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Crawl Space Encapsulation and Foundation Repair in Bowling Green, KY

High precipitation in Bowling Green puts your foundation at risk for damage, which causes tons of problem signs around your home. But AFS has industry-leading solutions and expertise that keep your home protected.

Bowling Green Local Office

AFS Foundation & Waterproofing
310 E Main St, Suite 210
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 494-2164



Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday: 6 am – 10 pm
Saturday: 7 am – 10 pm
Sunday: 9 am – 10 pm

Award-Winning Solutions in Bowling Green

AFS Foundation Repair & Waterproofing Specialists (AFS), a Groundworks Company, specializes in helping homeowners with foundation repair, waterproofing, and concrete needs. Our top priority is providing high-quality home repair solutions and personalized service across Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee. With fully trained technicians, industry-leading products, and nationally backed warranties, AFS is here to restore your basement, foundation, or crawl space.

The AFS Repair Process

Schedule Free Inspection

One of our contact center representatives will reach out to you to determine your problem and set the best time for one of our certified field inspectors to visit your home.

Consult with Our Certified Inspector

Our certified field inspector will visit your home to observe the problems in your home and inspect other areas of your home that may have been impacted.

Installation of Customized Solutions

Our professional production crew installs patented, American-made solutions in each home with care and strives to leave the area better than we found it.

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Why Homeowners Choose AFS Foundation & Waterproofing Specialists

There is a reason that homeowners in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida have trusted AFS Foundation & Waterproofing Specialists to repair their foundations since 2000. Our values revolve around building relationships with homeowners in our communities, and providing safe, quality service with integrity. With awards from Home Advisor and Angi, as well as accreditations from the Better Business Bureau and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, you can count on AFS to provide the best foundation repair service in the Bowling Green area.

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Crawl Space Repair & Encapsulation in Bowling Green

Your crawl space serves as the foundation for your home, houses important utilities like electric and plumbing, and offers some protection against flooding. Serving all these vital roles at once means your crawl space deserves to stay protected, especially since Bowling Green experiences 50 inches of rain every year on average and muggy summers. All this external moisture seeps into your crawl space and causes water below the home, high humidity, musty odors, and wood rot. These problem signs have negative effects on the structural integrity of your home and even your health. AFS has solutions designed to keep you and your home protected like vapor barriers, dehumidifiers, and crawl space drains which provide your crawl space with long-term moisture control. 

crew picking up helical pier

Foundation Repair in Bowling Green

We all know that a home relies on its foundation for support, but did you know that the foundation relies on something in much the same way? All foundations need sturdy soil to function properly. Bowling Green has silty, clay soils that provide good support, but are susceptible to erosion when precipitation is high. This is common in Bowling Green, which receives above-average rainfall throughout the year. Look out for settlement and sinking, wall cracks, tilting chimney, or uneven floors. At AFS, we use world-class pier systems, wall anchors, crawl space supports, and more to bolster your foundation against weak soil and keep your home protected for years.  

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Basement Waterproofing in Bowling Green

Soil plays a large role in basement damage because they are located underground. When basements are constructed, space is left between the foundation and the newly excavated land. This is a problem in Bowling Green because of the area’s well-draining silty soils. When heavy rain comes (50 inches every year), the water drains into the space between the land and basement walls, putting tons of pressure on them. Eventually, the walls crack and lead to a leaky basement, floor cracks, and standing water. AFS has solutions that keep your basement protected from water damage such as sump pumps, vapor barriers, and below-ground drains.  

AFS crew member conducting a PolyRenewal injection into concrete slab.

Concrete Lifting & Leveling in Bowling Green

Concrete can’t hold its shape without strong soil beneath it. Bowling Green’s heavy annual rainfall makes this difficult. Too much water erodes the soil and makes it unable to support heavy concrete. Over time, the concrete sinks into the ground and leads to cracked and uneven sections. This can make any concrete surface on your property a potential tripping hazard or an unwanted speed bump that could damage vehicles. AFS uses PolyRenewal™, a polyurethane injection system that is strong enough to support the weight of a semi-truck after it dries in just 15 minutes. Our team uses polyurethane to lift pool decks, sidewalks, driveways, patios, and any other concrete surface on your property.  

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FAQ

If you are looking to encapsulate your crawl space, we recommend that you contact a professional to undertake the process on your behalf. This is far more effective and efficient. Trying to go it alone could have disastrous consequences. 

DIY Encapsulation Can Go Wrong 

Waterproofing and encapsulation are straightforward processes, but that doesn’t mean this is an easy task that should be undertaken by just anyone. This process can go wrong very quickly and will cause serious issues when it does. One of the biggest mistakes that can be made is to skip the inspection phase or to fail to inspect homes thoroughly. In order for encapsulation to be successful, it is important that you diagnose all damage and repair it. 

