DBS Before & After Photos

These North Minneapolis, MN homeowners reached out to DBS when their basement walls began to crack and bow.

DBS Design Specialist Royce Bunn went to the property and provided a free, no-obligation estimate for the work.
Foreman Kevin Steffey and his production crew installed our PowerBrace™ Wall Bracing System to immediately stabilize the bowing walls. Over time the PowerBrace® System is tightened by our service team to restore the wall to level.

This basement is now permanently stabilized and safe for the family to enjoy.

The owner of this home in Minneapolis, MN noticed that one of the walls in their basement was bowing inwards. Looking for a solution, they reached out to DBS for foundation repair assistance.

A DBS Design Specialist went to the home to conduct a free no-obligation estimate for the homeowner. After a thorough inspection, the Design Specialist generated a quote for our PowerBrace™ Wall Bracing System.

A DBS Foreman led the installation of this project with help from a crew. Together they installed 5 PowerBrace™ i-beams along the basement walls. Each PowerBrace™ was bolted to the rim joists of the home with a steel bracket that can be tightened during dry periods in an attempt to straighten the wall back to its original position. The footings are secured to the basement concrete slab to ensure permanent stabilization.

Now that the foundation has been permanently stabilized, the homeowner can relax more comfortably without worrying about the integrity of their basement walls. 

Facing a settled garage on its east side, a Minneapolis homeowner entrusted us to halt further settling without altering its current height, mindful of neighboring structures like a soon-to-be-removed fence. A free, no-obligation inspection was set up with Design Specialist Jason Swanson and then production team, led by Foreman Jordan Salmi, got to work. As shown in the before photo, the challenge seemed daunting. Yet, through strategic installation of Helical Piers©, paired with meticulous void filling -- no lifting involved, as evident in the after picture -- we ensured stability. 

Dealing with a damp problem in Minneapolis meant understanding the homeowner's distress when water intrusion became a regular headache for part of the house. Our mission? A dry, safe basement, starting with a custom solution. We installed our effective WaterGuard® and CleanSpace® systems, coupled with an SmartSump™ pump discreetly positioned in a closet. As you can see in the after photo, the space is now waterproofed and revitalized. We turned a troublesome area into a worry-free zone, ensuring a durable solution and a home that stays dry, season after season.

Before tackling this Minneapolis homeowner’s needs, sagging concrete and gaping joints painted a discouraging picture around their home and back porch—clearly seen in our 'before' photo. But no challenge is too big for us. Our solution? PolyLevel® and NexusPro® technologies restored stability and aesthetics. Now, as the 'after' photo proudly displays, the concrete surface is not just safe and level but also seamlessly integrated with the house, ensuring a lasting fix to a once worrisome problem.