Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

The basement above the floor of this home was sagging, one of the wooden basement posts was no longer providing adequate support. This is a very common issue with wooden posts, and one that the Structural experts here at John's are very familiar with. When our Design Specialist arrived at this home, he found that the ground of the basement was all dirt and had history of water intrusion, causing this wooden post to settle into the ground, under the pressure of the weight of the home resting on top of it. To return the sagging overhead floor to its correct height, we removed the old beam, and replaced it with a Steel SmartJack. We "jacked up" the SmartJack until the sagging floor was lifted back up. This Steel Post will remain in place to permanently prevent the floor from future sagging. Additionally, to address the issue of water intrusion into the basement, we installed our WaterGuard Full Perimeter Drainage System along the interior walls, to collect and expel all water safely away from the home through a sump pump through a discharge line. We also laid down our DrainMatt dimpled drainage matt on top of the entirety of the floor, to help gather and direct all water slightly downhill, and away from the home via a discharge line. On top of the DrainMatt, we built concrete forms, and poured new concrete tightly around the footing of the SmartJack, as well as the entire basement floor. After pouring, we gave the new slab a nice broom finish! The flooring above the basement of this home is now level once again, and with the basement waterproofed, the entire structure of this home is now protected and secure.

The exterior of the foundation walls of this home had started to erode, due to hydrostatic pressure against the walls caused by accumulated ground water. To stop further erosion, and to protect the strength of the foundation walls, our crew of experts installed an drain system to catch all ground water before it could reach the foundation walls. To do this, they dug a shallow trench, beginning at the back of the home, and wrapping around to the front. Inside of the trench, they laid down perforated pipe, to collect all ground water, and then covered this with decorative gravel, until the trench was filled. Covering the trench with gravel will help gather and route rain water into the system. They made sure that the drainage was installed at a downhill angle, to utilize the force of gravity to send all collected water downhill, to be expelled away from the home. At the expulsion point, we attached a LawnScape Outlet, to evenly disperse the water into the lawn. Thanks to the installation of this system, ground water will no longer be able to accumulate and create hydrostatic pressure against the foundation walls of this home. The experts here at John's have successfully restored structural integrity and stability to this family home. These homeowners can rest assured that the safety and long-term investment of their home is now protected by the installation of high-quality waterproofing components designed to prevent the disastrous affects that water damage can cause when left un-mediated. 

This home suffered from bouncy and squeaky floors. The owners knew that if left unaddressed, this could lead to worse foundation issues. To get on top of this issue, the owners contacted John's Waterproofing and scheduled a free inspection. We sent out a design specialist who did a full inspection. Afterwards we sat down with the owners and crafted a repair plan to suit their home and budget. To stabilize the home we had to replace the floating wooden posts with SmartJacks. These adjust to fit the space, and will not succumb to any water issues over the years. We then installed a drain system and sump pump. These will ensure water won't be able to flood the space and damage the vapor barrier and the remaining wooden posts will be able to stay out of water. We installed a new 6 Mil vapor barrier, overlapping edges and running this up the walls. Now the space is on solid ground again.