Bowing Basement Wall
When it rains, the soil around your home expands. As the soil expands, it puts pressure on your basement walls, oftentimes causing them to crack and bow which can be a scary sight!
Clay Soil Settlement
In the areas we serve, it is primarily clay soil. When the clay is wet, it holds onto the water and expands in size. When it's dry, it shrinks. Dry soil creates an empty space for your home to settle into, which oftentimes creates foundation settlement.
Horizontal Cracking
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 out small and increase width over time as the soil outside continues to put pressure on the wall.
A Wall Anchor System
These steel earth anchors are embedded in the soil. They will hold the walls in their current position without any further adjustment but are able to be tightened during dry periods. Eventually, this will straighten the wall over time.
Installation Process
Wall anchors are installed by digging a small hole in the soil a few feet away from your foundation, and the other part is attached to the inside of your basement wall. Once the work is completed, they'll be no trace that foundation work was done in your yard.
No Sign of Foundation Issues
Once the work is completed, they'll be no trace that foundation work was done in your yard. The dirt goes right back on top of where the anchors were installed.
Basement Wall Support
The PowerBrace is designed to support basement walls and allow for potential straightening over time. Some benefits of this system is the clean cut appearance, and the strong zink material it's made of improves the conition of the wall over time.
