Backyard prepped for Bowing Wall Repair in Richland, IN
In this photo, you can see that the crew has been busy measuring and preparing the backyard to have earth anchors installed below. The team will first determine where the holes need to be dug in order to secure the earth anchors to the wall anchoring system, then they will begin driving rods through the earth to help secure the bowing basement wall.
Bowing Wall Repair Begins with Anchor Installation in Richland, IN
Here, you can see that the installation team has begun digging the holes for the earth anchors and are placing the removed dirt onto a tarp for easy replacement. In the event that sod had been present here, the crew would have cut out a section of sod and put it aside before beginning to dig. This means there is very little visible disruption to existing landscaping.
Close up of earth anchor installation in Richland, IN
Here, you can see the earth anchor has been placed in the hole that the crew dug in the back yard. Now, one crew member will be the spotter and another crew member will go into the basement and begin driving the wall anchor rod into the basement wall and out to the earth anchor with a hydraulic drill. The spotter is charged with letting the driving technician know when they've hit the mark.
Earth Anchor bolted to driven wall anchor rod in Richland, IN
So just how to the spotter and the driver communicate? The easiest way is to use their cell phones to give each other directions. Skilled wall anchor installation teams can make this process look amazingly easy because they really take initial measurements seriously and can hit the earth anchor with almost no correction needed.
Earth Anchor Pothole being dug by Healthy Spaces Crew
In this picture, you can see a crew member increasing the depth of an earth anchor hole. The reason that the team decided to place the anchor deeper was because the wall anchor faceplate inside the basement needed to go lower to avoid plumbing and electrical items.
Close Up of Wall plate in Richland IN
Here, you can see the wall anchor faceplate that the techs decided needed to move down slightly. The entire system will be easier to tighten periodically if there is more space between the existing plumbing and the anchor bolts.
Close up of Earth Anchor coupled to system in Richland, IN
Once the anchor rod is driven out to the earth anchor, the two are bolted together and the system can be tighten to engineer specifications. The Geolock Wall Anchor system can be used to stabilize block, brick, or poured concrete foundations. Not only can you stabilize a bowing wall, you can also straighten it--either immediately with some excavation, or slowly over time by tightening the rods seasonally.
Earth Anchor attached to Wall Anchor and System Tightening
Here, the installation crew member is securing the earth anchor while the wall anchor rod is being driven into the earth. This way, he insures that the earth anchor will meet up with the wall anchor rod with no problems. Once that is secure, he will refill the hole with the dirt on his left and tamp it properly.
Richland, IN Basement has Bowed Wall Anchored
Here is the interior of the basement with the Geolock Wall Anchor System by Foundation Supportworks. You can see here that the wall anchors are spaced out along the basement wall. The spacing is determine by engineer specifications determined by the type of wall, the amount of bowing present, the condition of the wall, the type of soil present, and the amount of straightening that the homeowner wishes to achieve. That spacing can be anywhere from 4' to 8' apart.
Bowing Foundation Wall Repair in Richland, IN
Here, you can see the wall anchor rod has been driven through the entire foundation wall into the backyard to the earth anchor. Now, the faceplate that you see on the floor will be attached to the rod and the system can be tightened according to engineer specifications. This definitely takes a highly skilled team to install!