The owner of this ranch house in Warson Woods called us about a ceiling crack. Rich – the Total Home Solutions manager – was called to come and evaluate the situation, wherein he discovered the ceiling was a visible reaction to the real culprit: a cracking foundation.

Mosby Building Arts recommends Helitech for foundation problems, and they will fix the home with the Helical Pier Foundation System. The owner wants to avoid damaging the lawn, so most of the piering work will be done from inside the basement, and this is where the challenge introduces itself.

Mosby is coming back to this job to remove all items from the walls and sections of the basement where the piers will be inserted. The challenge is carefully removing paneling, flooring, plumbing and a water heater, because every single item touched has to then be put back in place when Helitech is done. A challenge like this requires a plan before starting, patience during the process and strict attention to detail.

Shown above (left to right: Rory, Tyler & Tim) is the Mosby production crew who will meet the challenge of this remodeling puzzle. Project manager Tim put it very succinctly: When we’re done, this basement needs to look exactly as it does at this minute.

To that end, today we took plenty of “before” photos. When the job is done, there should be no visible difference between the “before” and “after” photos. Stay tuned to see how we do!

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Tags: basement, cracking foundation, piering

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