Central Illinois weather is known for extreme temperature swings that soak, freeze and bake our expansive clay soils. Saturated soil exerts intense hydrostatic pressure on your foundation, which can cause damage over time. Force Basements is here to provide the solutions your home needs to stay solid.
We’ll help keep your foundation dry and solid with the following services.
Our waterproofing services seal your basement, stopping water intrusion at the source. Instead of worrying about basement floods and the risk of mold growth affecting your air quality, you can rely on our process. Our core system uses custom interior water channels below the floor slab to capture groundwater and relieve hydrostatic pressure against your foundation.
This water is routed into a heavy-duty sump pump, which safely ejects it away from your foundation. To protect your home from lingering water vapor and mold, we also offer complete wall encapsulation and commercial-grade dehumidifiers.
Our Illinois foundation repairs can stop structural damage caused by frost heave and uneven soil settlement. When the ground beneath your home fails to support the weight, we physically anchor your home to stable, load-bearing strata deep underground using steel push piers and helical piers.
For walls bowing inward due to soil pressure, we halt the movement by applying low-profile, carbon fiber reinforcement strips directly to the block. If uneven concrete around your property is creating trip hazards or drainage concerns, our concrete leveling solution can lift and stabilize settled slabs without new concrete pours.
We’ll stop sagging floors, eliminate musty odors and help prevent mold growth by isolating your crawl space from the damp earth below. We achieve this through full encapsulation, which involves installing a heavy-duty, puncture-resistant vapor barrier across the dirt floor and foundation walls.
We can pair this sealed environment with commercial-grade dehumidifiers to aggressively pull moisture from the air, preserving your floor joists and dramatically improving the air you breathe upstairs.
Our team will turn dark, unusable basements into safe, legally compliant living spaces while actively preventing window well flooding. Whether you are adding a bedroom or just need an emergency exit, we excavate and cut the concrete to install easy-to-operate egress windows.
We pair these installations with properly graded, covered window wells and can tie them directly into your drainage system, ensuring the new opening brings in natural light rather than groundwater.
Before a flooded basement or crawl space happens, note if you have any of the following warning symptoms and reach out if you do:
Contact our team to schedule a free in-person inspection and estimate
We make a thorough inspection of your property so that you can be confident in the condition of your home.
We will provide you with all of the details and how we would suggest resolving your issue.Â
Once we have a plan our team can begin work immediately to repair or resolve issues
With a team that proudly has 120 years of combined regional experience, you’ll work with professionals who understand Central Illinois clay soils and climate. We offer transparent pricing with up-front estimates, without upselling or hidden fees.
We value honesty in all our interactions, and we have built our reputation on excellent craftsmanship and supporting the communities we serve.
Big job or small, Force Basements won’t stop until it’s done right. No high-pressure sales. Just the right solution for your home—installed to our standards, not just the minimum.
Our team has helped thousands of homeowners across our service area gain peace of mind, no matter the weather. From wet basements to sinking homes, we have solutions that fit your needs.
Force Basement Solutions is absolutely the best! They did a fabulous job replacing my old clogged window well with a well drained and raised window well. New window well looks great and site was clean after installation. They explained in detail how the drainage setup inside the window well works and how to do proper maintenance. …
– Guang J.
Force Basements serves the following areas from our physical location in Pekin:
Call Force Basements today at 309-839-4801 or schedule through our online form to get your free estimate for reliable basement foundation repair and waterproofing in your area.
