Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Ayers Stabilizes 100 Year Old Sand Lake, MI Barn

Gloria has lived in her Sand Lake, MI home for about 40 years. She started to notice that several of the walls in her 100 year old barn had begun to bow about 5 years ago. Recently, she noticed it’s gotten worse and was worried that barn would fall down while she was in Florida for the winter. She called Ayers for an inspection and our crew determined that she would need GeoLock Anchors to stabilize her barn for good. GeoLock Anchors are a 3 part system that permanently stops foundational shifting. Gloria was ecstatic with the work the Ayers crew did. We were able to help her stabilize the walls of her barn, and keep it standing for another 100 years!

Bowing Walls

Bowing walls are usually caused by hydrostatic pressure, a buildup of water pressure in the soil pushing against foundation walls. Years of this has caused the barn walls to collapse in on themselves, bowing the walls overtime.

GeoLock Anchors Part 1

Pictured here is the first part of the 3 part GeoLock Wall Anchor. Part 1 is a plate on the interior foundation wall. It is secured onto the wall and a cable is drilled through, seen next in Part 2.

GeoLock Anchors Part 2

The second part of the GeoLock Anchor system is a steel cable that is drilled through the plate into the soil directed away from the home.

GeoLock Anchors Part 3

The final part of the GeoLock Anchor is a second plate that is anchored to the other side of the cable. The cables can be tightened overtime for continued maximum stabilization.