Job Stories

Vista Lee Rosa in Harbor City contacted Saber regarding trip hazards on the walkways of their units. Saber's Project Design Specialist performed a thorough inspection.   Saber's crew ground down the misaligned edges where the concrete slabs connected. This eliminated all of the trip hazards.   The Property Owner was happy with the results.  

Harbor City resident MaryLou D. contacted Saber regarding trip hazards on the sidewalks and walkways of her property. Our Project Design Specialist performed a thorough inspection. Our crew ground down the high edges of the cracks, thus eliminating the trip hazards. MaryLou now has peace of mind.

Harbor City Apartment Manager Marylou D. contacted Saber regarding cracked Walkways, that were becoming Trip Hazards. See the attached Picture. Saber's Project Design Specialist performed a Complete Inspection of The Grounds. Saber recommended Concrete Grinding to completely Eliminate the Trip Hazards. Marylou received Saber's complete Inspection Report, and a Quote.

Torrance resident Olivia contacted Saber regarding cracked dry wall, exterior walls, and walkways on her home. She was concerned about the safety of her home. Saber's Project Design Specialist performed a thorough inspection of Olivia's home.  The cement walkways had areas that needed to be removed and replaced. Her home's foundation was also sinking do to shifting and settling soil. Saber's crew removed areas of the concrete walkway that needed to be removed. We also dug up cement, excavated holes, and installed Push Piers to give the base, of the foundation a consistant elevation. Our crew, then filled in the holes, replaced the concrete that was removed, and applied Nexus Plus to fill the existing cracks. The attached picture shows the replaced concrete, where Push Piers were installed to the foundation. Olivia was happy with the result, and pleased with the clean up.

Torrance resident Eddie contacted Saber regarding sagging floors in the home he wanted to sell. Saber's Project Design Specialist performed a complete inspection. The crawlspace needed steel reinforcement beams attached to the existing floor joists, and more support post needed to be added. Saber's Crew attached the Steel I Beam to the floor joists. Then Smart Jacks were installed, and the sagging portion of the floor was lifted to a consistant elevation throughout the home. The attached picture shows the installed I Beam and Smart Jacks. Eddie was very satisfied with the results and the clean up.

Torrance resident Marco contacted Saber regarding cracks in the walls of his home. He was concerned, because the cracks were growing over time. Saber's Project Design Specialist performed a thorough and Free Homeowner inspection. The soils had shifted beneath concrete deck of Marco's home. This had caused voids to form, cracking the deck, and thus weakening the home's foundation. Saber's crew drilled holes through the concrete with the voids beneath them. We then injected PolyLevel into the voids. This lifted the sunken part of the concrete slab and foundation. This stoped all cracks from further growth. The Foundation was now Strengthened and Stabilized. Marco was happy with the result of Saber's work.

Torrance resident Lenore contacted Saber regarding a newly installed Block wall, that was leaning, and had gaps. Saber's Project Design Specialist performed a Free Homeowner inspection. The wall didn't have the Proper Tension to hold it together, and make it Safe. Our Crew dug trenches to properly Strengthen and Stabilize the wall. The attached picture shows a Saber crew member during this process. Then Tieback Tensioning Plates were installed on both sides of the wall. The wall tension was then adjusted to Strengthen and Stabilize this Block Wall. The Homeowner was happy with the result and the ensuing clean up.  

Torrance resident Hazel G. contacted Saber regarding Foundation issues in her home. She wanted to sell her home, which was built in 1950. Saber's Project Design Specialist performed a thorough inspection and located voids under the the Foundation. Areas of the Foundation were sinking into these voids, which created cracks and weakening. Saber's crew excavated holes next to the home (attached Picture). Then Push Piers were installed under the base of the Foundation. The Piers were then pressurized, which lifted Foundation. Drainage was installed also, to alleviate standing water issues. Then our crew cleaned up their work areas. Hazel was happy with the result.

Los Angeles resident Dennis B. contacted Saber regarding bringing his home up to California Building Code, by Seismic Retrofitting the Crawlspace. Our Crew installed Universal Foundation Plates (attached picture), and A35 Framing Angles to the home, and the foundation. This strengthened the connection of the home to the foundation. Dennis now has peace of mind that his home won't slide off of it's foundation during a earthquake.

Torrance resident Jose G. contacted Saber regarding sagging floors in his home. Our Project Design Specialist completed a thorough Inspection of Jose's home. The connection between the home and Foundation was weakening. Support Posts were tilting, and becoming detached in the Home's Crawlspace. Saber's crew installed Universal Foundation Plates, and A35 Framing Angles, to strengthen the connection between Jose's Home and it's Foundation. We then Straightened out the Tilting Support Posts, and strengthened the attachment to the Home and the Concrete base, by attaching Post Caps (pictured). Last of all we added All Metal Smart Jacks, to add more support to the floors.