Iowa Foundation Repair

Description of Work: helical piers on family room

Description of Work: Garage Foundation

Description of Work: Cracked walls in the basement and water leaked across the back room floor.

Description of Work: Anchors installed in one basement wall that was bowed

Description of Work: We used Iowa Foundation to place anchors in our cement block basement wall that was starting to bow and crack.

Description of Work: We had a block foundation wall that was cracked and bowed about 3/4" of an inch or so in the center with some shearing along the bottom row of blocks. In addition, we had a bit of moisture coming into one of the corners. After getting estimates from 3 companies (with 3 different methods of repairing the wall), we wound up hiring Iowa Foundation Repair. Their method of repair was the most structurally sound at a price in right between the competition. At our request, they braced one wall, waterproofed 2 walls, and added a sump pump.

Description of Work: We recently purchased a 112 year-old house with a stone foundation. There was some slight settling in one corner over an inaccessible crawl space. We also had some dampness in the partial basement due to the ground sloping towards the house on the north side where it had settled, and there were two window wells and an outside basement door that allowed moisture to enter. Justin spent several hours looking over our situation. He recommended adding helical piers on the side tht settled to stabilze the foundation. He also suggested a curtain drain and larger downspouts to direct water away from the north side, covering or closing the windows and adding a cover to the basement doorway, plus cutting an access opening to the crawl space.

Description of Work: Had made arrangements with provider to have an estimate of work done. Professional backed out the day before the appointment, leaving us scrambling to find someone who can inspect our foundation before our window of closing on our home closes.

Description of Work: Iowa Foundation repair anchored two of our foundation walls. Their price was competitive and came with a lifetime transferrable warranty. The work was scheduled and done in a very timely manner and was done well. They did a great job of cleaning up after the job, we could hardly tell they had been there both on the inside and out. I will definitely call them again if we have further foundation issues. I am actually considering having them put in an egress window in the basement.

Description of Work: I had a steel beam and support posts installed in an opening in my basement that was incorrectly supported with 4x4s.

Description of Work: Looked at my basement and told me that their services would not be of any help in my situation.

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Description of Work: I have used Iowa Foundation Repair for foundation repair.

Description of Work: Iowa Foundation Repair did some foundation work for us.

Description of Work: Anchored basement wall. Every thing happened as promised.

Description of Work: some foundational work on our home

Description of Work: Ended up not doing the work. They came out and did a good job of reviewing the foundation problem and presenting a quote. I hired them to do the work which was to "lift" a main beam in my house so that the floors would not continue to sink. I had concerns that the lifing of the beam would crack the plaster.

Description of Work: lift foundation back . it had sunk from drought

Description of Work: Justin Porter came to my house, talked reviewed,listened to my concerns and had a brochure and explained in detail how the eggress window would be installed. I had 3 other estimates and decided the best service for me was the company who actually worked with foundations on a daily basis, I was completely right. The window itself is amazing 4ftx4ft. what an amazing difference in turning my basement into a wonderful sunfilled room verses dark and uninteresting. The safety of having the window is No. 1. Justin came with a 3 man crew and walked everyone through the placement. I also had a regular basement window replaced and they were great about al of it. Very friendly, work diligently, so careful about all the furniture and carpet. I left before they were done and came home to as clean a house as I left. The only wayt I would have known they were there was my beautiful window, with a fabulous cover that still lets the sun in. Great experience,terrific company and product and price well worth it. The eggress window with complete installation was $2575.00 I would do it all again...

Description of Work: We have a 100 year old house with water problems. Justin arrived promptly and gave us an estimate of 40.00 per foot for waterproofing. The job totaled 1600.00. The work was scheduled quickly and completed on time. The company was professional, and finished the work on time and budget. They also cleaned up. Since we have not had heavy rainfall since the installation it has not been truly tested, but with the several rains we had in the Spring we had no water at all on the floors and all water drained off to a sump pump.

Description of Work: We had a room addition which was sinking and slowly pulling away from the house. Also, the basement had seepage in wet seasons and needed a sump pump and drain system. Justin studied the situation and recommended that the shallow foundation under the crawl space addition should be lifted 4-inches back to its original elevation. The addition was sinking due to the prolonged drought conditions being experienced in the midwest. The lifing would be accomplished using hydraulic tempered steel pipe pushed down approximately 16 to 20 feet to a stable soil matrix or bedrock. 8 to 12 locations would have shallow excavations made around the foundation, lifting plates would be pushed under the foundation, the pipes would be pushed down to bedrock, the foundation would then be slowly lifted back to its original elevation as determine by a stationary laser set to track the lifting to the set elevtion. When that was reached, all hydraulic pumps would be locked in place. While this job was being conducted, a basement water drainage and sump pump system was also being installed to collect infiltration water around the floor and basement wall joints. This took two days. The total job took three days.

