Job Stories

Jim, a long-term resident of San Diego in a vintage 1927 home, noticed his driveway sinking gradually over the years. Concerned about the potential trip hazard and damage to his car due to cracks, he sought solutions online. Jim discovered Saber Foundation Repair and reached out for assistance. Following his call, Tyler Wells scheduled an evaluation of the driveway. Tyler identified foundation issues stemming from soil settling beneath Jim's home. With this understanding, Jim gained assurance that Saber Foundation Repair could restore his sinking driveway to its original level state.

  After living in his San Diego home for ten years, Jeffrey C. decided he wanted to rent it out but noticed concerning signs of foundation issues—sagging floors and wall cracks—hinting at settling problems. Realizing the seriousness, he sought help from Saber Foundation Repair for a comprehensive inspection and potential repairs. Saber's specialist confirmed significant foundation problems. To fix this, they installed a SmartJack for floor recovery and added a steel beam for reinforcement, ensuring the house's solidity. With Saber's expertise in foundation settling repair and thorough inspection, Jeffrey's property is now secure. He can confidently proceed with renting out the house, confident of its stability and safety.

Walker contacted Saber Foundation Repair due to concerns about cracks appearing on the walls and concrete slabs around his home. With the house constructed in 1962 and Walker residing there since 2020, he contemplated renting out the property, underscoring the necessity for a safe living environment for potential tenants. Our design specialist, Steven, outlined a few options strategies to restore the home's foundation to its original state while pinpointing the root cause of the issues. He recommended Saber's expertise in lifting the foundation and concrete slabs to achieve optimal recovery. Impressed by the comprehensive assessment and proposed solution, Walker opted to entrust Saber with the concrete repair project, ensuring structural stability and safety, crucial for future occupants.    

La Mesa resident Sally contacted Saber regarding sagging floors. She wanted to remodel her home's kitchen when she noticed this issue. Our Project Design Specialist conducted a free homeowner inspection, evaluation, and quote. Our crew, installed all metal crossbeams and all metal Smart Jacks to support the floor.  Sally was happy with the completed job and the clean up.

Homeowner Peter Karambella Jr had a very bad issue with his pool deck in El Cajon being severally cracked. When the homeowner first moved in the house was brand-new and had perfect concrete. After living in his home for twenty years the concrete was starting to crack from voids underneath. Peter first started noticing the problem five years ago and has gotten to the point he no longer wanted to look at his pool deck since the cracks have become even more of an eyesore. One of our PolyLevel specialists Scott stabilized the concrete using our PolyLevel service to stabilize the concrete and finished off the job by sealing the cracks with Nexuspro which will seal the cracks and leave the best finish possible. Peter was extremely happy with the final result. He didn’t have to look at any cracks anymore and had a smooth surface that he and his family can enjoy.

Saber's customer in El Cajon had noticed numerous symptoms of foundation settlement in her home. There were cracks on the interior walls of the home, and their windows wouldn't close properly at one end of the home. In order to provide a permanent fix for her foundation issue, Saber's team installed push piers and poly level. This helped to level the slab and to stabalize her foundation.

El Cajon resident Mike contacted Saber regarding a trip hazard on his patio. Mike told us that he was retired and he had already tripped. He stated that the problem had grown worse over the last year. Saber's Project Design Specialist performed a thorough inspection of Mike's home. A void had formed under the patio, causing one of the slabs to sink. Our Crew drilled holes through the sunken slab into the void. We then used Saber's State-of-the-Art PolyLevel Injection Process to fill the void. The attached picture shows the PolyLevel equipment set up. This raised the slab and eliminated the trip hazard.  Mike was satisfied with the completed work.

El Cajon resident Jim contacted Saber regarding cracked and misaligned concrete slabs on two properties that he owned. Both properties had trip hazards, that needed to be fixed quickly. Saber's Project Design Specialist completed a thorough inspection of these walkways. Our specialist determined that concrete grinding would be the best option to fix this issue. Saber's crew ground the high points of the slabs and cracks down, thus eliminating the trip hazards. The walkways for both properties was completed in one day. Jim was satisfied with the results and the crew clean up.

Edward C.'s insurance company recommended that he retrofit his home to strengthen the foundation in the event of an earthquake. Our Project Design Specialist Paul D. was able do a full evaluation and answer all of Edward's questions and concerns. Edward was very pleased with Paul's work, writing "Paul D. is an asset to your company. I kind of expected the hard sell of a car salesman!'' Here at Saber, our focus is on providing WOW! service to our customers. We are happy that we were able to WOW Edward!

El Cajon homeowner Bob K. was concerned about the settling floors in his home. Project Design Specialist Paul D. proposed a solution of 12 SmartJacks as well as 3 steel beams. This will provide permanent stabilization for Bob's home. The floors and walls will be lifted back toward their original position, and floor 'bounce' will be reduced. Bob decided to go forward with the project, writing "Paul was very good about explaining the job after he crawled the sub area. He showed us pictures of the sub area as well as explaining the process that would be taken. He took time to answer our questions/concerns and even followed up after the job via telephone." As for the crew, Bob wrote, "Crew was great. Could hear them working under the house. They were working hard and they seemed to enjoy their job." Saber is committed to deliver WOW! service from start to finish for our homeowners.