Challenge

A two story home built in 1987 with a poured concrete foundation was experiencing foundation settlement. The homeowners began noticing cracks on the foundation walls of the home. They also noticed 3-4 inches of slab settlement on their basement floor. The movement of the home’s foundation was causing several problems in the upper floors of the home such as cracks in the drywall and issues with the doors and windows closing properly. Upon opening the floor along rear wall we discovered the footing had dropped up to 3’ from the wall in an area 25’ long. As we opened the floor back towards the front wall we discovered voids up to 4’ deep in an area up to 300 square feet. Not only was the foundation of the home settling but the homeowners also had water leaking into the basement during heavy rains. These cosmetic problems, along with the overall safety of the home and property value were of great concern to the homeowner.

Solution

Quality 1st Basement Systems recommended the installation of Foundation Supportworks Model 288 Push Piers, Helical Piers, Geo-LockTM Wall Anchors and CarbonAmorTM . To supplement the dropped footing we installed steel I beams in 3’