Bowing Basement Walls in Newburgh, IN

Friday, October 3rd, 2014 by Cassi Sherman Henes

Challenge

These Newburgh, IN homeowners had noticed that their block foundation wall was bowing inward and it was bad enough that they were concerned that the wall might fail. On top of that problem, they had also noticed that the corner of the wall was settling, causing cracking and other foundation problems. They had Healthy Spaces foundation repair team out to repair the problem. They were concerned about destroying their existing landscaping and the settling corner of the foundation was in an area where it would prove difficult to install the required piers.

Solution

Steven and his installation team consulted with the homeowner's Design Specialist, Damon and together decided that the excavation for the piers would be done by hand, rather than using a machine. This would allow the installation team to place the brackets in the correct position without worrying about existing utilities nearby. All in all, the installation team installed 9 Geolock Wall Anchors with extra long rods and several piers. The foundation was stabilized and the bowing foundation wall will be gradually tightened.

Project Summary

Installation Crew Lead: Steven Joseph, JR

Here is a Healthy Spaces installation crew member tightening the wall anchor faceplates into position.

You can see three faceplates in position and ready to be hydraulically tighened for wall stability.

These are the earth anchor holes cut into virgin soil to provide tension to straighten and stabilize the wall.

Here is a close up the Earth Anchor portion of the Geolock Wall Anchor system in place. This anchor will provide resistence to straighten the foundation wall with seasonal tightening.

Here is a close up of one of the pier holes that the team dug by hand.

Here is an overview of the pier holes. This hand digging technique is sometimes referred to as pot-holeing and is used when machine access to the foundation wall is problematic.

Close up of existing utilities, which made machine access and digging too problematic to utilize.

About the author

Cassi Sherman Henes

Cassi holds over 15 years experience in the construction, real estate, and education industries. She is certified in foundation repair technology, soil dynamics, and system design from the Foundation Supportworks Institute.

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