Cracks in the Foundation of a Crawl Space in Madisonville, KY

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A homeowner in Madisonville, KY, had concerns about their foundation due to their walls beginning to crack and unstable floors. In Kentucky, the soil contains clay. Whenever moisture enters the clay, it expands, but when it escapes due to the dry climate, it will shrink. As the soil began to shrink, it caused strain on the walls, causing them to crack. Repairing the foundation of the home would also fix the unstable floors from above. 

Since the foundation was unstable, it needed to be stabilized using the heavy-duty SmartJack system. To address weak foundation soils, a two-foot cube of soil is excavated at each SmartJack location. The hole is then positioned on top of another base to hold the SmartJack in place and properly distribute loads. A high-strength, galvanized steel tubing is cut to the appropriate height. The steel column and components are assembled and connected to the support beam, and the SmartJack system is tightened into place, The support beam and floor joists are immediately stabilized and the above floor and walls can be lifted back toward level. It relieved the homeowner to know that the foundation of their home will be safe for years to come. 

Moldy Crawl Space in Madisonville, KY

Before	After

In Madisonville, KY, a homeowner was referred by their doctor to contact Healthy Spaces, with concerns about mold in their crawlspace. The crawl space had active mold spores on the crawl space ceiling. Mold thrives in environments where temperatures are between 32 and 100 degrees with 70% and 99% relative humidity. Mycotoxins are what some species of mold used to compete for space with other species to wage chemical warfare on other molds. The moisture had affected the ceiling which caused the floor from above to sink in a bit. It was urgent to perform mold remediation and fix the foundation for the homeowner so that their health and safety are not at risk. 

CleanSpace was fastened to the upper parts of the walls and floor. It has an antimicrobial additive manufactured into the material, which prevents mold growth on the liner. Mold remediation was performed beforehand. Next, the floor above needed to be repaired by adding SmartJacks. SmartJacks are steel support systems used to permanently stabilize and level girders and floor joists in a crawl space. 

Foundation Wall Anchor in Madisonville, KY

Before	After

Many homes in Madisonville, KY are built with block wall foundations.  These foundations show horizontal displacement by stair step cracking.  Horizontal displacement is characterized by bowing, bulging, buckling, and shearing.  The easiest and most effective way to permanently stabilize a bowing wall is to have it professionally anchored.  

The Healthy Spaces foundation repair installation team will pneumatically drill wall anchor rods through the foundation wall at intervals.  The installation team will then dig earth anchor holes in the exterior of the home and the anchor rods will be drilled until they poke through into the holes.  You can see this in the before picture.  

Those anchor rods will be attached to earth anchors and tightened.  Then, the wall anchor face plates on the interior of the foundation walls will be tightened and the anchor rods tightened to stabilize the foundation.  Over time, the wall can be tightened more and straightened.