Cantey Foundation Specialists Before & After Photos

Paige H. and her husband just moved into their Columbia, SC home. Being newlyweds, they knew they wanted to purchase a home together but wanted to fix up an older house to save money. They both felt like it would be worth their while to put in some extra work. When they closed on the home, they started on the many projects they wanted to accomplish. One project they knew they had to tackle was the large crack in the brick on the exterior of the home. Unfortunately, they did not know who to call to help them get this solved. Paige was scrolling through Facebook one day when she saw a post about Cantey Foundation Specialists and decided to fill out the form online to be called for a free inspection. Someone from Cantey gave Paige a call and scheduled an appointment for her with System Design Specialist Chip Baxter. Chip arrived on the day of the appointment and did a thorough inspection of not just the exterior of the home but also the crawl space. Everything looked good except for the problem area so Chip sat down with Paige to discuss her options for a solution. Chip explained that Cantey's Push Pier system would not only close up those cracks but permanently stabilize Paige's foundation. The process would begin with the crew digging a few holes around the foundation. Once they reached the footing of the foundation, they would install a bracket to the footing. Then steel tubes would be pushed into the ground until they found competent soil that could properly support the home. When that point is reached, the tubes then push up on the bracket, allowing the foundation to be lifted back to its original position. Paige knew she and her husband needed a solution like this for peace of mind so she scheduled the installation. Production Crew Leader Sixto Lopez, Production Crew Member Mariano Valdovines, and Zenen Dominguez came out and effectively installed the Push Pier system. Paige and her husband are more than pleased with the results and they are happy to be able to move forward with making their house a home. 

Debra C. of Columbia, SC could feel her kitchen and dining room floors bend and sag when she walked in her home.  Worried that this could be a major problem, she found Cantey Foundation Specialists online and called for a free estimate.  Specialist John Adams inspected Debra's crawl space, and he found high levels of humidity and rotting wood beams.  Specialist John Adams explained to Debra that the rotting wood beams caused the floors to weaken, and that they needed to be replaced with treated wood.  However, he also recommended our CleanSpace encapsulation system to protect the new treated lumber and to prevent any future moisture problems in the crawl space.  

Dora H. is a homeowner in Columbia, SC who has had an issue with her floors sagging in the past. She had a contractor come out and install temporary jacks, which would solve the problem but only for a while. The biggest issue is that temporary jacks aren't made to hold up your home indefinitely so they bend and settle as time goes on. This is exactly what happened in Dora's case. She began to notice a few months after the contractors had left that her floors started to sag again and became bouncy. She was tired of the short term solutions and decided to call Cantey Foundation Specialists. Specialist John Adams came out to Dora's home and explained to her that Cantey's patented Smart Jack system was the long term solution she needed. Smart Jacks work to displace the weight of the house through a 2x2x2 engineer filled space to prevent settling. Team Leader Israel, Team Member Austin, and Team Member Jonathan were quickly sent to Dora's home and installed the Smart Jacks. Dora was so happy that Cantey came and gave her a long term solution that she could rely on. "I would have never went to those other guys if I knew Cantey would do such a good job".

Gloria B. just moved into her home in Columbia, SC and is excited to finally be a homeowner. She had always wanted to own instead of rent. Of course, now that she owns a home she is finding out just how difficult it can be sometimes. Repairs and improvements have to be made to keep a home in good shape. Gloria started to notice in the last few weeks that her floor was becoming bouncy out of nowhere. She did not have any experience with crawl spaces so she needed a trusted company to find out what was going on. She remembered her sister had work done on her foundation a few years ago so she asked about the company. Her sister told her to call Cantey Foundation Specialists, they did a wonderful job raising her home. Gloria called in and was scheduled for an appointment with System Design Specialist John Adams. After his inspection, John sat down with Gloria to tell her that she had excessive moisture in her crawl space. This was causing the floor to become bouncy and would cause other problems if not handled properly. John told Gloria that the solution that she needed to protect her home was the CleanSpace system. The CleanSpace system would begin with drainage matting being placed on the floor of the crawl space. Then a thick liner of CleanSpace material would be installed on the floor, walls, and piers of the crawl space for an all-around barrier. The barrier would then be sealed with spray foam adhesive that solidifies the bond between the CleanSpace system and the crawl space. Production Team Leader Israel Santana, Production Team Member Jonathan Lowder, and Production Team Member Matthew Kelley came out and successfully installed the CleanSpace system. Gloria loves her new CleanSpace and the peace of mind that her home is protected from moisture damage.

Oftentimes Cantey Foundation Specialists is called upon for wood rot and replacement jobs such as this one in Columbia, SC. Moisture in the crawlspace can lead to bigger problems such as rotten wood visible in the floors you walk on every day. The Cantey Crew was able to safely replace the rotten wood and address the bigger issue under the home with a total encapsulation to combat excess moisture, mold and mildew in the future.