If you do not notice and repair all structural and internal damage, you will either cover up the warning signs or create an environment that traps moisture and incubates any spores that find their way inside. When this happens, the process of things like wood rot will be accelerated. Worse still, the signs of structural damage or underlying issues will be covered up until they cause some form of collapse in the wider structure of your home. 

Professionals Have the Right Skills 

As well as having the ability to diagnose all underlying and co-occurring issues, professionals have the tools and skills to repair things like foundation damage and wood rot in a safe and effective manner. This means that by the time they start encapsulating your crawl space, your home will be in better condition than before they arrived. This guarantees that your waterproofing and encapsulation will be more durable in the long run.

Along with a good gutter and downspout system, there are other things you can invest in to improve your home’s drainage. Downspout extensions at least 10 feet long should be attached to the bottom of downspouts to properly move water away from the foundation. Extensions also can be placed in the ground to improve safety and appearance. 

The slope or grade of the soil and landscaping around your home also is extremely important. There must be a positive grade so water moves down and away from the foundation. Otherwise, with a negative grade, water will move down and towards the foundation and then lead to problems like leaks and wall cracks.

If you have started to notice a lean, tilt, or buckling in some of your basement walls, then there are several issues that could be at work. Broadly speaking, however, the most common causes of bowing walls in any basement are hydrostatic pressure and foundation damage. 

Hydrostatic Pressure 

Hydrostatic pressure is a natural phenomenon caused by the weight of the water in the soil around a property. All homes are subject to hydrostatic pressure, and all homes are designed to withstand it. Of course, even the best designed property has a threshold for pressure. When hydrostatic pressure becomes too great for a home, it can cause bowing walls. This happens because of how it exerts lateral pressure. 

Most basement walls are made of concrete, and concrete has a low tensile strength when compared to its compressive strength. Hydrostatic pressure tests its tensile strength by exerting lateral pressure, which is the main cause of a bowing wall. Many things can increase hydrostatic pressure around a home including poor drainage, heavy rainfall, underground water sources, and localized flooding. 

Foundation Damage and Movement 

Alternatively, bowing walls can be caused by foundation damage and movement. When this happens, it occurs because of the direct connection between basement walls and a property’s foundation. Any sinking, lateral movement, or fragmentation in the foundation can lead to an excess of pressure or a lack of support to the basement walls. This will then cause bowing, leaning, or buckling over time. Foundation movement and damage are also highly influenced by soil saturation. 

Sudden flooding, heavy storms, or poor perimeter drainage can all contribute to foundation movement by making the soil unstable, marshy, or weak. In the cases of serious and dramatic flooding (for example, during a storm surge), the force of water hitting a home can also cause foundation movement. Any movement in your property’s structure poses a risk of cracking, fragmentation, and destabilization over time. 

If you’re a handy person and you’ve fixed many things around your home by yourself, you might look at a settled slab and think you’re up for the challenge. However, concrete lifting isn’t a simple repair job—It requires a lot of knowledge and specialized tools to do the job right. The first thing you have to understand is that it’s not a one-man job. Concrete slabs are heavy, and you’ll need assistance in order to lift them enough to fill them with material. Handling heavy concrete is very difficult and dangerous and you can either seriously injure yourself or simply break the concrete and have to replace it anyway.

The second thing you should realize is that you won’t be able to obtain the right materials to do the job properly. Traditionally, contractors use cement to lift concrete slabs. Buying and making a cement mixture is pretty easy, but it’s not the best way to lift concrete slabs. Cement is too heavy and compresses the soil even further, eventually making the settling worse. What you need is polyurethane injections to put an end to the settling.

Polyurethane foam that’s used in concrete lifting is better than mudjacking because polyurethane foam is an inert material that neither places pressure on soil or erodes with water. It cures in 15 minutes and most concrete lifting jobs with the foam can be done in less than a day. AFS contractors are the only ones who can inject this specific foam with the care and expertise your slab requires. As tempting as it may be to try to do it all yourself, you should sit back, relax, and let us do the heavy lifting for you.

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Our Locations

Birmingham AL

130 Interstate Commerce Crt. Bldg. 100 & 200
Alabaster, AL 35007

Chattanooga TN

214 Industrial Park Dr.
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379

Columbus GA

2701 Opelika Road
Phenix City, AL 36870

Dothan AL

1909 Montgomery Hwy, Suite 322,
Dothan, AL 36303

Florence AL

118 E Mobile St
Florence, AL 35630

Gulfport MS

1317 26th Ave, Ste 101
Gulfport, MS 39501

Huntsville AL

2415 Jordan Road
Huntsville, AL 35811

Knoxville TN

3028 E Governor John Sevier Highway
Knoxville, TN 37914

Louisville KY

1904 Watterson Trail, Suite 130
Louisville, KY 40299

Mobile AL / Biloxi MS

3131 Hamilton Blvd.
Theodore, AL 36582

Nashville TN

1519 Heil Quaker Blvd.
LaVergne, TN 37086

Pensacola FL

89 W. Hood Dr.
Pensacola, FL 32534