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.