Before & After Photos

This home had a basement ceiling that was caving in slowly but surely. Floor joists bend for many reasons like: moisture, excess weight above, age, poor materials, etc. We held up the ceilings floor joists by using SmartJacks, completely customizable piers that can be adjusted whenever needed. We also installed a BrightWall panels on the walls and a SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier to combat the slight moisture issue.  

In need of some foundation repair work? We got you covered with our tested and proven methods and products! For example, our steel beams called PowerBraces were designed to prevent floor joist damage! Other steel beams out there will destroy your floors!

Here we have a foundation wall that has a big horizontal crack from the wall progressively bowing in over time. You can see the owner tried to spray some type of foam in the crack, which didn't help much at all. The type of foundation is block concrete, which we commonly see struggle with bowing issues. However, because the top and bottom parts of the wall have not begun to slide inward, we can install PowerBraces to save the wall. It's important to note that PowerBraces rely on the floor joists and the basement floor for strength. That's why it's important neither the top or bottom parts of the wall are structurally weak. Furthermore, here at The Basement Doctor, we make sure we distribute the weight evenly at the floor joists, so no damage occurs to the joist system. PowerBraces can be installed in a day, and can even sometimes straighten the wall completely out over time. 

This concrete block wall foundation was severely bowed in. However frightening it looks though, we are able to fix this problem relatively easily with our PowerBrace system. Because the top and bottom of the wall have not begun to slide in, we are able to install steel our patented I-beams, which are different from other systems. They are different because they are specifically engineered to distribute the weight of the bowed in wall across the basement floor and the floor joists in the basement ceiling, not allowing for further damage to your floor joists. Here you can see that the PowerBraces have already begun to revert the wall back to its normal shape. They are also flexible enough to be installed around appliances, like the fuse box seen in the pictures. 

This customer had a sinking crawlspace that was resulting in the floors to sag. We fixed this by supporting the main beam using SmartJacks. The SmartJacks are able to raise the beam back and can be adjusted in the future if future sagging occurs.