Lexington, NC Local Leading Expert Basement Waterproofing, Crawl Space and Foundation Repair Contractor

A homeowner in Lexington, NC reached out to Carolina Basement Systems with concerns regarding his home's concrete walkway. The concrete slab leading up to his house had sunken and completely detached from the brick stairs. Issues like this are not only visually unappealing, but they also create a dangerous tripping hazard. Good thing this homeowner contacted the local concrete repair experts!

One of our knowledgeable inspectors went out to perform a free, no obligation, quote, and inspection. After he a completed a thorough investigation of the area, he sat down with the homeowner to educate him on what exactly was happening to the concrete walkway, why this occurs, and what types of solutions are available. After a plan of action was agreed upon, one of our expert crews got to work. They were able to lift, level, and restore the concrete walkway with the modern technology of PolyLevel. This process involves drilling tiny pea-sized holes into the slab and injecting them with a special expansive polymer formula. The poly foam is strong enough to lift the concrete, but so lightweight that it adds no pressure to the soils below. Poly injections are minimally invasive and the surface was ready to use in minutes. Once it was done, the concrete walkway looked as good as a freshly poured slab.

Another happy customer and another concrete walkway restored thanks to Carolina Basement Systems!

A homeowner in Lexington, NC reached out to Carolina Basement Systems with concerns regarding his home's crawl space. There were pools of water standing throughout the area, creating a very musty and humid environment. These types of conditions within his crawl space had caused the foundation to begin to weaken and struggle. These are serious issues that no on wants to deal with, but we solve problems like this every day. Good thing this homeowner contacted the local crawl space experts!

TJ, one of our knowledgeable inspectors, went out to perform a thorough investigation of the area. TJ then sat down with the homeowner to educate him on what was happening in his crawl space, why this occurs, and what solutions are available within his desired budget. After a plan of action was agreed upon, Juan Carlos and his crew got to work! They installed one of our top-quality crawl space sump pump systems, TripleSafe, complete with battery-backup protection to prevent the area from flooding during a power outage. This three-pump system automatically adjusts to meet the current pumping needs of the environment and can pump up to 12,000 gallons of water on one fully-charged battery. IceGuard protection was added to the sump pump discharge lines to prevent the crawl space from flooding during cold weather by allowing water to escape even when the discharge line is frozen. Lastly, the discharge lines were extended and buried to divert water away from the foundation. Our patented LawnScape outlets were installed to the ends to prevent the lines from clogging without disturbing the landscaping. 

Another happy customer and another healthy crawl space thanks to Carolina Basement Systems!

A homeowner in Lexington, NC reached out to Carolina Basement Systems with concerns regarding her foundation walls. A large vertical cracks had appeared on a foundation wall, and she knew this was an issue that needed to be fixed. Good thing this homeowner contacted the local foundation experts!

One of our knowledgeable inspectors came out to assess the situation. He then works with the homeowner to educate her on what is happening to the wall, why this has occurred, and what the options are to fix it. After a solution was agreed upon, our crew went to work! They permanently stabilized these walls with the use of CarbonArmor straps. CarbonArmor is made with fiber-reinforced polymers that contour tightly to the basement walls. Those straps are then secured to floor joists with AmrorLock brackets for guaranteed permanent stability. With the walls stabilized, the crew then address the root issue of the cracked bowing walls - weak soils beneath the foundation. The crew installed buried downspouts to divert water away from the home's foundation.

Another happy customer and another home protected thanks to Carolina Basement Systems!

Torn plastic and water seepage was making a mess of this crawl space and harming the health of the home. The homeowners that called us to inspect the crawl space were concerned with how nasty it was getting.

We thoroughly inspected and ran through all their options to make the home healthier and protect the crawl space. By encapsulating the entire crawl space, we protected it from all types of moisture which eliminates mold growth, rot, and musty air.

The finished crawl space was sealed tight and kept the air clean and dry which made the homeowners very happy.

The floor on this home was sagging and began to bow downward. The downspouts were also filtering water right under the foundation into the crawl space.

We secured the floor by installed our SmartJacks under the floor which can withstand thousands of pounds of pressure. We also dug and installed buried downspouts to keep water flowing away from the home and not continuing to cause issues within the crawl space.

When the job was complete, the homeowners were thrilled to have a floor that was stabilized and a better water drainage system.

The basement under this house was experiencing issues from water leakage. Consistently high humidity, pools of water, and chipping paint were all very recent developments. Fixing these problems and keeping the basement healthy required a few different solutions and products.

The first thing we did was dig a trench around the perimeter of the basement and installed our WaterGuard drainage. This system sits under the floor and collects water before it gets into the basement before sending it to a sump pump to be pumped outside. The second solution we provided was CleanSpace vapor barrier along the walls. When water begins to sit in the basement walls it can evaporate into the air and raise the humidity. Our CleanSapce system is designed to resist that and keep the humidity lowered.

Once the entire job was done, the home looked great and the homeowner was happy. The water intrusion into this basement is no longer a major issue and the health of the entire home is much better.

The basement in this home had major leaks. Flooding was rendering it useless and leaving unhealthy marks. The homeowners knew this was a major issue for their home, so they contacted us to inspect the damage.

We found that, like most flooding basements, the best and efficient way to solve the problem was full perimeter waterproofing. We proposed our WaterGuard drainage system to send any unwanted water outside away from the home. We dug a trench and install the products and sent the discharge line through a French drain with ice guard.

The job went quickly and easily, and the homeowners were very happy. They now have dry usable space in their basement and the system can be maintained as well as operate 24/7.

The basement walls of this home were cracked and bowing inward due to Years of being pressurized and depressurized from the ground outside of the walls. The recent rain was bad news for this ailment as the increase in ground water would put more pressure on the walls.

The homeowners had us inspect the issue to avoid full on wall collapse and decided to go with the most economic option. This solution, CarbonArmor strips, would add elasticity and support to the rigid block wall. We went to install it and stuck it strategically along two walls of the basement. Since the crack was horizontal and not stair stepping this solution worked much more effectively, as it only had to support pressure from one centralized spot along the wall.

After this installation, the homeowners were happy with our work. The CarbonArmor strips are relatively out of the way but provide a big and much needed support factor to these block walls.

When our crew arrived at this home to install our interior waterproofing system and brace the back wall some questions arose. It was an unusual situation where the block wall was so badly bowing, and had blocks turning sideways, that attempting to brace the wall might bring it down. The unfortunate situation meant that the entire wall needed to be rebuilt before the job could take place.

After conversations with our inspector and production manager we found that, even though wall rebuilds are not within our list services, we had some experienced installers with the knowledge needed. So, we were able to rebuild the wall and continued our job per normal.

We braced the wall we built as originally needed to protect it from future bowing and waterproofed the perimeter with our WaterGuard system. After this job was completed the homeowner was ecstatic. She had remarked constantly about how impressed she was with our work. We were also very happy to work with a customer who really needed the help protecting their basement from wall collapse and water intrusion.