Evergreen Basement Systems

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JES was founded in 1993 by husband and wife team, Jesse Waltz, PE, and Stella Waltz. JES provides engineered solutions for foundation repair, underpinning, crawl space encapsulation, and crawl space moisture management, basement waterproofing, and concrete lifting and leveling services. Since its founding, JES has grown from a one-man operation into a professional team of over 450 foundation, crawl space, and basement repair experts. Every installer and inspector has been extensively trained by our team of Professional Engineers, in addition to manufacturer training and certification.

Sagging floors result from failing floor joists in the crawl space underneath your house. These problems can result from open crawl space vents or doors, excessive moisture and humidity, and wet, rotting wood. Open crawl space vents let in moisture, which creates the perfect environment for wood rot, mold, mildew and dust mites. Plus a vented dirt crawl space can also cause your energy bill to be nearly 20% higher! Exposed dirt in your crawl space absorbs moisture open crawl space vents allow inside.

Basement water problems are pervasive. Whether you live in a generally humid area, a generally arid area, or somewhere in between, chances are that you've had basement water problems of some kind at some point. A wet basement is a huge problem, and there are many other issues that can arise because of these basement water problems. A footing drain is installed just outside of your home's basement foundation. This drain is meant to keep water away from your foundation but it can easily clog. The footing drain is thick pipe that has holes drilled into it to allow water to drip into the pipe.

Expansive soils create foundation damage. Expansive soils, including, clay soil, shrink-swell, and heavable soil, are all different names for the same thing. Expansive soils are responsible for more damage to buildings than any other natural hazard. This type of soil contains minerals like smectite clays, which absorb a lot of moisture. As the expansive soil soaks up water it expands - up to 15 times its dry volume. Furthermore, the expanded soil then pushes against your foundation and creates cracks or waterproofing problems.