wall is laterally moving inward. We can measure the inside wall and look for other visible signs of this problem. Typically, a poured foundation wall will tip in at the top of the foundation. See the 2nd photo of the exterior space between the siding and foundation wall of this O'Fallon, Missouri foundation. The Foundation SupportWorks® Geo-Lock™ wall anchors system solves this problem and is cost effective to do.
Remodeling a Finished Basement in Wildwood, MO
Before remodeling a basement ask: what type of sump pump system is present and is it enough to protect your remodeling investment? These Wildwood, Missouri homeowners knew they needed a reliable sump pump installed before finishing their basement.
The sump pump is the heart of any basement waterproofing system and single sump pumps need help if a breaker trips or if the power goes out. Our TripleSafe® has six more features to offer than the single sump pump system. It can be installed with a warning system tied into your home security system or smart device.
Street Creep or Concrete Rebar Crack in Sunset Hills, MO
Street creep causes a garage slab to force the rear wall of the garage foundation out. The rear foundation wall either bows to the exterior like in the photo of this Sunset Hills, Missouri home, or inward into a basement; however, with limited damage, isolated to the 2nd picture shown, it could be determined that in this case it is a rebar crack. Rebar that slips to the exterior of the concrete form when the foundation is being poured may later cause horizontal cracking like this. Rebar cracks are more of a cosmetic repair than a structural damage issue.
Drilling a hole in the cast iron drain line: Bad idea in Lemay, MO
A trick to help drain water from beneath the basement floor is to drill a large hole in the drain line of a floor drain, low enough to let water in from under the floor. But if you are relying on that and do not also have a sump pump...ouch! We retrofit our TripleSafe® sump pump system. After getting wet three times, this Lemay, Missouri homeowner didn't want that to happen ever again. The TripleSafe® has three operating pumps, not all at the same time, and one is a battery backup pump for operating during a power outage, or if a breaker trips, water levels rise, or if one of the primary pump fails after years of being in service.