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Your Home or Commercial

Problems don't get better with time,

but they get better with us.

Arthur B. of Vestavia Hills, Al. noticed that there were signs of a bulging wall in his basement. Our inspector Steve Reyer went out and determined that there was a serious foundation issue going on that needed our attention. Steve quoted Mr. B for Helical Tiebacks and a wall straightening procedure that would fix our customers basement wall. Shortly after our production crew was on site to install our foundation repair system and resolve the issue. Overall Mr. B was happy with the install and so are we!

This particular customer called in with concerns of cracked brick and bowing walls. While faced with many challenges throughout the process including financials, permitting, and engineering reports, our inspector Frank Matte was able to quote the customer for 21 helical piers and helical extensions. Our crew was able to get to work once the home went under contract to sell and we installed 20 3.5 inch Helical Piers. In conclusion, the project turned out to be an

outstanding success according to all parties involved. 

Our customer called in with concerns of weeds and fungus in his yard. After further inspection our lawn team discovered that he had broadleaf weeds and dollar spot fungus that needed to be treated. APS went in with regular 6 week treatments of fungicide and broadleaf herbicide and recommended that the watering schedule be changed to 3 days per week. Our customers lawn is now looking fresh and maintained. 

Challenge: Ms. Jones called in with concerns of American Roaches in her living room. The office staff at APS immediately got her over to a specialist who was able to give her a quote on treatment and get her scheduled.

Solution: After an inspection was completed, our APS technician determined that the issue was definitely American Roaches. He then applied an insecticide treatment to the home. He treated all entry points, under the sinks, and a full treatment on the exterior of the home with insecticide and granules. Ms. Jones home will now be treated every 3 months so this issue does not happen again. 

Challenge: The customer needed to lift and level a trip hazard in the concrete close to their dumpster.

Solution: We used PolyLevel and NexusPro to lift, level, and seal. The customer was very happy with the results. 

Case management:

The challenge: stop a pool deck from washing out underneath.

 Inspection uncovers that one side of the pool deck has washed out

 Customer why – He wants to insure that the pool deck will not be settling anymore.

 Customer has just bought the house and wants to get it ready to move in

The solution:

 The polylevel system will be used

 The goal is to lift and level the concrete and have a waterproof base under the concrete

 The square footage is 300

 The cracks in the deck will be sealed by nexus pro

 Nexus pro is a silicone based sealant that has flexibility to adjust to temperature changes

 Customer was happy with work

Frank Matte

Solutions specialist

Challenge: Mr. and Mrs. James have a basement house with a on grade slab garage at the front left side

of their home. They have already had the driveway in front of the garage replaced once a few years ago

due to it settling. Their concern now was that the garage slab had settled as well now plus water will

come in under the garage door when it rains hard. The garage slab didn’t have any cracks in it nor did

the walls of the garage itself. You could see that the garage slab was lower in the center but had not

drop down any where the walls sat on the slab. When tamping on the slab you could defiantly hear that

there was a void underneath the center of the slab itself.

Solution: My proposal consisted of APS injecting PolyLevel underneath the entire slab. The PolyLevel

foam would flow like water when injected then it expands quickly. We would continue to inject the

foam to completely fill the entire void existing beneath the slab. I also proposed to install a trench drain

across the front of the garage entry to catch water coming across the driveway towards the garage door.

The trench drain would have a buried discharge line to get the water around the back side of the garage

where it would then gravity drain towards the back of the property. I told Mr. and Mrs. James that we

would try to get some lift out of the center of the garage slab, but it would be difficult since there

weren’t any cracks or joints in the slab to allow it to move better. They agreed to allow APS to do the

job. The crew was able to completely void fill underneath the garage slab and were able to get some lift.

We were not able to get it completely level due to possibly lifting the walls if we continued adding more

foam. The trench drain works to catch a great deal of the water that comes towards the garage door to

limit the amount of water that could enter.

Home in Centerpoint Alabama, zip code 35235 water intrusion in basement under the footings of cinderblock foundation.

• Also there has been wall deflection of 1 inch on both sides of the basement which has been reinforced by wall braces 6 feet apart.
• For the most part the basement is below grade.
• The square footage of the basement walls is 1000 sq feet
• The linear feet of the basement excluding the garage doors if 132 linear feet.
• The customer negotiated the price down to buy the house knowing that the basement leaks when it rains
• The main reason to do the work is to be able to finish the basement in the future.

The Solution:

• The firs thing to do is to cut the ends off the 15 wall braces to install weld plates so the waterguard system can be installed.
• Jackhammer 6 inches around the entire basement perimeter to make an area to install the waterguard system.
• Waterguard is a piping system engineered specifically to solve basement water problems effectively without worry of clogging

From soils under the floor.

• The waterguard system intercepts water at the perimeter of your basement and drains if unseen safely away.
• The Waterguard system will keep your basement clean and dry so you can the space for storage or for a finished basement.
• After the piping system is installed a 10 mil liner is mechanically attached to the basement walls to help intercept any moisture.
• Then the piping system is attached to a super sump pump to drain the water to an outside location.
• The system has life of the structure warranty.

The customers satisfaction level:

• Customer was happy with the work
• Customer also liked the look of the white 10 mil liner on the older cinder block walls

Challenge: Customer called APS because she had noticed a door in her living room that was not opening

and closing properly. Upon arrival I performed a full foundation inspection. In doing so I discovered

inadequate support under a wall in the living room that was causing the door not to function properly. I

also discovered multiple cracks on the front of the home. Using a rotary laser, I was able to determine

there was settlement on the front and right side of the home. This was concerning to the customer

because she wants to remain at the residence long term.

I also did a full inspection of the crawlspace and found multiple areas of microbial growth present on the

floor joists. This growth was concerning to the homeowner because her mother who also lives in the

home is on oxygen and receives breathing treatments.

Solution: APS treated all microbial growth in the crawlspace using Mold X2. Once the joist had been

treated, we installed a 20 mil vapor barrier to eliminate excess moisture from coming up through the

soil. We sealed all vents and added a dehumidifier to create a cool, dry, conditioned space. This will

prevent any growth from returning and create a safer environment for her mother.

APS installed 4 floor supports beneath the wall in the living room area. Each support was placed on top

of a poured concrete footing to provide proper stabilization. We were able to provide a lift on the wall

to improve the functionality of the door. We also installed ten helical piers on the front and right side of

the home to stabilize the foundation and prevent further settlement. Each pier was driven by a mini

excavator past the active zone of soil that caused the settlement into an area of load bearing strata.

Helical piers come with a lifetime of the structure warranty, so the homeowner has piece of mind that

the area the piers are installed is secure.

I followed up with the homeowner after the work was complete. She could not say enough good things

about Jose and his crew. They were extremely professional and did an excellent job explaining

everything along the way. The customer said she would be happy to recommend APS to anyone

experiencing similar issues.