Foundation Repair Before & After Photos

One look at this wall in a Holland, MI basement, and you know that something isn’t right. This slanting wall is also known as a bowed wall and is usually the result of hydrostatic pressure—when the soil around the foundation changes causing pressure to build and press against the foundation. Bowed walls can get worse over time, but with PowerBraces, they can actually get better.  These zinc-coated beams were installed along the wall, and will be tightened over time, gradually improving the condition of the wall and returning it back to the right place.

Cracks in a brick wall can be unsightly, but also a sign of something worse. This basement brick wall is clearly experiencing pressure, causing the wall to side and crack. Our Foreman Evan inspected the surrounding area and found unstable soil to be the culprit. The solution Evan used involved installing a Geo-Lock Ancor on the cracked area. 

The ground around the crack wall is dug up, and the base of the system is anchored deep into the ground, avoiding the weak soil. Within the basement, opposite the side where the anchors are placed, a metal plate is secured to the wall and attached to the anchor. The bolt connecting the apparatus is tightened, creating a constant source of pressure to not only correct the wall but also prevent new cracks.

Henry called about some cracks between the blocks in his basement walls. Upon inspection, we found some stairstep cracking but even more prominent was a large horizontal crack where the wall was bowing quite extensively. If allowed to continue, the wall would eventually cave in. At that point, you're obviously looking to do a total wall replacement. Instead, by acting early, we were able to properly support the home and prevent any further bowing with galvanized steel PowerBraces along the wall. The Braces are essentially a steel I-beam that extend from the floor to the joists above. At the top they actually feature a unique tightening system that allows the homeowner or our service team to adjust the braces over time, potentially improving the condition of the wall little by little. These PowerBraces are a permanent fix that the Henry can put his trust in.

There was a horizontal crack about fifteen feet long on Thomas’s basement wall. So our team installed the GeoLock Anchor System which permanently stabilized his wall. In most cases it can eventually push the wall back to its original position. It is done by putting heavy anchors in stable soil away from your foundation wall. This system is ideal because it involves minimal disturbance to Thomas's lawn and home.

When our customer called with water problems in his basement, we expected to install a waterproofing system. Upon inspection, though, our System Design Specialist saw that one of the basement walls was badly bowed.

In addition to waterproofing the basement, we installed five PowerBraces to stabilize the wall. The PowerBrace system allows for tightening, which means over time we can hopefully straighten the wall.