Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

Windows not closing right? Doors that were level, but are now crooked? These are common symptoms related to serious foundation problems.

Before Dry Guys, this home in Deptford, NJ experienced the same issues. A wall crack like this is common when an area experiences a lot of rainfall or freezing temperatures. When it rains, the soil soaks up water like a sponge and expands. This makes the soil heavier and increases the amount of hydro-static pressure pushing against the wall.

The same goes for cold weather. When the temperature drops below freezing, the moisture in the soil freezes and expands the same way a water bottle would if left in the car during winter. If issues like this aren't corrected, the home's foundation has a greater chance of collapsing.

To fix this issue, Dry Guys installed our patented PowerBrace System. This system freezes the inward wall movement and even has the potential to return the wall to the original position over time. Thanks to Dry Guys, this home is structurally sound and safe! The homeowner's next step would be our Waterguard Perimeter Drainage System to protect against future seepage.

Pressure is put on the outside of all basements and sometimes the load becomes too much for your foundation to bare. That was the case for this home in Pitman, NJ. Stair-Step cracks were clearly visible and getting worse. To correct this problem, Dry Guys installed a Carbon Armor Wall Reinforcement System. The combination of high-strength epoxy resin and carbon fiber strap material found in this system is stronger than steel, guaranteeing wall stability! Bruce the homeowner was very happy with the work done to his home and you can watch his video testimonial here!

John was trying to sell his property in Bellmawr, NJ until an inspector discovered his basement walls were bowing in towards the home. This is caused by extreme amounts of pressure put on the walls which developed a vertical crack along the cinderblock wall. Problems like this only get worse over time and will lead to the wall collapsing and possibly a collapse of the structure. Knowing the home was a safety hazard and wouldn't sell, he called Dry Guys to help. Our System Designer Mike G. prescribed our patented CarbonArmour Carbon Fiber Strap System. How do carbon fiber straps fix this issue? Imagine squeezing two wooden blocks together and poking them in the middle. The blocks will begin to bow in the same way John's wall did and eventually fly from your hand. Now imagine a piece of tape where the break in the blocks would occur. Not as easy to squeeze. Isn't it? These straps provide tension strength to the wall, which makes the foundation exponentially stronger! With our CarbonArmour System, the new homeowners will never have to worry about their foundation collapsing beneath them! 

This home’s foundation in Rosenhayn, NJ, is failing from pressure put on the walls. Cracked and bowing, these walls could cave in at any time and collapse the structure. The Dry Guys Team installed a CarbonArmor Wall Reinforcing System which utilizes the same technology used to support bridges, skyscrapers and bomb shelters to stabilize building foundations that have sustained damage such as cracks and bowing.

This homeowner in Newport, NJ, noticed an issue with their wall where it actually began to move inward toward the basement. Knowing that this was a serious problem, they called Dry Guys and had an experienced system designer come out to assess the situation. Our designer gave this homeowner several options for repair. Bowing walls are typically caused by hydrostatic pressure and frost heave. As water saturates the soil around the foundation, that absorbed moisture is then pushing against the wall due to the force of gravity. When you go swimming and dive down deeper and deeper, you can feel the water pressing against you, the same concept is applied to bowing walls. The deeper the wall, the pressure that pushes against it increases. The best solution for this homeowner was our patented product called Geo-Lock Wall Anchor System. Our Wall Anchors are designed with hardened galvanized steel and are embedded into the soil out away from the foundation wall to use the earth to stabilize the bowing wall. These steel plates will permanently stop the inward wall movement and with annual servicing, it even has the potential to return the wall back to its original position. With the help from Dry Guys, this homeowner no longer needs to worry about their wall collapsing!