Illustration of steel piers supporting a house footing

Service illustrations

Foundation Repair Gallery

Illustrations of the repair methods used on Murfreesboro area homes, drawn to show what happens below the soil and behind the walls.

01How repairs work

Seeing Below the Surface

Most foundation work happens where you cannot see it: under a footing, inside a crawl space, or behind a basement wall. These illustrations show the general idea of each method so the explanations on the service pages are easier to picture. They are illustrative examples of services, not photographs of completed client projects.

Illustration of steel push piers carrying a footing down past soft clay to firmer ground.

Push Piers to Bearing Soil

Illustration of steel push piers carrying a footing down past soft clay to firmer ground.

Steel Push Pier Installation
Illustration of helical piers turned into the ground beneath a footing.

Helical Plates in Soil

Illustration of helical piers turned into the ground beneath a footing.

Helical Pier Installation
Illustration of adjustable steel posts shortening girder spans under a floor.

Crawl Space Supports

Illustration of adjustable steel posts shortening girder spans under a floor.

Crawl Space Support Posts
Illustration of a membrane, drainage layer, and footing drain on a basement wall.

Exterior Wall Waterproofing

Illustration of a membrane, drainage layer, and footing drain on a basement wall.

Exterior Foundation Waterproofing
Illustration of injected material filling voids and raising a concrete slab.

Lifting a Sunken Slab

Illustration of injected material filling voids and raising a concrete slab.

Concrete Slab Lifting
Illustration of vertical steel beams reinforcing a block basement wall.

Bracing a Bowed Wall

Illustration of vertical steel beams reinforcing a block basement wall.

Bowed Basement Wall Repair
Illustration of new beams and sistered joists over masonry piers.

Pier and Beam Framing

Illustration of new beams and sistered joists over masonry piers.

Pier and Beam Repair
Illustration of downspout lines and graded soil directing water from a foundation.

Moving Water Away

Illustration of downspout lines and graded soil directing water from a foundation.

Foundation Drainage Correction

Reading the Illustrations

Each drawing simplifies real conditions. Actual pier depths, wall construction, and soil layers vary from house to house around Murfreesboro, which is why every repair plan begins with an assessment of the specific home.

Talk Through What You Are Seeing

A phone call is the simplest first step. Describe the cracks, floors, doors, or water you have noticed, and you will get a clear sense of what to look at next.

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