HomeSpec Waterproofing and Foundation Repair Case Studies: Crawl Space Floor Supports Restore Peace Of Mind in Pigeon, Mi

Challenge

This Pigeon, Mi homeowner bought their first home a few years back, and didn't really have any plans of moving. They were well aware that it would be a bit of a fixer-upper situation. However, their sagging floors discomforted them greatly. While they knew how to address issues such as windows, and basement sump pumps. They weren't sure how to go about handling the hollow, almost trampoline-like give when they walked across their floors at times. They knew the rest of the house had some signs of wood rot too, and that only made them more concerned that the floor support situation would worsen over time. They began looking for a floor support specialist or crawl space foundation repair contractor nearby.  Looking for the highest rated and reliable local company is what introduced them to HomeSpec Basementfix.

We would send one of our project managers out to meet with the distraught homeowner. We made sure to create an open dialog and hear their concerns from start to finish, so that we could best address the issues in the most relevant manner. Each situation is unique, after all, and should be treated as such. We would than begin our inspection process of the property to better understand the core of the issue and how to go about handling it. It turned out the home was built upon a crawl space, that would need to be explored. Our investigation would confirm the homeowner's fears to an extent. Wood rot had indeed settled into some of the support beams and joists, causing them to falter and give way somewhat.

Solution

This dirt crawl space would require some level of work from our crew. First, we had to ensure a clear and safe worksite by clearing out the debris spread across the crawl space itself, ensuring a proper level of access. This particular job would require some parts of the crawl space to go through joist sistering, while other joists would need to be replaced entirely. A new supplemental beam would also have to be installed to help add structural integrity to the flooring above. Finally, we would install our SmartJack crawl space support jacks.  These jacks are both powerful enough to be able to bear loads over 60,000 lbs and versatile enough to be an adjustable custom fit support crawl space support system. Their galvanized steel engineering and zinc coating ensure no future risk of wood rot, weathering or degradation. The adjustable nature of this solution set ensures a permanent fix that can adapt as needed year-round. 

The change in the floors was immediately noticeable to the homeowner. Having their sense of security restored in their own home, was incredible step towards helping them establish peace of mind. Our goal is always to return that feeling of "home" to any house a family may reside in, because that's exactly how we would want to feel ourselves.