I used to be a school teacher, and how I got into basement crack repair wasn't a straight line for me. As a kid I always loved having a business going, may it be lawn mowing jobs. I got too many jobs and had kids mowing lawns for me. That was when I was about 11. I started buying apartment buildings and started doing flips before the word even came into play. We bought a...

I recently got a call from a landlord who had his yearly inspection for his section 8 tenants. For the first time in all these years the inspector picked on the temporary lally columns. This is a Boston Section 8 apartment and they had to change them. First of all, what a lally column looks like is a piece of metal that is hollow and it usually has a screw jack on top. Being hollow,...

We went out to do a repair on a poured foundation crack that was leaking. We did our injection because it was a wet crack that was leaking, we stopped the water. About 3 weeks later we got a call from the homeowner. She was so happy that the crack had stopped leaking, but she was getting water on the floor of her basement. I stopped in, she showed me where it was. There was...

New England got pounded by Nor 'Esters this past March. The first thing homeowners should do to be prepared is to go outside and check on their gutters and downspouts and be sure they are in good working order. Downspouts help water run away from the foundation, they may need to add extenders to them. Next is to be sure your sump pump is working correctly. A sump pump that does not work is no...

I had an interesting call from a homeowner who is also a contractor. He called to find out if I put perimeter drains in. He was pretty instent that he need one, so I asked him why he thought he needed perimeter drains. He said he had water coming in between where the concrete wall and the foundation floor meet. I asked if it was in one area and he said yes. I asked if...

Today we present a customer review. The review reads: "I had concerns about my bulkhead. I called Rich, sent him some pictures and within minutes he knew what the issue was, what had to be done to fix my problem, and who to call because it had nothing related to concrete or foundation. Rich is honest, professional and understanding. A rare find these days." One of things I enjoy doing is if I don't do...

First of all, we need to understand what this small hole is. I am assuming this is a poured concreted foundation. Those holes, or dimples, are from tie-rods. When concrete is poured, it is poured between two pieces of wood. The wood doesn't just stand there through gravity. They are held together with metal rods. Once the concrete sets up, the metal is snapped off, which is why they are referred to as snap-ties or...

Q. I have some small cracks in my basement that have started to leak. Can I just use FlexSeal to keep the water out? A. I get calls from people all the time that say they have tried FlexSeal. That's the the product you see advertised on TV. But, I've repaired a ton of cracks in basements that have had FlexSeal. Maybe a crack in the wall, tie-rod, bulkhead, or where a floor and a...

We have had a ton of rain this winter; warm weather with heavy, heavy rain and snow melt. We got a call from a past customer. He had a leaking bulkhead problem. The bulkhead was leaking from the seam where the steps meet the house. This is a very common problem. He was keeping a wet vac there because the water was just flowing in. He called in a state of panic. We sent in...

Here's a photo from the Jordan-Gunter Basement. The photo shows lots of water coming from the tie rod. For wall cracks and tie rod leak repair. Contact A1 Foundation Crack Repair.