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Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: 106-Year-Old Home Stabilized and Supported by DBS

A 106-year-old home in Minneapolis, MN has settled over the years. Recently, the homeowner noticed more cracking and separation between the floorboards and decided to contact DBS for some professional advice.DBS Design Specialist James Miller visited the home and provided a free, no-obligation estimate for the home's foundation repair work. After inspecting the crawl space, and measuring the structure's settlement, he crafted a plan that would restore the home's structural integrity. This included our push pier system for the exterior of the home and SmartJacks® to raise the sinking floor in the crawl space. Foreman Trevor Ingle and the DBS foundation repair crew excavated soil to gain access to the home's footing. From there, they installed 5 push piers, completing a lift procedure of the sinking structure. Foreman Zach Jorenby led the installation of supplemental horizontal support, along with 4 SmartJacks to lift and stabilize the sinking crawl space.This Minneapolis home how has a permanent solution against foundation movement in the future.

Support Needed in Minneapolis, MN Crawl Space

Concrete and wooden supports beneath our homes settle, sink, and get pushed out of place by forces of nature over time. DBS has foundation stabilization systems to support a variety of homes.

Block Wall Not Providing Support

This block wall lines the crawl space in this Minneapolis, MN home. It once worked to support the weight of the entire home but has settled.

Ceiling Joists Failing in Crawl Space

Upon inspection of this home in Minneapolis, our Design Specialist found several examples of sagging ceiling support joists. This explains the cracking walls and bouncy floors on the main level of the home.

Cracked and Bowing Wall Behind Appliances

This basement wall was the site of cracking and leaking as soil conditions caused the foundation to settle.

SmartJacks Lock into Beam

Each of our SmartJack supports is set in a steel footing and locked into ceiling supports with heavy-duty brackets.

SmartJack® System Stabilizes Sagging Floors

Each SmartJack is customizable to ensure solid support for varying heights found in most crawl spaces.

Supplement Support Beam and SmartJacks

In order to provide restore the structure beneath this home, our team installed a steel beam along the entire length of the home.

Push Piers for a Sinking Foundation

The DBS push pier system consists of a steel bracket that is attached to the foundation footing. From there, a steel tube is hydraulically driven to reach weight-bearing soil well below the surface.

Push Piers Installed and Lift Procedure Complete

Once all of the push piers are installed and connected to the home, our team carefully administers a lift procedure, transferring the weight of the home onto load-bearing strata well beneath the surface.