Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

A bowing wall was causing turmoil for a homeowner in Evansville, IN. Horizontal cracking near the middle of the wall is one of the first symptoms you will notice in the case of a bowing wall. Horizontal cracks usually start small and increase in width other times as the soil outside continues to put pressure on the wall. Luckily, horizontal cracking due to the bowing of the wall was the only sign since the homeowner was able to reach out to us in time. If the bowing of the walls is not taken care of, the sigs will progress into stair-step cracking, pushing in at the bottom of the wall, and leaning in at the top of the wall.  

On the right side of the basement, as you step down the stairs, the bowing all stairs right back at you. What do we do to fix that? The PowerBrace! The PowerBrace system is designed to permanently stabilize your home's foundation. The zinc-plated steel beam is costumed to fit the basement height and secured tightly against it.  One advantage of choosing the PowerBrace system is that it is a patented tightening system that allows the wall to be straightened over time. It gave the homeowner a sense of peace to know that the foundation of the home will be stable for years to come! 

A home in Henderson Ky, needed extra love when the family reached out to us about a bowing wall in their basement. When it came time to inspect the wall, stair-step cracking was evident. Stair-step cracking at the corners of a bowing wall typically means that the problem is getting worse. As the wall bows more severely in the middle, the corners are held up by adjacent walls, creating the stair-step cracking effect.

There are a few options to repair bowing walls, such as stair-step cracking, but choosing which method depends on how your home is set up. This home did not have soil behind the wall since it led to a patio outside, so the wall anchor system would not be an option. The PowerBrace system was the best choice in this scenario since it is held up from within the inside of the basement. The family was pleased to have the basement safe for years to come!

The blocks in the wall of the basement were starting to buckle, causing the homeowner to reach out to us from Evansville, IN. When a situation like this is left untreated over time, the issue will only get worse. The safety of your home as well as yours is at risk. The home was experiencing settlement, which is the movement your home experiences when the soil below can no longer support its weight. Droughts, mature trees, and heavy rains are a few causes of home settlement.
To correct and stabilize the bowing of the wall, the PowerBrace system is custom-fitted to the basement wall height and secured tightly against it. The patented design allows the system to be tightened over time, stopping wall failure without any invasive drilling or digging on the property. A Waterguard system was installed in the ground beside the walls to direct water to the Super Sump pump that was put in. Any heavy rain will not be able to affect the homeowner’s foundation any longer!

The blocks in the wall of the basement were starting to buckle, causing the homeowner to reach out to us from Evansville, IN. When a situation like this is left untreated over time, the issue will only get worse. The safety of your home as well as yours is at risk. The home was experiencing settlement, which is the movement your home experiences when the soil below can no longer support its weight. Droughts, mature trees, and heavy rains are a few causes of home settlement.
To correct and stabilize the bowing of the wall, the PowerBrace system is custom-fitted to the basement wall height and secured tightly against it. The patented design allows the system to be tightened over time, stopping wall failure without any invasive drilling or digging on the property. A Waterguard system was installed in the ground beside the walls to direct water to the Super Sump pump that was put in. Any heavy rain will not be able to affect the homeowner’s foundation any longer!

If you looked outside your home right now and saw a big tree near it, would foundation problems be the first thought that popped into your head? A home in Dixon, KY, had a giant, old oak tree next to their home, causing the tree roots to reach the foundation. Tree roots grow in search of water and t will grow near the foundation since the pipes in your basement or crawl space consist of water. As the roots begin to grow, it pushes on the foundation, creating bowing walls and more issue. In this family's basement, their walls began to bow, creating long cracks on the green wall. Another problem the basement had was water leakage that needed to be repaired. The family was ready to create a useful and safe place for them to additionally use. 

To repair the issue of the bowing walls, a GeoLock Wall Anchor system was set in place. It is engineered to stop wall failure permanently and performs in any soil type. It utilizes plates buried in the soil outside your wall that has up to 480 square inches of bearing surface. Once that was completed. CleanSpace was put on the walls to provide a vapor barrier to drain water behind and lead it to the WaterGuard system below that was installed in the ground. The WaterGuard system directs water to the SuperSump pump. The SuperSump pump will then empty the water outside. Once the bowing walls were straightened and the space was waterproofed, the family was thrilled to begin using the space for personal use.