The Basement Doctor of Central Kentucky Before & After Photos

This front porch in Frankfort, KY, had settled pretty far down into the soil, which made for an awkward entrance to the front door. Far more problematic though, the settling was causing severe damages to the roof overhang system above. The columns, which connected the porch slab to the roof overhang were sinking with the porch. To fix this, we underpinned the porch with our helical piers to not just stabilize the structure, but to raise it back up as well. The piers were driven deep below the porch vertically, and they were concealed with backfill afterwards. The piers also allowed us to lift this heavy structure, which helped level out the slab and close some gaps and cracks in the overhang above. Afterwards, the homeowner no longer has to worry about their roof toppling down due to sinking support columns.

This photo set taken from a basement shows the transformation of a bowing wall repair project in Frankfort, KY. The before photo highlights the shearing symptom, which happens in late stage of wall failure, and is super dangerous. Shearing occurs when there is so much external pressure that the wall slowly starts to slide inwards, right over the floor slab. This wall was at a very high risk for complete structural failure. After we repaired the wall with a bracing system, we were able to push the wall back to a plum position. In fact, our crew was able to push the wall back 3 inches far. This repair process was very delicate, but our crew was able to handle the pressure. If you wish to read more about this project, we have a case study that you can read by clicking here. 

This crawl space in Frankfort, KY, was struggling to keep moisture out. We encapsulated the space to completely change the look and feel of the space for the future. We started by ripping out the old fiberglass insulation in the floor joists and the thin plastic liner on the floor. We then installed our waterproofing system, which consists of our perforated drainage tile and our SmartSump sump pump. Next, we wrapped the walls with our SilverGlo insulation to keep the space warm in the winter. Lastly, we wrapped the space with our 20 mil CleanSpace vapor barrier and we installed our SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier to keep moisture completely away. 

This elevated front porch was sinking into the soil, which had caused a gap to form between the home's vinyl siding and the porch floor. The floor of the porch was also angled down towards the home, which made the porch awkward to walk on and put furniture on. Another problem was that the porch was covered, but whenever it stormed really badly, the rain ran towards the homes foundation. We fixed the slanted porch by injecting our polyurethane foam through the slab on the side closer side of the home. After we carefully injected the slab, we were able to even the porch back out again, fixing all the problems the homeowner wished for.

This home's front side wall in Harrodsburg, KY, was moving inwards towards the basement floor. Because the backside of the home features a walkout basement, there wasn't enough opposing soil pressure on that side to suggest a traditional wall bracing system. Without the counterforce, bracing the front side wall could cause damage to the floor joists and even cause the backside of the home to kick outwards near the top of the wall. Because of this situation, we suggested repairing the wall by installing our helical tieback system and our wall anchors. We were able to drill our helical rods horizontally through the front side wall into the soil beneath the lawn in the front yard. After pulling the wall back, we then tarred the wall around the rods to seal the wall, safeguarding it from leaking. Lastly, we anchored the wall with our wall plates to help secure the rods. You may also notice that we waterproofed this basement as well by wrapping the perimeter with our WaterGuard subfloor drains, wrapping the walls with our white CleanSpace vapor barrier, and installing a sump pump (not pictured).