Photo Album: Stabilizing Sinking Floors of Historic Home in Bradenton, Florida

Joanne’s long-time home in Bradenton, Florida, has been in her family since it was originally constructed almost 100 years ago. They had been noticing the floors in the home's bathroom gradually sinking for some time and understandably became concerned. After learning about LRE Foundation Repair’s long history of repairing and stabilizing crawl spaces in historic homes, Joanne reached out and scheduled a free inspection. An LRE Design Specialist visited her home and conducted a full-home inspection. They discovered that soil settlement had caused the original block piers supporting the floor joists in the crawl space to weaken and sink into the ground. As a result, the floors throughout the home were sloping significantly, with the specialist observing a 3.5-inch drop in the bathroom floor. To fully level and permanently stabilize the home’s floors, the LRE team replaced the support provided by the original block piers with the state-of-the-art SmartJack system. Upon completion, Joanne was thrilled to find that the floors of her family's historic home were not only leveled but also provided with long-lasting stabilization for generations to come.