Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: Floor Stabilization in 1920s Home, Hudson, NH

A homeowner in Hudson, New Hampshire, had purchased this home that recently flipped. The homeowners believe the flippers did a quick and cheap flip and only addressed cosmetic issues. During the pre-purchase inspection, the inspector noted a bounce in the main floors of the home. He recommended adding additional support in the basement where it looked like supports were removed and never replaced. After living in the home for a short while the homeowners called EFS for a free inspection of their floors. Our Design Specialist Isaac Hernandez met with the homeowners and inspected their floors and basement to find a solution to stabilize the floor systems inside the home. After his inspection, Isaac recommended installing 11 SmartJacks in the basement under the beams to add support to the floor system of the 1920s home.  Our installation team began by entering the dirt-floored basement and marking where each of the 11 supports will be installed. To support the posts on the dirt floor we used our big plate footings. We submerged each footing below the dirt and then secured each SmartJack's adjustable bracket to the beam above. Once leveled we adjusted the brackets to lift and level the floors above.  When we finished installing all of the supports we took the homeowner on a final walkthrough to answer any questions they had. The homeowner was very pleased with the result of the project.