Before & After
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This home in Knoxville had foundation walls that were cracked and bowed, concerning the homeowner. They reached out to Fortress for a solution to stabilize and support their foundation.
Fortress went out and installed our PowerBrace System. The PowerBraces permanently stabilize your home's foundation walls. Zinc-plated steel beams are custom-fit to your basement wall height and secured tight against your basement wall with brackets anchored to your basement floor and floor joists. PowerBrace's unique, patented design allows the system to be tightened over time, potentially reversing wall failure without any invasive drilling or digging on the property. Fortress also replaced the old ceiling insulation that was moldy with spray foam insulation. It is a better insulator and mold proof. This homeowner can now rest assured knowing that their foundation is stabilized and insulated!
A customer near Rohrersville, MD had a horizontal crack all the way around their basement. They learned about Fortress Foundation Solutions on a TV commercial and decided to call the All Things Basementy company for a free estimate. Danny Camunas, System Designer, completed a thorough inspection offering a permanent solution. Wanting to protect their home, they agreed. Soon David Bowers and his crew were onsite installing our PowerBrace™ system, consisting of steel I beams secured to joists above the wall with steel brackets. It can stop further damage and potentially straighten walls. The after photo shows the PowerBraces in place providing the stabilization this foundation needed. Now the homeowners can rest assured, knowing their home is protected!
Matt, a homeowner in Gainesville, Virginia, had started noticing signs of water coming from behind his insulated but unfinished concrete basement walls. After pulling the insulation back, he discovered dampness along with a thin vertical crack in the corner of the concrete wall, as seen in the before photo.
He reached out on social media looking for recommendations and came across Fortress Foundation Solutions. We sent out Danny, one of our experienced system designers, to complete a thorough evaluation. After inspecting the issue, Danny knew exactly what solution the home needed - a FlexiSpan wall crack repair system.
FlexiSpan is a flexible crack repair system as seen in the after photo designed to seal leaking wall cracks while still allowing for natural wall movement over time. The system is tied into a small section of WaterGuard drainage installed above the footer beneath the floor, allowing any future water seepage to safely drain away instead of entering the basement.
This home in Middletown had main level floors that had started to sag. To repair and lift those floors, Fortress Foundation Solutions went out and installed our SmartJack System. The SmartJack system permanently lifts and stabilizes existing beams and floor joists in your crawl space. This homeowner can now rest assured knowing the floors of their home are properly supported!
This Spotsylvania, VA homeowner contacted Fortress Foundation Solutions because they had noticed the floors in their home had started to sag down a significant amount.
Our Senior System Designer, Scott Llewellyn, went out to their home to do an inspection and noticed that the wood beams had started cracking, which was why their floors started to drop. Scott informed the homeowner that our SmartJacks System would be the best solution for them!
Cole Mauck and his crew went out to their property and installed our SmartJacks System into their rawl space. This system is designed to lift and stabilize sagging floor joists in any crawl space!
Fortress Foundation Solutions left this homeowner feeling much happier and safer in their own home!
