Foundation Problems Photo Album: Sagging Floors in 1950s Home, Haverhill, MA

This homeowner in Haverhill, Massachusetts, had purchased their home about a year ago. Since purchasing the home they have seen sagging in their floors and were worried about the floors falling in. They reached out to EFS for a free inspection of their home. Our Design Specialist Dan Gillette met with the homeowner and looked at the supports in the basement. Dan found that some of the supports in the basement were temporary posts and the main beam was sagging. Dan recommended installing SmartJacks in the basement to stabilize and lift up the sagging main beam.  Our Installation Team led by Ed Nadreau began by marking where each of the SmartJacks will be installed. The team will install a total of 4 SmartJacks; 3 under the main beam and one SmartJack and Supplemental Beam next to the stairs in the basement. The team chipped out a small section of concrete where each support will be installed. Once chipped the team installed our SJ footings and made sure they were level. After they made sure the footings were level the team cut our galvanized steel supports to the correct size and attached the appropriate top bracket. The three supports under the main beam would have an adjustable bracket that would secure right to the beam itself, whereas the support that will be attached to the Supplemental beam would use a U bracket. The team secured all of the supports and then proceeded to tighten them to start stabilizing the floors. After the floor system was stabilized the team mixed concrete together and poured it over the footings of the SmartJacks to lock them into place.  The homeowners were very pleased with the results of the project.