Danville City County, VA Detailed Basement Waterproofing & Foundation Repair

The homeowners in Danville, VA has concerns with water intrusion in the basement of the home. With thoughts on waning to get it done and getting it done right, they called Fortress Foundation Solutions. The call center set these homeowners with an appointment for one of our System Designers to go out and assess the issue. The System Designer decided the best solution was our Water Guard Drainage system.

Our Foremen and his crew then went to Danville to begin fixing the water intrusion issue. They began to prep the area for the water guard, so it can sit flush on the footer. They then install the Super Sump Plus. This sump pump will pump all the water outside through a discharge line. One that is in place they lay crushed stone on top of the system and follow in behind that with cement for a clean finish.

The homeowners in Danville,VA called Fortress with concerns of the basement flooding. Our system Designer was able to go out and assess the situation and come up with a permanent solution for these homeowners.  Our Foreman, and his crew installed our WaterGuard system, a SuperSump Sump pump , and our SaniDry XP dehumidifier. The products together leaves the home free of water and moisture for years to come.   

This homeowner in Danville,VA called Fortress with concerns about a water coming into the basement. This water coming in also caused an unpleasant musty smell. Our System Designer, was able to go out to the home and give these homeowners a piece of mind with a permanent solution. The best way to fix this issue was installing our WaterGuard system, along with ourTriple Safe  sump pump. Our Foreman, and his crew went out to the home and began to install these products. The crew began preparing the perimeter of the basement for the WaterGuard. Once the WaterGuard is in place, the crew then installed the Triplesafe sump pump. An outside discharge is also installed on the sump pump to allow the water to be pumped out of the basement.  We also followed in with drainage stone over top of the WaterGuard. This crushed stone allows the water to easily flow to the WaterGuard, and then to the sump pump. Once the system and the stone are laid, new cement is laid over the system to give it a finished look. The end result was a dry basement that would last years to come. 

The homeowners in Danville,VA called Fortress Foundation Solutions to fix their cracking back patio. Our System Designer, went out to this home to give them our solution to this problem. Our crew went out to fix the issue by preparing the area for installation to protect the concrete and any surrounding landscaping. Then they drill 5/8-inch hole and pump foam to stabilize and lift concrete to return it to its initial leveling point. (May require multiple holes.) Once the foam has been injected, the holes will be patched with a concrete sealer. The install area will be cleaned and ready for use.   

This homeowner in Danville, VA called Fortress with concerns about a water coming into the basement. This water coming in also caused an unpleasant musty smell. Our System Designer,  was able to go out to the home and give these homeowners a piece of mind with a permanent solution. The best way to fix this issue was installing our WaterGuard system, along with our Triplesafe sump pump. Our Foreman, and his crew went out to the home and began to install these products. The crew began preparing the perimeter of the basement for the WaterGuard. Once the WaterGuard is in place, the crew then installed the Triplesafe sump pump. An outside discharge is also installed on the sump pump to allow the water to be pumped out of the basement.  We also followed in with drainage stone over top of the WaterGuard. This crushed stone allows the water to easily flow to the WaterGuard, and then to the sump pump. Once the system and the stone are laid, new cement is laid over the system to give it a finished look. The end result was a dry basement that would last years to come

This home in Danville had issues with cracking in the walls. They knew this could cause major issues in the future if the problem was not addressed now.  The homeowners could have waited , but the outcome of that could have been worse. Cracking in the walls are signs that the wall needs some support, if this issue went without being addressed the wall would have gotten worse and could have had the potential in bow inward. These homeowners called Fortress to come out to their home to provide a free estimate.  Our System Designer, went out to this home and provided a free no obligate estimate. The best solution to this home was PushPiers. These rugged steel Push Piers feature a patent-pending external sleeve that strengthens the pier at the critical tension point below the bracket. Push piers are installed next to the footings and attached with a heavy duty steel bracket. Soil is backfilled around the piers once stabilization and lifting is complete to finish the installation. This is the best foundation repair option available when soil conditions are unknown, providing a permanent solution for your settlement issues. 

Home owners in Danville, Virginia were struggling with high humidity and moisture in their basement directly under where their front porch concrete slab was pulling away from the foundation. They called our Fortress Team and System Designer, Chris Guill went out and inspected the home. Chris realized moisture and air flow was getting into the basement through the pulled away porch. Chris was able to stop the moisture and control the humidly but sending Production Crew Mickey Knight and Dom Wells to inject our Poly Level Injection to raise the front porch back to the foundation. The home owners were very pleased with this solution!  

Do you have mold in your crawl space? Fortress Foundation Solutions can help by using our Encapsulation Process. System Designer, Caleb Stone, sent our Foreman, Travis Farmer, to encapsulate the crawl space using our Clean Space Vapor Barrier System. This process will eliminate any mold growing in the crawl space again!