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This Grand Rapids homeowner has linear cracks on the basement walls. When there is heavy rain, water enters through the cracks. He does have a perimeter drain and sump pump, but he can not finish his basement until the walls are fixed and water is not entering the area. We installed the PowerBrace Wall Repair System to stabilize the walls and possibly straighten the wall. The system is made up of steel I-beams that are secured to the joists above the wall. This system doesn't involve any exterior excavation and installs quickly with minimal disruption to your basement space.
We were called to Ed's house when he realized the walls in the basement were cracking. Upon inspection, we discovered that his walls were bowing due to the home settling. There were cracks on the foundation walls outisde the home as well. We installed Helical Piers to stabilize the home and even help lift the foundation back to the original level.
A cracking, bowing, tilting, or buckling foundation wall can mean serious trouble for not only your foundation, but for your entire home. To save their foundation wall, this Grand Rapids, MI family gave us a call. Upon a professional inspection, one of our specialists recommended our patented PowerBrace foundation wall repair system. PowerBrace uses steel I-beams that secure to the joists above the wall, offering a great amount of support for foundation walls, and may have the power to bring back the walls to their original position. This family no longer has to worry about their safety in their home with PowerBrace.
Scott had cracks appearing in the middle and corners of his drywall. He called our team and we installed the GeoLock Anchor System. This system permanently stabilized Scott's wall. In most cases it can eventually straighten 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 Scott's lawn and home. For Scott, we also installed the wall plate part of the GeoLock system. These plates can easily be covered to allow your basement to have a finished look.
Ronald M. called because of a crack he had in his foundation basement wall. The crack was spreading to the floor and was beginning to contribute to other foundation issues.
We installed the CarbonArmor Wall Reinforcing System to fix the cracked foundation wall. The strips in this system are made from a fiber reinforced polymer that is 10 times stronger than steel. The straps are attached to the wall using apoxy resin, which will stabilize the wall and shift it back to its original position.