Description of Work: My wife and I moved into our home in the fall of 2009. The home was advertised as having a “finished” basement. The quality of the finish work was obviously less than stellar, but we knew that before we bought the house. We could see the quality of the finish work wasn’t great, but what we couldn’t see was an intermittent leak that allowed water to seep into the basement and soak the carpet. In the summer of 2010 this problem first revealed itself. Because we used the basement very little we were not that concerned with the immediate affects of the water. Our real concern was mold growth. We knew we had to do something, but we didn’t know what and we had just made a significant investment into the home and had little disposable income to address the problem immediately. So we did what we could to dry out the basement with fans and dehumidifiers. We cleaned our gutters and hoped for the best. At this point we began researching our problem and potential solutions to the problem. We became big fans of Mike Holmes and his “Make it Right” philosophy. We wanted to permanently stop the water from entering the finished area of the basement. We read several books, visited home shows, searched internet forums and studied many basement waterproofer’s websites. We decided that we could neither afford nor were we interested in excavating the exterior of the foundation to waterproof from the outside. We have mature trees close to our home, a deck and landscaping that all would have had to been moved or removed to address the problem from the outside. The second solution was the interior weeping tile system around the perimeter of our basement. All of our research led us to this solution as the most effective in both terms of cost and functionality. In early 2012 we began narrowing down contractors who specialize in basements. That is what led us to Angie’s list. We narrowed our list to 5 contractors and set up estimates with all 5. Each one was chosen based on their Angie’s list review, their products, their installation methods and their website. To be honest, prices didn’t very all that much except for one which was easily double the cost of the rest. Justin at Iowa Foundation Repair was the second contractor we had come out and I told my wife the evening that he left that he would likely be the one we would go with. Justin was on time to our estimate appointment. He took measurements, discussed with me what we wanted, and prepared our estimate before he left. I never felt pressured, and Justin never talked down to me. It wasn’t until after his presentation did I reveal I had done considerable research on the topic of basement waterproofing. Justin’s system was exactly what we were looking for. We followed through with our other appointments and all the contractors that provided estimates were professional and courteous, but none made me as confident as Justin did that they would do whatever it took to make sure I was happy with the results of their work.

Description of Work: My husband and I had hired Iowa Foundation Repair to fix problems that we had when we had put in our house and basement (see Century Builders report). When calling the company, they were very professional and prompt. Justin Porter came to our house, and talked with me about what could be done to "help" our house from the sad situation it was in. We had a previous estimate done from another company stating that we needed to put in piers, which cost about $1500 per pier 3-4 years ago. He stated that instead of installing the piers, they would lower our house in the middle and that should alleviate some of the problems. He used a laser to see how much the house was "off". It was about 2 1/2 " higher in the center of the house then it was to the outside walls. They took their time and took out all studs that we had put in so that they could level our house. We had mentioned that we wanted an egress window. The cost and installation on the window was awesome! Not to mention the egress window looks beautiful. We had some rather large cracks by our pilasters in the basement. They did an awesome job of taking out concrete from the floor, repairing the cracks so that the water would channel its way down and behind the wall to the form a drain (I think that's what its called), and then that water would find its way to the sump. When Justin was here, he noticed that one of the walls in the basement was leaning in. He took his laser and measured, and found that it was leaning in 2". They installed 9 anchors on our 56' wall, and by the end of the day, it had already moved back more than 1/2". Since the lowering of the house, we have noticed that cracks we used to have in our living room and kitchen have closed. You can still see a crack if you know where it used to be, but a LOT better than the cracks that used to be about 1/8" wide running down the ceiling where the house was joined together (modular). We appreciate all of the hard work that Iowa Foundation Repair has done for us. The guys on the crew (Todd, Brett, Mario, and including Justin) was great. They are all hard working, very personable, patient people, and if we ever need any more work done on our basement, we won't hesitate to call them. We have mentioned their name several times to people who have told us about their basement issues. They are truly a great company!