The New England Patriots didn't really break the foundation. A1 Foundation Crack Repair’s miracle work extended to fixing a foundation damaged by a vehicle that was coming from the New England Patriots AFC Championship game win. Good luck in the Super Bowl!
Narrator: It’s time once again for the Crack Man podcast, hosted by A1 Foundation Crack Repair. I'm Darren Kincaid and I'm here with the Crack Daddy himself, Adam Tracy. Adam has 20 years of experience in the construction industry and as a civil engineer is A1 Foundation’s resident engineer on staff solving a plethora of unique foundation problems every day. This podcast provides expert basement waterproofing, concrete repair, and preventative maintenance tips for homeowners and businesses. A1 Foundation's valuable insight will help avert the disaster of a flooded basement, health problems due to water infiltration, and protect your biggest investment, your home. The topic of today's podcast: The New England Patriots broke my foundation! How can I repair it?
Narrator: So Adam, I had to chuckle when you introduced this topic to me. It sounds like another great case study. What happened here?
Adam: Well, this one—it’s kind of funny. However, it wasn’t so funny for the homeowner in this case. The New England Patriots didn’t actually break the foundation, but what happened was that on their way to their big game run this year, after one of the playoff games, it got a little snowy. Down on Cape Cod, that snow got a little slippery, and one of the people celebrating the end of the Patriots game on their way home got caught up in that snow. They slid off the road and bumped into a house.
Unfortunately, that caused some damage to the foundation. After the building department came out and deemed that the house was still safe and livable, they brought us in to figure out how we could save the foundation without having to lift the whole house, get underneath it, or pier it. The question was: are there other options to save the foundation?
This particular foundation issue involved a block foundation, which is very typical for many homes on Cape Cod. The way the car hit it after the Patriots game, it kind of glanced off and cracked a horizontal line across the foundation blocks, with a very small push inward.
What we did was evaluate the situation, work with the building department, and get an engineer involved as well. We were able to install structural carbon fiber on that foundation to tie everything back together and prevent it from being pushed any further.
After that, the building department came through, evaluated the installation, and signed off that everything was good to go.
So, it was a very scary moment during a time of celebration—watching the Pats walk off the field—for this homeowner. But they were very happy that everything was okay in the end. Nobody really got hurt, and the Patriots got to continue to play in this great playoff run.
I’m not going to blame them directly, because they did a pretty good job of winning the game, but this is one of those weird reminders that anything can happen—crazy things. Unfortunately for this particular homeowner, their house was in the way of a car sliding off the road. But everyone was safe, and everyone was okay at the end of the day.
So, we came in to rescue the foundation while the Patriots get to continue to play on this winter.
Narrator: Thanks, Adam, for sharing this interesting case study. It’s good to know that A1 Foundation Crack Repair’s miracle work extends to fixing a foundation damaged by a vehicle that was indirectly caused by the New England Patriots. Good luck in the Super Bowl!
Narrator: If you have a basement water problem and think you need a professional, or if you'd like more information on foundation crack repair and basement waterproofing topics, please visit a1foundationcrackrepair.com or call Adam at (866) 929-3171, or you can email Adam at info@a1foundationcrackrepair.com. Thanks for listening and keep that basement dry.