The foundation of a home serves as a means to transfer the weight of a structure to its underlying soil and rocks. Improper foundation settling is one of the factors that bring about the need for foundation repairs.

Improper foundation settlement can devalue structures and also make them unsafe. Some of the major reasons of improper foundation settling are building on expansive clay, compressive or improperly contracted fill soils and improper maintenance in and around foundations.

Foundation repair can be done in many ways. Most commonly used techniques are Cement, stone, steel or wood. People use to force them into the ground in a bid to salvage the strength of these foundations. However, this type of repair work is not very popular these days. One of the most successful ways of foundation repair is slap jacking.

Slab jacking is known as the process of adding grout beneath a slab or beam. During this process, a lifting force is produced and the beam or slab is restored to almost its original elevation adding to its strength. Another technique is called piering. In this method steel posts are driven through unstable soil. Hydraulic jacks are also used to stabilize concrete slabs that are weakened due to the changes taking place in the underlying soil. The piering method also uses steel beams because concrete has great compressive strength.

Your foundation’s strength is dependent on the soil that holds it up but if you already have foundation problems, this means the soil has proven to be unreliable. You have to install piers to help support the home from further damage. You will need to use such a type of pier that suits the nature of the soil underneath the foundation. It is the contractor who is professional enough to determine which type of pier is needed to suit the nature of soil and how deep it has to go. The piers are basically of two types; one is friction and the other is point bearing piers. The Friction piers are more dependent on the nature of soil they are surrounded with to hold it in place and the point bearing piers are dependent on the load bearing strata beneath the foundation in order to hold it in place.

The foundation repair by Indiana Foundation resolves your home foundation issues at a very low cost. You can even have a local foundation repair contractor contact you for a free estimate and inspection. All you need to do is to fill out a quick and easy form and sign up online.

Seasonal and climatic changes can cause problems with your foundation. Hydrostatic pressure, expansive soil or some other problem may cause bowed, buckled or cracked walls.

Cracked walls can be very minor such as one above a lintel or at the join between a bay and the main wall. More worrying cracks are in main walls, and extending for more than one meter or so. The size and shape of the crack is also important. Most experts agree that a crack of less than 5mm is usually unimportant, if there is no sign of bulging or sideways shifting. If the crack is dirty and has cobwebs in and over it, then it is likely to be long-standing and stable.

Cracked walls with cracks in or above lintels or below cills are usually caused by minor settlement. An expert can use ‘tell-tale’ signs to determine if the crack is stable. The lintel can be taken out, the damaged area rebuilt and the lintel re-instated. Cracks where a bay meets the main wall are common; the smaller bay has settled less than the rest of the house. If the crack is less than 5mm and dirty, then no attention is required. Lime mortar can be used to fill the crack if you wish.

Rebuilding the wall is not always necessary and generally doesn’t solve the problem but installing anchors into the wall will not only fix the problem but will also cost less money than replacing it.

Generally installation is complete in one day or less by our trained technicians without disturbance of landscaping. A steel anchor rod is inserted horizontally through the wall into the outside earth. Extenders can be used to get past a deck, patio, sidewalk, etc. A steel anchor is then attached to the rod through a vertical hole in the ground. The rod will be secured on the inside of the wall by a steel wall plate. The Indiana Foundation Wall Anchor System is a cost-effective way to ensure the stability of your cracked walls.

All anchors and related components are manufactured from high quality steel and are hot dip galvanized for long life. Indiana Foundation Manufacturing Co., Inc has over 65 years experience in anchoring cracked walls. The system is engineered to develop holding strength several times the strength of a concrete masonry wall.

Seasonal and climatic changes can cause problems with your foundation, causing bowed walls. Hydrostatic pressure, expansive soil or some other problem may cause bowed walls. Unstable soils are a basements worst enemy, whether the antagonists are expansive clay or compressible or improperly compacted fill. They launch a sneak attack by leaving foundations unevenly supported, triggering settlement and cracking. They can also barrage basement walls with lateral loads, causing bowed walls. As many homeowners can attest, the battle scars from all of this damage can be devastating to real estate values.

Usually, foundations are stressed when pressure is exerted on the outside from the foundation, causing the walls to crack and separate beyond their tensile capacity. If not stopped or properly reinforced, foundations could collapse and no one wants that. Rebuilding the wall is not always necessary and generally doesn’t solve the problem but installing anchors into the wall will not only fix the problem but will cost less money than replacing it. Fortunately, it’s possible to rescue settled foundations by using hydraulically driven piles or piers. But what about those bowed walls? How do you repair bowed walls and salvage their structural strength? How do you prevent further movement without turning the basement into a war zone of steel support beams?

Generally installation is completed in one day or less by our trained technicians without disturbance of landscaping. A steel anchor rod is inserted horizontally through the wall into the outside earth. Extenders can be used to get past a deck, patio, sidewalk, etc. A steel anchor is then attached to the rod through a vertical hole in the ground. The rod will be secured on the inside of the wall by a steel wall plate. The Our Wall Anchor System is a cost-effective way to ensure the stability of your bowed walls.

Through extensive research, development, and laboratory-field testing, we have utilized these proven and unsurpassed surface preparation and bonding techniques to resolve issues within the construction industry. Our Wall Anchor System is recommended by home inspectors, FHA, HUD engineers. All anchors and related components are manufactured from high quality steel and are hot dip galvanized for long life. Our Manufacturing Co., Inc has over 65 years of experience in anchoring bowed walls. The system is engineered to develop holding strength several times the strength of a concrete masonry wall.