Basement Cracks & Leaks Metro Inc
About us
Basement Cracks & Leaks, Metro Inc. is a fully licensed and insured professional below grade Waterproofing & Foundation repair company serving Michigan since 1993. We offer professional repairs with life of structure warrenties with transfer option.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Battery back-up systems, Carbon fiber, Crawl space encapsulation, Egress windows, Epoxy Injection, Foundation Repair, Helical piers, Sump Pumps, Wall anchors, Wall stabilization, Waterproofing
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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He noted that one wall was bowing inward about an inch and recommended stabilizers, but I opted not to install them at this time because the problem isn't severe. As a dutiful consumer, I called one other local company (competitively priced but gruff and unfriendly) and two national companies. Both nationals came in at $2500 - $3k higher. (They have to pay for all that advertising somehow.)
The job was quoted as a two-day job and 4 workers showed up exactly on time and quickly got to work. I peeked in a few times during the day and they were very friendly, showing me what they were doing and answering my questions. The trench was dug, drain tile installed, inspected by the city, and operational by the end of the day, which made me thrilled since I still had water coming up through the drains. It was all gone within an hour. They came back at 9 AM the next day to install the channel cove and pour the cement to seal up the system and were done by 1 PM.
It was messy and noisy during the process but they cleaned up pretty well when they finished, and they even threw in a bonus job: I had to do a lot of prep work, including pulling dozens of planks of wood that the previous homeowner had nailed onto the walls (no idea why), and BCL hauled it all away. That part was huge for me since I don't have a truck and would have had to somehow get it to the city dump myself. I was quite happy with the overall process, starting from the friendly and informative inspection all the way through completion and cleanup. Thanks BCL!
Will surely use them again. Recommend highly.
"Hello (removed member name), Your original call to us was on 7 24 14 and we came out for your your estimate the very next day! We scheduled your repair for 8 4 14 as requested and showed up as scheduled and on time. I hope that at least gives us an "A" for fast and on time service? The type of repair we completed was an Epoxy Urethane injection. This type of repair unfortunately is not a "pretty repair patch", in fact the material is highly expansive and often discharges out of the repaired crack or rod holes after the repairs are completed because the material reacts as water, moisture or earth interact with it. We do try and inform our customers of this before completing the repair by providing a "repair disclosure" and discussing this also. We do give a life of the structure warranty on most repairs and when you contacted our office on Dec 29th, 2014 we showed up to your home on that very SAME day, as we take any warranty call seriously. We came out and re-injected the leaking area. We have not heard back from you since that time and assume your repairs are DRY! :) So overall we did respond quickly, showed up as scheduled, promptly and very quickly honored your warranty call. If I could ask that you do a quick google images search for epoxy and urethane injection images I believe you will see that the repairs completed are actually typical of the nature of this repair. We really do want you to be happy and if you need anything else please do not hesitate to call. Basement Cracks & Leaks, Metro Inc. Denise - Project Manager"
My problem was that the house was sinking in the area of the basement fireplace, and the first-floor fireplace sat directly on top of it. There was about a 2" crack on the stairwell wall which backed up against the basement fireplace. The basement floor along an exterior wall had cracked and separated for about 25 feet by 6 feet. On the first floor, walls and door frames had shifted out of square. Before the repair work could be started, I had to remove about 7 steps in the stairwell behind the fireplace, the stairway landing, and the hearth, which was about 18" high and 7' long, so they could get to the concrete underneath. (This was not part of their estimate.)
The men arrived on time with everything needed to do the job. They started work immediately, and worked hard. I had not imagined the intense labor involved in digging up the foundation, and removing the concrete. When the supervisor started installing the piers, he discovered that 25 feet was not deep enough to secure the piers, and the piers went down to 46 feet. This was just the nature of the earth beneath my house. So I signed a change order for the additional labor and materials. By the time they were finished, everything was exactly level. I was very happy with the work. The job lasted about 2-1/2 days, and each day they cleaned up, and put away their tools.
Not part of the contract was rebuilding the stairway, and plaster repair. I was fine with this, and hired a local carpenter.
I would definately hire Basement Cracks and Leaks to do foundation repair or waterproofing.
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