Case Studies

The Challenge This Pittsburgh-area property required more than a simple backyard renovation. The existing rear patio, paver patio, window wells, landscaping, fencing, and drainage piping all needed to be removed to allow for a complete reworking of the property. The backyard and left side of the home required new grading and drainage to properly manage …

Project Challenge The existing backyard was built on a steep slope and previously supported by an aging Versa-Lok retaining wall system. Due to the grade conditions and elevation changes throughout the yard, the customer needed a stronger and more reliable long-term retaining solution that would also provide a cleaner, more modern appearance. After evaluating the …

Our client’s house is about 50 years old and his entire basement is underground. The ground surface outside of his basement wall was sloped toward the house which was contributing to the water problem. While the waterproofing job went off without a hitch, we hoped that once we removed the existing clay soil that was …

The solution was a complete change in the way the driveway was sloped. The fix was to slope the entire driveway away from the garage (instead of towards it) and install a new drain halfway in between the garage and the street to collect the water much further away from the garage with a much …

Isbir Construction and Landscape Corp. Excavated to below the footing along the entire left side of the building and then power washed the foundation. After the soil was removed from the foundation, several cracks were found and many mortar joints had lost their mortar. This damage was re-pointed before waterproofing. Isbir also found several old …