Crawl Space Repair & Sagging Floors in Rockport, IN

A customer based in Rockport IN wanted to solve a moisture problem that has been persisting for the past few years.  The home itself has visual signs of sagging floors such as a slight floor slope and a few cracks in the interior walls.  A floor slope can eventually create a gap between the floor and interior walls, hence the walls showing cracks. When a crawl space is built, the columns are located throughout the crawl space to support the weight of the structure above.  Since the columns were spaced too far apart, the beam was becoming an overload and sagging the columns. This eventually causes the floor joists and girders to become bouncy, and soft, and begin to sag.  A floor that is strong and level will fix the root cause of sagging floors.

To solve the issue of moisture and an uneven floor level, a SmartJack System is installed.  SmartJacks are steeled support systems used to permanently stabilize and level the girders and food joists in a crawl space. These support systems do not replace the existing columns and piers, but add strength and stability to what is there.  The weak foundation soils and moisture conditions are addressed once a two-foot cube of soil is excavated at each SmartJack location.  The hole will be filled with concrete or engineered fill to create a stable, load-bearing footing.  The base is positioned to hold the SmartJack in place and to ultimately distribute loads.  Installing our SmartJack System will prevent any sagging floors in the future and give the homeowner peace of mind.