Expert Basement Repair

Advantages:

• Low tech and relatively easy to install
• No maintenance once installed except painting.

Disadvantages:

• Must be connected to the floor joists for stability on top
• Must be set in concrete or bolted to the floor
• Installation may interfere with in-floor drainage pipes
• 4” steel channels can bend with extreme hydrostatic pressure
• Generally utilized for commercial applications
• Steel beams take several inches of interior clearance
• Potential home buyers may not like the appearance
• Rust and corrosion.
• Unsightly at best