Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: Stabilizing and Repairing Crawl Space of Historic Home in Plant City, Florida

Mark, from Plant City, Florida, owns a historic home with a crawl space that was showing signs of instability, as he noticed uneven and wobbly floors inside. He reached out to LRE Foundation Repair for help, and our Customer Care team quickly scheduled a free inspection with one of our expert Design Specialists. Upon inspection, our specialist found that many of the original block piers had settled, and makeshift supports made of stacked bricks had been added over time. Several wooden floor joists also showed damage due to the lack of proper support. Our team created a comprehensive plan to repair the joists and install the SmartJack system, providing permanent, durable support for the home. With Mark’s approval, the floor joists were repaired and the SmartJack system installed, ensuring his historic home is fully stabilized and ready to stand the test of time.

Settling Block Piers

Upon inspecting the crawl space of this historic home, the LRE Design Specialist immediately noticed that many of the original block piers supporting the floor joists above had settled into the soil below, creating a lack of stability. Pieces of wood had been previously placed between the piers and the joists in an attempt to provide supplemental support.

Makeshift Block Piers

Previous attempts to support the home's floor joists using stacked blocks and bricks had proven inadequate over time.

Damaged Floor Joists

Many of the wooden floor joists in the crawl space were damaged due to insufficient support beneath them.

Installing SmartJack Footers

The LRE team begins installing the SmartJack system by excavating soil to create footers, which are then filled with a solid, settlement-resistant base.