Indiana Foundation Service

It was good. They did the job I wanted them to. They did it efficiently and they cleaned up well. The cost was reasonable.

We did one additional thing 5 yrs after the encapsulation. We still had a slight moldy smell in the house. So we invested in a dehumidifier for the crawl space from another company. That got rid of the moldy smell completely. The dehumidifier filters need changing every 6 months. So, Indiana Foundation changes our dehumidifier filters when they come out yearly for the annual inspection. Then, the other comes out after the following 6 months & changes the filters again. I was told Sump Pumps last up to 5-6 yrs. Indiana Foundation replaced ours today at a cost of $395. This included the cost of the annual inspection. I am very pleased with this Company and would recommend them to anyone who needs a dry crawl space. In April of 2011 we has several water puddles in our encapsulated crawl space, but nothing severe or overwhelming, as reported to us by the company who installed our dehumidifier. They said the dehumidifier cannot get rid of all water. I plan on having Indiana Foundation do their annual inspection this Fall, when they change the dehumidifier filters, plus see if they see any further water puddling at that time. This Spring we did have more of a moldy smell in the house again. That smell has gone since the periods of heavy rain has decreased.  I was advised by the company who installed our dehumidifier to get our crawl space sprayed with a fungicide. I thought Indiana Foundation had done that in 2004 when they installed the encapsulation. Thus I called Indiana Foundation to confirm, and found out it was never done. Now I know or suspect this was the cost difference between AmeriCrawl and Indiana Foundation for encapsulation in 2004. AmeriCrawl used Tim-bor, insecticide and fungicide, at that time. I found out from Indiana Foundation they use Mold-ex. Per my Google research, I found out Mold-ex does not get rid of or kill the mold, it does keep it from spreading. Indiana Foundation game me a name of a local company they recommend for mold clean up - Indy Clean Team. I have not investigated them.  However, the company that put in our dehumidifier did give me their cost for their Tim-bor treatment, 0.40 per square foot. I have not acted on this recommendation at this time.

Pete Tinsman came to our house and did a thorough walkthrough looking at our issues. He inspected both inside and outside checking the structure of the walls. The flexi spans have a 25-year warranty. The crew worked efficiently and cleaned up after themselves. We would highly recommend them. Pete was highly superb at explaining what had caused these situations and explained what they would do to remedy them. They are coming back to run the downspouts under the lawn so they don't dump water right around the house. We compared prices and they were reasonable and much more thorough. We felt comfortable choosing them.

Excellent. They even made sure gate was closed every time they had to go to trucks so the dogs would not get out. Top notch in everything.

There were several examples of a lack of communication between sales reps and workers and foremen. It was a big,dirty job and seemed to be going well. Then they hit a water line at a place where we had said they should not dig. After the wall covering was attached, we noticed a bad smell in one of the rooms. When we looked closer, the wall covering had not been attached properly and mold was growing behind the covering. The gentleman who came out to fix it was very helpful and went above and beyond, but we were not pleased that it needed more attention. He came out again later to fill in foundation holes that the anchoring crew had left open to the outside of the wall. Even the sales rep refused our request to have them filled in, but we were concerned with dirt and small animals gaining access to the walls. Again the gentleman was creative and came up with a solution. Overall our experience with Indiana Foundation was not a particularly pleasant one, and we would not use them again.

They did the work roughly on time at the price quoted - which was a very fair one. We had bad weather (lots of rain) that complicated the project (digging down to the footer to re-enforce the foundation). I want to see if the house is really stable before giving too glowing a recommendation.

The company was immediately responsive. Everyone that I worked with at Indiana Foundation Services was very helpful and Knowledgeable. Keith understood exactly needed to be done and was able to give me a very fair estimate. The office was excellent at notifying me about dates and time to expect their crew. I returned home to a completed job that hit the budget in the head. Great experience.

Crew of three arrived on time, covered all floors and carpets with matting, worked diligently for close to four hours, and cleaned all areas before leaving. The outside work involved clearing 8-10 inches of snow and digging in partially frozen ground to lay the discharge pipe. The workers were polite, willing to explain all procedures, and professional. We are very pleased with the results.

They were friendly, did good work, and I was pleased with the price.

Workers came in the cold weather to clean out, level and seal the crawl space. The next day they encapsulated the entire space with a thick padded plastic material and installed the sump pump. All unwanted materials and trash were hauled off and everything cleaned well. Since the "turtle" entry way was not immediately available, a door was fabricated until the plastic "turtle" entry could be installed. All work is now complete. The floors of my house are much warmer and I don't have near as much dust on the furniture. I am no longer anxious about going into the crawl space and have stored all my Christmas decorations there. All employees, including estimator and supervisors, were courteous and friendly.