Your foundation moved. We fix why.

Piers, anchors, and soil stabilization that stop settlement for good — installed by a local, family-owned crew and backed by a Lifetime Warranty.

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Permanent foundation solutions for settling, cracking, and bowing

Your foundation carries everything above it. When it moves, the damage rarely stays in the basement — it shows up as cracks above doorways, windows that stick, floors that slope, and gaps opening between your walls and trim. Left alone, small movement becomes expensive structural damage.

FoamWorks Concrete Leveling repairs foundations at the source: the soil underneath. Northwest Ohio sits on the heavy clay left behind by the Great Black Swamp — soil that swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry. That constant movement is why so many homes in the Toledo area experience settlement, and why patching a crack without stabilizing the foundation never holds.

We install engineered pier and anchor systems that transfer your home’s weight to stable soil, then keep it there. Our repairs are permanent, backed by a Lifetime Warranty, and installed by a local, family-owned crew with over 30 years of construction experience. Call 419-304-6512 or request a free, no-obligation inspection. We serve Northwest Ohio, Southeast Michigan & Northeast Indiana, and nearby areas.

Have you noticed any of these around your home?

Foundation movement rarely announces itself in the basement. It usually shows up as something annoying upstairs first.

Stair-step cracks in brick

Cracks following the mortar joints in a staircase pattern mean one section of footing has dropped.

Doors and windows that stick

When the frame is no longer square, doors catch and windows stop latching — often seasonally at first.

Sloping or uneven floors

A floor that visibly slopes or feels bouncy points to lost support below, not a flooring problem.

Bowing basement walls

A horizontal crack or inward bulge in a block wall means soil pressure is winning. This one doesn’t wait.

Gaps at trim and ceilings

Separations opening at baseboards, crown molding, or where walls meet ceilings track active movement.

Chimney pulling away

Chimneys sit on their own footing. When it settles independently, a visible gap opens along the wall.

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horizontal crack running the length of the wall

What foundation repair actually involves

Your foundation is a system: footings, walls, and piers working together to spread the weight of the house across the soil. Repair means restoring that load path, not patching what you can see.

A crack is a symptom. Filling it without addressing the soil that moved underneath is why so many homeowners pay twice. We start by identifying the cause — settlement from weak or washed-out soil, lateral pressure pushing a wall inward, or a footing undersized for the load it carries.

From there the repair is straightforward. Piers transfer weight down to soil that won’t move. Anchors and reinforcement resist the pressure pushing walls in. Foam injection fills the voids that let it settle in the first place. Each addresses a different cause, which is why the inspection comes first.

Why foundations move so much around here

Northwest Ohio sits on the heavy clay left behind by the Great Black Swamp. Clay is about the worst soil a foundation can rest on: it swells when it takes on water and shrinks as it dries, so footings get pushed up every wet spring and dropped every dry August.

Layer Ohio’s freeze-thaw cycles on top and the movement compounds season after season. That’s why foundation problems here tend to appear gradually and then accelerate, and why a repair that ignores the soil doesn’t hold.

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What a pier installation actually looks like

Most homeowners have never seen this work done. Here’s the same job at three points, start to finish.

Expose the footing

We open a working trench along the affected section and dig down to the footing. Only the area we’re piering gets excavated — the rest of the yard stays untouched.

Drive the piers, then lift

Brackets are bolted to the footing and pier sections are driven to load-bearing soil. Synchronized hydraulics then transfer the weight and raise the foundation back toward level.

Backfill and grade

The trench is backfilled and graded back to the wall. The bracket stays below grade, carrying the house permanently — and there’s nothing left to look at.

Most residential pier installations run one to three days from first cut to final grade.

The systems we install

No two foundations fail the same way. We match the system to the cause instead of selling one solution for everything.

Settlement

Steel push piers

Driven through unstable soil to load-bearing strata, then loaded against the structure to carry the house — and often lift it back toward level.

Settlement

Helical piers

Turned into competent soil like a large screw anchor. The right call for lighter loads: additions, porches, stoops, and new construction.

Bowing walls

GeoLock® wall anchors

A rod ties the wall to an earth anchor set in stable soil out in the yard. Stabilizes immediately, and can be tightened over following seasons to straighten.

Bowing walls

Carbon fiber reinforcement

For early-stage bowing. Straps bond to the block, stop further movement, and finish nearly flush so a finished basement stays finished.

Bowing walls

PowerBrace™ wall bracing

Steel beams anchored to the slab and joists resist pressure from the inside — the answer when exterior access rules anchors out.

Failing walls

EverBrace™ wall restoration

When a wall is too deteriorated to patch, a steel system encases and rebuilds its structural capacity in place, without tearing it out.

Testimonials

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   Greg Perkins 
 0 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. They did a great job. Everything is level now. No more bouncing up into the garage.
Unfortunately, the 2 pads did crack. They are a hairline fracture for now, but I will need to seal them.
  
 
      
   Marissa 
 1 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Did a great job leveling our back patio that was sloping towards the house. Reasonable price compared to the previous companies we called.
  
 
      
   Rita Meihls 
 2 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Spencer gave the most in depth  estimate of 3 companies contacted/ Noah and Mason performed application of products  in a  accurate and very professional way. They explained everything as they went  from step to step. Job very well done. Bob Meihls
  
 
      
   Bob Meihls 
 2 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Spencer, Noah and Mason are exceptional workers. Spencer for accuracy in estimating needs and Noah and Mason for great application of products
  
 
      
   Scott Dibling 
 2 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We could not be happier with our choice to go with FoamWorks for our driveway expansion. We got three estimates and were right away impressed with how well they communicated everything, and the work that followed did not disappoint one bit. Justin Cope did a magnificent job of overseeing the project and it got done when he said it would. Their price was more than competitive too!
  
 
      
   Mike Bross 
 4 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very good, respectful and accommodating
  
 
      
   Eric (Boogie Johnson) 
 7 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. +5
Very satisfied with F.W.V.L. highly recommend it to anyone who needs there driveway leveled, everyone was polite and got the job done correctly, thanks to all you guys
Eric
  
 
      
   Timothy Nicks 
 7 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We originally contacted FoamWorks Concrete Leveling, and through that connection worked with Justin Cope and his crew. Justin and his two helpers replaced old sidewalk pads, poured new pads where there were none before and rebuilt our decorative front porch walls. The workmanship and attention to detail were outstanding. Every phase of the project was completed with care and precision, and it all looks great! Justin and his crew were hardworking, courteous, dependable, and clearly took pride in doing a good job. We appreciate FoamWorks for connecting us with such a talented concrete contractor and would highly recommend FoamWorks, Justin Cope and crews to anyone needing concrete leveling, concrete replacement or new concrete construction altogether.
  
 
      
   Tony Werner 
 10 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Professional and fair priced. Crew did a nice job. Very good cleanup and quality
  
 
      
   Richard 
 14 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My pool patio was power washed and sealed and all cracks and seams prepped and caulked . Work was done on time and with great results. David was professional and did a great job in restoring my patio and was a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend FoamWorks.