Foundation Restoration is a full-service structural repair company that specializes in stabilizing your Michigan home’s floor system with floor leveling services. We repair and/or replace support beams, joists, sill plates, sub flooring, rim joists, and stanchion supports. Damage to your home’s floor system will significantly impact the living space above. Many floor systems have inadequate support. In addition, mold, rot, and water issues can also compromise the floors that support your home.
How do homes get to this point? One of the largest contributors to sagging floors is rotting floor joists. The joists typically become more susceptible to rot when exposed to moist conditions in a crawlspace that isn’t sealed off correctly. This could result from a recent event such as a flood or may have been building up over time with rainfall seeping into the area.
If you feel your floor sagging, sloping, or even bouncing, these may be warning signs of rotted floor joists. Along with this, mold and mildew begin to form and the smell will start to infiltrate your living space.
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To fix this, we needed to remove the subfloor to replace all of the floor joists and support beams to stabilize the structure. Once the home was stable, we reinstalled the subfloor. In the images above you can see how badly the rot and mold had affected her home. Even though she had owned it for a long period of time, nobody had ever been in the crawlspace to inspect it. This lead to an unhealthy and unsafe living space.
Not only did we replace the floor joists and the subfloor, but we also encapsulated the crawlspace. Along with the added benefits that come with crawlspace encapsulation such as cleaner air, energy savings, and reduction of smell, this was a large part of the measures we took to ensure that this home would never experience these problems again. As seen in the photos below, the floor looks much more stable and able to prevent moisture from entering the space.
The professionals at Foundation Restoration are able to lift your home’s floors with minimal-to-no disruption to the living space above. If you’re currently experiencing structural issues, don’t wait to call! Contact us today at 877-MAKE-DRY for a free estimate or fill out our contact form and we’ll come take a look at no charge to you.
