Foundation Repair - Step 9: Wall Anchors will Gradually Tighten Bowed Wall while repairing foundation stability

Wall anchors can be tightened periodically throughout dry seasons to slowly pull wall back to a straight position. Healthy Spaces installed Geo-Lock Wall Anchors that are tightened to a specific amount of torque that is easily measured and correlates to a force that is easily handled by the strength of the wall and the passive resistance of the soil on the outside of the wall (or backfill soils). Between the torque and the force of the walls, the engineered wall anchors are calculated to allow for seasonal tightening. This occurs because the soils dry out slightly and place less resistance force on the wall from behind. The decrease in resistance allows the anchors to be tightened. The tightening procedure brings the overall torque back to the installed torque and the system remains stable. In essence, the wall anchor tightening procedure is actually better for the wall than leaving the system alone would be!