Before & After Photos

Our client's house had cracks that were starting to appear. Despite several renovations, the cracks kept coming back. The cause of the problem was due to sagging of the foundations. In order to solve the problem definitively, our specialist proposed the installation of 12 SmartJacks in the crawl space of the house in order to support and raise the floor of the house.

Thanks to these solutions, our client enjoys a house with repaired foundations and a well-supported floor.

Mr. Ephraim has lived in his house for 10 years. It had been almost 4 years since he had cracks fixed in the foundation of his house, but the situation never improved but on the contrary, the cracks widened and other cracks appeared.

Mr. Ephraim wanted to find the peace of mind and avoid any future problems, so he contacted Systèmes Sous-sol Québec to solidify the foundation walls of his house.

To solve our client's problem, our experts laid PushPiers under the foundation footing of the house. These pillars reach deep into solid rocky soil to support the weight of the house. This will permanently solidify the foundation of the house. A possible straightening of the foundation can be carried out.

With this solution, Mr. Ephraim can regain the peace of mind as the foundation of his house is stabilized once and for all.

Problem:

Ms. Léger's house is cracked in several places:

- Cracks at the corners of the interior door frames

- Cracks in the foundation

- 1 '' wide horizontal crack on exterior brick wall

- Nearly 2 '' wide vertical crack on the corner of an exterior foundation wall.

- Floor of the second floor is no longer level

The cause of these problems is the sagging foundation of the house. When the foundation sags, cracks on the foundation and walls are created, it can also have a detachment of part of the foundation from the rest of the house.

The solution

Install PushPiers hydraulic pillars under the footing of the house. They can straighten the house slightly, and the weight of the house is supported solidly. Then, some cracks in the foundation were sealed using our FlexiSpan solution. It is a high viscosity polyurethane polymer. The sealant penetrates deeply into the crack to form a flexible and durable seal. CarbonArmor strips were laid on the corner of an exterior foundation wall to reinforce it as it began to pull away from the house. Finally, in order to straighten the main floor and support it, our SmartJack beams were laid.

With these solutions, Mrs. Léger has nothing more to fear as the foundation of her house is supported solidly and the cracks are sealed.

 * Note that the "after" photo was taken before the crack was sealed.

Before: A customer from SouthWest, Montreal started noticing that the floor of his upper house was sagging, in addition to Drywall cracks throughout the house.

After: Following the inspection of our specialist, our company has recommended the installation of a CleanSpace membrane, a SmartSump pump system, and SmartJack Pillars

This solution pleased this resident of Southwest because it has solved her problems in a short time and for a reasonable investment.

The foundation of Mr. Diaz's house was slowly sagging. He knew that if he does nothing, his foundation will continue to sag. So he wanted to have it fixed before the problem gets worse. He decided to contact Système Sous-sol Québec to obtain a permanent solution.

The problem was that the ground under the foundation is weak and unstable. This caused movement of the wooden beams which support the weight of the house causing overload of weight and slits in the beams in several places. Because of this, the foundation was quietly sagging.

The solution for our client is to install SmartJack supports to support the joist reinforcement device in place. A hole is dug in the earth for each SmartJack installed and is filled with compacted fill to create a stable base. About ten brackets were installed in order to support the weight evenly and straighten the floor to the floor above in its initial position.

 With this solution, Mr. Diaz will have nothing more to fear for his foundation.