Foundation Repair
Your Local Foundation Repair Experts
Industry Leading Foundation Repair Solutions For Missouri & Kansas
Spartan Ram Jack is a locally owned company and is part of the nationwide Ram Jack network of foundation repair and waterproofing specialists. Spartan Ram Jack is a name you can trust for commercial, industrial, and residential foundation inspection and repair services in the Kansas City Area, Mid-Missouri, Central & W. Kansas, Springfield MO & surrounding areas.
Call Spartan Ram Jack today to get started with a professional, on-site evaluation!
Signs That Your Foundation Has Failed
Many homeowners see expensive home renovations like new floors and home additions ruined because of foundation damage. Foundation problems are serious and can devastate the value of your largest investment. Foundation failures take many forms.
- Cracks in Foundation
- Doors or Windows Sticking
- Cracks in Sheetrock
- Beam Pocket Protrusions
- Cracks in brick or stone
- Uneven or sloping floors
If you notice any of these signs in or around your house or business, request a free evaluation by calling Spartan Ram Jack today.
Why Do Foundations Fail?
Foundation damage occurs when shifting soils, expansion, contraction, and drainage problems cause your foundation to settle & require foundation repair.
Water in the basement, cracks in the foundation or floors, cracks in brick, leaning chimneys and walls, doors that stick and cracked walls, are all symptoms of a significant foundation problem. Unfortunately, once damage starts it will only get worse. This also depresses the value of your home.
If you notice any of these signs of foundation damage in or around your house or business, request a free evaluation by calling Spartan Ram Jack today!
Permanent Solutions from Missouri & Kansas Foundation Repair Experts
The good news is that we can restore the value and safety of your home using proven foundation repair methods. Spartan Ram Jack offers numerous foundation repair services to provide solutions no matter how unique the problem. We are experts in delivering the right solution for your specific foundation problem.
Foundation repair is a complex problem that requires specialized training, techniques, systems, and products.
Spartan Ram Jack’s methods are engineered and tested to perform at the highest industry standards. Spartan Ram Jack’s foundation system has been third-party tested and is ICC-ES certified.
When it comes to restoring your home’s foundation, rely on Spartan Ram Jack for permanent, affordable solutions with a life of structure transferable warranty.
Deep Driven Piers
Spartan Ram Jack’s driven pile system is used to provide foundation support for various types of structures. Our driven pile system is a steel shaft made from 100% American made steel. Each driven pile is thrust deep into the soil using powerful hydraulics to reach load-bearing strata. The number of piles and the depth of each pile is a crucial aspect of any foundation repair. Many foundation repair contractors do not install the correct number of piles or drive piles deep enough to provide a long-lasting repair.
Beware! Improper pile placement and pile depth can leave your home vulnerable to future settlement and recurring damage. Our Spartan Ram Jack technicians and consultants are trained to evaluate, diagnose, and install our driven pile system to stop damaging settlement permanently.
Corrosion-Resistant & Environmentally Friendly
Our piles are manufactured from American-mined, high-strength carbon steel and are coated with an eco-friendly polyethylene copolymer-based thermoplastic powder coating for corrosion protection. This process provides long-lasting protection without leaching dangerous chemicals into the soil. We back it with a transferrable life of structure warranty.
Driven piles can be used for:
- Residential foundation repair
- Commercial foundation repair
- Other remedial projects
Minimal Landscape Disturbance, Quick Install Time, Patented Spartan Ram Jack System, Environmentally Friendly.
Helical Piers
Helical piles are ideal for:
- Residential and Commercial foundation repair
- Basement wall, retaining wall, and shore tie backs
- Porches – Helical piers offer a variety of uses and are ideal in applications such as porches.
- Interior Slab Support – After installing helical anchors through the slab, the floor is raised mechanically and supported on firm load-bearing strata.
- Wall Tie Backs – Commonly used in the repair of retaining walls and basement walls, helical tiebacks offer a clean easy installation.
- New Construction – These helical anchors are installed prior to construction to prevent downward settlement before it starts.
- New Construction Swimming Pools
Helical Support Column
In some cases the parameter foundation is solid but the internal support structure has failed. You might see floors slanting to the center of the house. The Spartan Ram Jack Helical support column is the most common solution to this type of foundation Problem.
We will remove a section of the concrete floor to install helical pile. We will then install a new adjustable steel column which will bear directly on top of the helical pier. Afterwards we will pour concrete over the base of the column to match the floor level. A standard helical depth is up to 21ft.
Ram Jack’s patented helical pile system is engineered to provide foundation support for numerous residential and commercial applications. Each helical pile is twisted deep into the soil with powerful hydraulics to provide massive support. They are ICC and 1143 Certified, a requirement for most commercial installations. Each Pier has an ultimate capacity of 67,400 pounds and a working capacity of 33,700 pounds. Our helical pile is a 100% American made steel shaft designed with round helical discs allowing the piles to lock up in load bearing soil. Our warranties are backed by a national warranty trust for the life of the structure.
Wall Bracing
As the weather changes throughout the year, water or moisture trapped in the cracks will freeze and cause even more damage. The frozen water expands, which will cause the size of cracks to stretch and even break. Installing a brace to hold your foundation in place will help when repairing and waterproofing your basement.
Spartan Ram Jack offers multiple solutions depending on the root cause of the problem. They include:
Vertical Wall Restraints/Beams
Carbon Fiber Straps
Carbon fiber straps combine the technologies of high strength carbon and Kevlar in a woven mesh to provide tensile reinforcement to existing walls (essentially improving the strength of a wall as if it had more steel in it).
Earth Anchors
Commonly referred to as a “dead man” anchor, this system uses bearing plates or a concrete trench to resist wall movement. An anchor plate is secured to the inside face of the wall. A rod is driven out into the soil to a specified distance and connected to a plate or concrete, which in turn pulls on the wall to help hold it up.
Helical Tieback Anchors
Similar to a Helical Pier, this system is installed to a specific torque and depth to achieve a pre-designed capacity. Minimal to no excavation required outside of the wall to be repaired. We commonly use these on commercial sites due to the larger walls and or loads, but seldom find them cost effective on residential projects.
Wall Realignment
Wall realignment with stabilization & external excavation
A steel beam is installed vertically on the wall connected to the floor joists above and the concrete slab below. These connections, if done properly, transfer the lateral load of the wall to the webbing of the sub-floor above and the concrete floor at the bottom.
Wall realignment requires excavation of the earth pushing on the wall. The home is then lifted slightly to allow us to restore the wall to an acceptable position. After the restoration, the home is then gently set back on the wall.
Permanent restraints to strengthen the wall are left in place to ensure the problem never occurs again. The outside area is also treated to reduce the hydraulic pressure it can apply to the wall. To achieve this, gravel is filled into 30% of the backfill height before existing soil is replaced and finally code required waterproofing is applied.
Next Step: Your Professional Evaluation
Contact Spartan Ram Foundation Repair, Waterproofing and Concrete Lifting today and set up an appointment for a no-cost, no-obligation on-site home foundation inspection!
Our Project Managers will review your entire foundation looking for active water leaks, water-stained walls, basement floor and wall cracks, uneven sidewalks/driveways, and damp basements.
They will take elevations of your foundation, analyze where water is entering your home, along with determining external drainage paths for rainwater and gutter runoff.
All these things can cause foundations to leak and fail. They will provide you with a comprehensive analysis and affordable options to fix the cause of the problem. The project manager will also review a variety of financing options available to fit almost any budget.