CERTIFIED FOUNDATION

I have a block basement with 2 blocks in the first course showing signs of moisture seepage. I had multiple contractors assess the problem and all came up with basically the same root cause. Russ at Certified Foundations took the time to walk me through the problem (including the impact of my sump crock and the Palmer valve in my floor drain). He reviewed other contractors' plans and pointed out the waste (and extra cost) their plan offered. It made sense to me and during the work Russ drilled extra weep holes at the right angle of drain tile other contractors wanted to excavate and the blocks were bone dry, indicating to me that work would truly have been unnecessary (the right angle was along an interior wall of the basement; crawl space was on the other side). Russ was punctual for both the estimate appointment and for the day the work was performed. He was great in his communication. He even offered to do some exterior minor tuckpointing unrelated to this repair because he thought it should be done--at no extra cost. He did this job at SUBSTANTIALLY lower cost than any other contractor. Time will tell if this repair fixed my problem, but I believe it will. The exposed drain tile and weep holes looked exactly as he expected. I think Russ knows this industry very well and is more than fair and professional. I highly recommend Russ and Certified Foundation for consideration if you have need for basement repair work. Thanks Russ & Russ Jr.!

Russ came out and looked over the walls and took measurements. He explained the different levels of wall movement per standards and that our job fell into the steel support category. They came in with a crew and finished the entire job in just one morning. They completely cleaned up the areas they worked in and kept dust to a minimum. Very satisfied with the results.

He actually put on a lien on my home. He knew that he would be paid once the consolidation was through, but he made the situation quite difficult. The man was nasty and even threatening. He botched the job to the point of having to repeatedly call him back to correct issues. The work was incredibly sloppy. They didn’t clean the basement after the work was done. I had to clean my self and as I have asthma, this was very difficult. From day one, his only focus was to get paid.

Russ was the first person to respond to our request for an estimate on the crack in our foundation. He was also the only one who really looked at the problem closely. Even after talking to several other companies and getting so many different suggestions (and a very wide range of costs) we ended up back with Certified. We did request him to add several other things to his original estimate(after taking all of the other suggestions into consideration) They were quick to respond, were professional, cleaned up the area and since they needed to be in our neighbors driveway for several days even gave them a gift card for their inconvenience. We would recommend them to others.