French Drain Installation & Foundation Crack Repair in Petersburg

A family in Petersburg, Mi recently purchased a new home in the area. It was a beautiful home near a good school district for their kids; they truly believed they could settle down here for the foreseeable future. The only problem was that their floor was settling before they were. The family best described the situation as the floors felt as though they were dipping. This created an understandable concern if foundation repair was needed, or if something was wrong with crawl space. They really wanted to ensure a safe long-term home for their family, so they searched for contractors specializing in foundation and crawlspace repair near Petersburg, and found HomeSpec to be the most respectable choice.

HomeSpec's Jesse Frailey drove out to discuss concerns with the family; the "dipping" floors became readily apparent to Jesse as well. His investigation commenced, taking him to an outside access for the crawl space; there wasn't any water in the area, which was a relief because it meant no crawlspace waterproofing would be needed. However, sagging joists were noted and needed to be addressed immediately.

To that end, our crew introduced the SmartJack reinforcement system to the crawlspace. The SmartJack® system is a foundation repair product that provides a permanent solution to these problems. The SmartJack® is installed by attaching steel support beams to the floor joists and a sturdy base at the floor. Once all posts are installed, they are adjusted to raise the floors to a level position. With the SmartJacks being easily adjusted at any point, if the homeowner requires it, they help ensure a permanent solution to foundation and structural problems.

This family was able to literally reclaim the sense of balance stolen from them, thanks to HomeSpec.

This Petersburg, Michigan basement was very humid in the summer. Humidity is not good for organic materials, like wood, which is abundant in a basement. High moisture levels lead to condensation, mold, and rot. This basement was experiencing all 3. The floor joists were beginning to rot, which endangers the structural integrity of the home. Mold was growing behind the drywall, which meant mold spores were floating around the entire home too. 

Our team suggested installing one of our powerful, efficient dehumidifiers to solve this problem - the SaniDry Sedona. It removes up to 95 pints of water from the air PER DAY. And on top of that, it costs less to run than others on the market. After a few weeks with the Sedona, the homeowners felt like they had a brand new basement!

The window wells and egress windows on this Petersburg home were very old and not properly draining water. They had no cover, and water was leaking through the window into the basement after storms. The homeowners called HomeSpec to have them replaced. 

Our crew removed the old wells and windows, and replaced them with ours. Our window well comes with a cover to prevent water seepage and protect from the elements. We also installed drainage in the well, so it won’t flood and leak into the basement. It looks so much better now!

These Petersburg homeowners found something horrific when they looked inside their crawl space. They had been smelling weird smells, and hearing odd noises coming from under their home, so they decided to investigate. Not only did they find dead animals, but live ones too - a family of opossums. They had snuck in through a damaged vent, and made it their home. 

After this shocking discovery, the homeowners decided they wanted their crawl space encapsulated - so they called HomeSpec. Our crew installed a vapor barrier over the dirt floor and the walls, and then covered the vents. This was done after another company removed the animals of course! As much as these critters need a home, your home needs to be protected as well. Now these homeowners can rest assured that nothing is getting into their crawl space.