Iowa Foundation Repair

Justin and his team are great. A beautiful family room addition was separating from our house. We brought in the top 3 contractors in the area, and Justin was the only one who got down in the dirt under the deck to take a look at things. They were not the cheapest option but were the ones who aligned with the structural engineer we used for an assessment, and they made me feel comfortable throughout a stressful situation. I will recommend them to anyone I know for foundation work! Great bunch of people!

Iowa Foundation Repair, Winterset, is definitely the best in the business. Justin Porter lazer measured the basement walls and determined exactly how much they had moved over the years. After checking the cracks in the block walls, he proposed anchoring the walls without installing sump pumps. Three other companies quoted me sump pumps which included jack-hammering the basement floor. Justin's crew also installed egress windows and did a great job on those too. This was no easy job. Even though the crew had to dig in the front yard to install the anchors, when they left there was no indication they had even been there. Wow. In and out in one day. Since then no leaks even during the worst of rains. Can't say enough good about Justin and his professional crew. These guys are the best!

Great! Excellent quality hardware and expert installation, Couldn't even tell they dug any holes in yard!

The crew was very courteous and clean with their work, leaving no messes behind inside or outside! They were professional and knew exactly what needed done and did it in a timely manner. Very easy to work with Justin and his team and they were able to work us in sooner like we had hoped! Definite would recommend them to anyone!

The estimator we worked with at Iowa Foundation was one of the least sales-pitchy of the bunch, which was great. He had just as much (even more) knowledge than the other estimators that came out. He took accurate measurements, explained everything that could be affecting us, and explained exactly how and why they were going to repair our foundation. He also detailed other methods of repairing it and why they would or would not be well suited for our home. The crew was booked out for a month or so and weather pushed our appointment back a couple days, but the schedulers were courteous and reasonable. Once the crew arrived, we talked through the work they'd be doing, and even made a change about where the sump pump was to be placed. They were super professional, made sure I understood everything happening, prepped the space and got to work. In a single day, their crew jackhammered the flooring out along 2 walls, water proofed them both, installed a sump pump, anchored the bowing wall, and re-poured the floors. They did all of this with virtually no dust or damage to the yard, which blew my mind.

The crew showed up as promised. They were a great bunch of guys! They explained everything they were doing. Justin stopped by frequently to check on the work and to handle some of the work himself. They installed 5 helical piers, added the downspouts and a curtain drain with a waterproof membrane to pipe the water away from the house and covered it with decorative stone. We opted to close up the basement windows, so they blocked them up and added a waterproof barrier on the outside of the openings. Justin made up an innovative plexiglass cover for the basement door opening to keep the water from entering there. The work took three days and when they were done everything looked like they had not disturbed anything - in fact the north side with the curtain drain looked better than when they started. I would definitely recommend IFR!

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Justin and his crew were on time, on budget and were done in less than one day. The guys that worked on the job were great - I was there when they got to the house and came home over lunch to snap a few pictures and ask a few questions. They were very accommodating and explained the process to me and did exactly that. I've had many contacts with people to do work on my house and Justin has by far been the most responsive - returning calls and messages the same day or first thing the next day. I'd highly recommend Iowa Foundation Repair to anyone that needed the same type of work done at their home.

I used Iowa Foundation Repair and they were great. I do not think that I could list any dislikes about them. The value of their work was great compared to the price. I would definitely recommend them.

Everything went really well. They came in with the best price and showed up when they were supposed to.

Our experience with them was great. We like pretty much just everything about them. It is a responsive company and they got the work done on time.

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Awesome guys.  They were timely, courteous,hard-working, and cleaned up everything when they were done.  I would HIGHLY recommend them and already have.

Fantastic from the day of the estimate to the finish in  half a day,everyone who needs any basement work done should call this company!

Our experience with Iowa Foundation was excellent and I would highly recommend them to others looking for basement waterproofing.

Justin arrived within three days of our calling him to look at the problem areas and to give an estimate.   We had three other estimates, but his was the best for services offered.    He was very thorough and knowledgeable and we felt confident he knew exactly what needed to be done to correct the problems.    He personally supervised the crew, and work was done very professionally and satisfactorily.  The crew was polite and hard working and did an excellent job.

We contacted Iowa Foundation repair to discuss final details and set up an appointment to have the work done. Justin estimated that the work would take 4 to 5 days and work began on a Monday. On the day of out appointment the IFR crew was on time and introduced themselves and wasted no time in getting to work.  They removed the concrete at the perimeter of our foundation and began excavating the earth needed to lay their drain system. The crew carried all the broken concrete and earth  out of the basement in 5 gallon buckets.  Justin’s crew answered all the questions I had as they proceeded with work and didn’t seem to mind me looking over their shoulder.  We also had IFR install an egress window in our basement. The excavated the earth and cut the opening into the wall. By Wednesday the crew was replacing the concrete they removed in the foundation floor. Both we and Justin expected the windows to be ready to be installed by the end of the week. Unfortunately, due to circumstances out of IFR’s control the windows were delayed.  Justin was very apologetic and it was obvious is concern and apologies were sincere. The windows were supposed to be manufactured by a local company. For an unknown reason they changed the expected completion date three times. As a result we were left with large openings in our basement for over a week. IFR did their best to board up the holes and luckily we did not experience any rain during the time.  When the windows were completed Justin pulled his crew off another job and worked into the night to finish our window install.  In all we had 5 small windows replaced, 5 window covers, two windows blocked in, one egress window installed, over 100 linear feet of perimeter drain installed, a new sump pump installed, our existing sump pump discharge rerouted, vapor barrier installed on the exterior walls, and new stairs built by IFR.  All of the work IFR did was exceptional and my wife and I couldn’t be happier with the result. Justin’s crew was great and went above and beyond on several occasions including excavating some old bush roots next to our house with their little backhoe. My only complaint was with the delayed window install and I’m confident that was solely due to unscrupulous practices of the window manufacturer. I can only hope that all over our future home projects go as well as the one we had Iowa Foundation Repair complete for us.

We couldn't have asked for a better company.