Photo Album: Solidification of a crawl space with SmartJacks in Sainte-Marthe-Sur-Le-Lac, Quebec

Mr. Lionel owned a house in Sainte-Marthe-Sur-Le-Lac and after a while he noticed that the floor of his basement was sinking, Since he needed a permanent solution to his problem, he contacted our company so that we could work on strengthening the existing beams and stabilizing the foundations permanently. Furthermore, we ended up installing 11 SmartJack support beams. SmartJacks are steel support devices that are used specifically for crawl spaces to stabilize and level beams and floor joists.

Full inspection of the area

We sent our team for a free inspection of the area.

Humid crawlspaces in Sainte-Marthe-Sur-Le-Lac

you can see in this picture, the crawl space seems to be in a very poor shape, extremely dirty and full of mold.

Failure to isolate the crawl space

Our client was trying to isolate his Crawl Space by using a Fiber Glass membrane which is not recommended at all.

Old support pillars

Old pillars of support had already been put in place by the former owner of the house.

Our client's floor was sagging

Our client has noticed that some of the joists of his house were sagging slightly, making the floors of his house no longer even.

Here's how the SmartJack Support Pillars of Basement Systems Quebec are installed

Installing this kind of system helps to maintain the full value of the house in the future.

Installing 11 smartJack support pillars in Sainte-Marthe-Sur-Le-Lac

Support Pillars are steel support systems used to stabilized and level the girders and floor joists in a Crawlspace. In Addition they are super strong (support loads of more than 60,000 lbs.), and is the only solution that addresses problem soils.

End of work

It is very important to seal the edges of these with tape specially designed to create a barrier against moisture: Once the membrane is installed and the pillars in place, it is very important to seal around them with specially designed tape to create a barrier against molds.