Crawl Space Stabilizers
Crawl Space Stabilizers: Restore Sagging, Bouncing Floors
If your floors creak underfoot, feel soft in spots, or bounce when you walk, there’s a good chance the support system beneath your home is weakening. Over time, moisture, age, and poor construction can all cause your floor joists to lose stability, making your floors feel less solid and more unpredictable.
Crawl space stabilizers are a lasting solution. At Force Basements, we install adjustable support systems that restore strength where it’s been lost. Our team reinforces your floor system from below, reducing movement, correcting uneven areas, and helping protect your home from further structural damage.
How Force Basements Solves the Problem with Crawl Space Stabilizers
We use engineered steel crawl space stabilizers to lift, support, and secure floor joists, girders, and beams in weakened or aging crawl spaces.
1. Crawl Space Inspection
We evaluate your crawl space for wood rot, moisture, existing supports, and floor movement. We measure deflection and identify problem zones.
2. Moisture & Structural Assessment
Before installing stabilizers, we address underlying issues such as:
3. Install Crawl Space Stabilizers
We place heavy-duty steel posts and adjustable jacks beneath failing joists or beams. Each stabilizer is installed on a concrete base or pier for permanent strength.
4. Adjust & Secure
Once in place, we gently adjust each stabilizer to lift sagging areas (when appropriate) and provide uniform, long-term support.
5. Follow-Up Protection
We may recommend ongoing moisture control or insulation to prevent future weakening.
Why Crawl Space Stabilizers Are Important
Your crawl space holds up your entire home. If it weakens, everything above it starts to shift. Installing crawl space stabilizers protects:
Floors from sagging or dipping
Walls and ceilings from cracking or separating
Doors from sticking or misaligning
Wood framing from worsening stress or decay
The resale value and safety of your home
Signs You May Need Crawl Space Stabilizers
Bouncy, sagging, or uneven floors
Cracks in interior walls or ceilings
Doors or windows that stick
Sloping floors near the center of your home
Evidence of moisture or wood rot in the crawl space
Visible gaps between floor and support beams
FAQs About Crawl Space Stabilizers
Are crawl space stabilizers permanent?
Yes. When installed properly, they provide long-term or permanent support — especially when moisture issues are addressed at the same time.
Can stabilizers lift sagging floors?
Yes — in many cases, stabilizers can lift floors back into position. In other cases, they prevent further movement without full lifting.
Do stabilizers work with encapsulated crawl spaces?
Absolutely. They can be installed before or after encapsulation and are often part of a full crawl space solution.
Strengthen Your Home from Below
Force Basements installs engineered crawl space stabilizers to correct sagging floors and protect your home’s structure from long-term damage. Get a free inspection today and find out how we can restore confidence under your feet.
Service Area
Force Basements proudly provides basement waterproofing, foundation repair, crawl space services, concrete repair and egress window installation to homes and businesses in Peoria, Bloomington, Champaign, Springfield, the Quad Cities, Decatur, Quincy, LaSalle/Peru and surrounding communities.