Serving Southern New Hampshire, Middlesex and Essex Counties Massachusetts
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A homeowner in Somerville, Massachusetts, had moved into the home about a year ago and was planning to finish the basement. The previous homeowners noted during the purchasing process that the basement had flooded in the past. The new homeowners decided to call EFS for a free inspection. Our Design Specialist inspected the basement and recommended installing a full perimeter drainage system. The perimeter drainage system included WaterGuard, TrenchDrain, TripleSafe, and IceGuard.
Marshall W. of Somerville, Massachusetts, was experiencing crumbling of his brick foundation. Marshall had been getting more and more worried about the home's structural integrity. He called Erickson Foundation Solution to see if someone could come out and inspect his home. EFS sent Design Specialist John Prince came out to the home and inspected the foundation to see what EFS could do to strengthen it. John proposed that we will replace the crumbling brick with cinder blocks.
Crew Lead and head Mason Nick Carelli and his team came to the home and rebuilt the brick portion of the foundation to strengthen the foundation. Marshall was relieved that they were able to add stability to the foundation that wasn't in the best shape.
John H. of Somerville, Massachusetts was experiencing foundation wall damage in his basement from what he believes is a tree in his yard. He thinks that a tree in his yard has roots that are pushing against his foundation which is causing this crack in the wall. John called Erickson Foundation Solutions to see about them coming out for a free inspection.
Design Specialist Kyle Jamerson came to the home and inspected the inside and outside of the basement. After the inspection, Kyle proposed that John have Power Braces installed in his basement to strengthen up his foundation walls.
Crew Lead Scott Crandall and his team came to the home and installed Power Braces on the cracked wall. The team recommended that in the future, so the problem doesn't happen again, John should think about removing the tree so it can alleviate some pressure on the wall.
The owner of a condo in Somerville, Massachusetts, had wooden supports in their basement that weren't up to code. The owner reached out to EFS and our design specialist recommended replacing the wooden supports with SmartJacks.
A homeowner in Somerville, Massachusetts, has lived in their home for about 4 years. Recently they noticed minor water seepage in their basement. They reached out to EFS for a free inspection of their basement. After inspecting the basement our design specialist recommended installing ThermalDry Flooring into the basement to replace their existing floor that was being damaged by the water seepage.
Our team removed the old basement floors and replaced them with our ThermalDry Floors which will allow water to travel through them and drain out beneath them.
