Serving Lynchburg, Bethesda, Frederick and beyond
Serving Lynchburg, Bethesda, Frederick and beyond
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Homeowner, John in Vienna Virginia noticed a vertical crack all throughout his front porch. as seen in the before photo. he knew that if he didnt seal the crack water would trickle in and casuse soil erosion and eventually sink. he reached out to Fortress as a preventative measure. Cara came out to evaluate the crack and noted very little soil eroison occuring under the slab and the homeowner was adament on just sealing the crack to prevent further void. John agreed with caras solution. Ethan and Samuel came out shortly after to properly seal the crack with a flexible, UV resistant caulk called nexus. now they homeowner has no worries and it looks better.
As noticed in the before photo, Ms. Kline was experiencing water puddling on her basement floor. Upon further investigation, she found a foundation crack and knew after seeing our yard signs in the area to call us at Fortress. We sent out our system designer, Richard, and he did a thorough investigation. He found that this water intrusion wasn’t caused by groundwater intrusion. It was an expansion crack that had made its way through one side of the foundation to the other and was allowing rainwater runoff to enter the crack.
Donny was our service technician on call who came out and assessed Ms. Kline’s foundation crack. As seen in the after photo, he ground the wall down to expose the crack better. He jackhammered a small section of the floor directly below the crack to get to the wall-floor joint. He installed a tiny piece of our WaterGuard system there, then epoxied the crack with a flexible, caulk-like substance that will seal the crack, stay connected to all of the little pores in the concrete wall, and move with it. He then finished FlexiSpanning the crack and tied everything into the WaterGuard system, which will allow the water to escape properly back into the ground.
In Alexandria, Virginia, two homeowners were experiencing sinking in their concrete driveway. They ignored it for a while, but once they noticed the crack getting bigger and bigger, they knew they needed to address it before the problem became even worse.
They reached out to Fortress after seeing one of our trucks in their neighborhood just a week prior. Our team came out to complete a full inspection, and Ethan later arrived to complete the repair and stabilize the driveway.
In Simpsonville, MD, our client's front porch stoop was facing issues with sinking and cracking. As shown in the before photo, the porch had become unstable. We resolved this with our expert team using our PolyLevel system to raise and stabilize the concrete. To further protect the structure, NexusPro Joint Sealant was applied to ensure a secure bond resistant to UV rays and extreme weather. Finally, SealantPro was used to shield against water damage, effectively extending the porch’s life. Notice in the after photo how the results ensure stability and a cleaner appearance.
