Steven E Jaymes Contractor Inc
About us
Since 1988, we've improved and restored hundreds of homes with a dedication to service and an eye on value. Your home is an investment of your time and money, and we realize how important it is. That's why from the moment you contact us, we're by your side. We design our additions in keeping with your present house design. We service all of South Central Pennsylvania. We have eight full time skilled employees to handle all of your home improvement needs.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Certified General Contractor | Free estimates | Remodeling, and much more!, basement waterproofing, deck building & repair, foundation repairs, replacement windows
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tile to discover a large crack front-to-back through the entire house
where the north end of the house had sunk by 3". I asked the contractor
if he thought I should consult with a structural engineer. He gave me
the name and number of Regan, Matonak, and Associates. I dealt directly
with Dan Matonak who assessed the structure and original problem. He
also walked around the entire house and found an additional problem!
He saw that the brick was bowing about 3/4" inch at the back. The upper
level of the house is open at ground level to the back yard, while the
lower level opens at ground level to the front yard. In other words, the
back of the house is in a hill. His assessment was that the bowing was
caused by inward deflection of cinder block wall at about 30" below
ground level, without even seeing the cinder block. He said "If you
remove that wood paneling, I think you'll find cinder block and I think
you'll also find a 1/8" or so horizontal crack going along the entire
back wall". He was completely correct! He recommended several possible
companies to do the repair of the block using different mechanisms. The least
costly of these was using "The Reinforcer" which was installed by Steven E. Jaymes
contracting company of Chambersburg, PA. The work was done in MD and they were done
in a morning. The epoxy is very smelly, but the smell was dissipated in a few days.
The great things about this solution compared to putting in steel pillars or trenching the outside and
putting rebar into the existing blocks are:
1) less expensive. Since I removed all of the wood paneling and insulating myself, exposing the back wall,
I saved a few thousand dollars. If I hadn't already planned on doing this to replace the insulation, it may have been more expensive than trenching out the back yard and putting rebar into the block, but not by much. That was a lot of labor
2) the carbon fiber strips are very thin and it is easy to put insulating and finish wall back up over them. I replaced the insulation with higher quality Dow Foamular and then put paneling back up and painted it. It looks a lot better than before and has better insulation category
3) they give a lifetime transferable warranty on the repair. These strips are so strong, they will never break
4) I get all the cracks sealed with epoxy, effectively water-proofing the back wall, even though that wasn't a major concern. There was dampness under the existing insulation, but it's nice and try now.
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