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A homeowner in Madisonville, KY, had concerns about their foundation due to their walls beginning to crack and unstable floors. In Kentucky, the soil contains clay. Whenever moisture enters the clay, it expands, but when it escapes due to the dry climate, it will shrink. As the soil began to shrink, it caused strain on the walls, causing them to crack. Repairing the foundation of the home would also fix the unstable floors from above. 

Since the foundation was unstable, it needed to be stabilized using the heavy-duty SmartJack system. To address weak foundation soils, a two-foot cube of soil is excavated at each SmartJack location. The hole is then positioned on top of another base to hold the SmartJack in place and properly distribute loads. A high-strength, galvanized steel tubing is cut to the appropriate height. The steel column and components are assembled and connected to the support beam, and the SmartJack system is tightened into place, The support beam and floor joists are immediately stabilized and the above floor and walls can be lifted back toward level. It relieved the homeowner to know that the foundation of their home will be safe for years to come. 

In Poseyville, IN, a homeowner contacted us, wanting to inspect their basement wall. Upon further inspection, stairstep cracking was visible on the outside of the basement wall. Stair-step cracking means that wall failure is increasingly getting worse. As the wall bows more severely in the middle, the corners are held up by adjacent walls, creating the stairstep cracking effect. A foundation settlement caused a foundation problem such as this. 

To reverse the stair-step cracking issue, the GeoLock Wall Anchor system is set. For a wall anchor system to work effectively, access of at least several feet is needed on the outside of your home. The reason behind this is that the rectangular anchor is placed inside a hole outside the home while the second one is placed inside the home, next to where the issue lays. A silver rod is drilled through the one-inch hole in the basement wall and is connected to the anchor seated deep within the hole. Once all the components of the wall anchor system are connected and tightened, your basement wall is permanently stabilized. 

We received a call in Evansville, IN from a homeowner having a concrete mishap. The homeowner's driveway was pushing the concrete into her garage and it was making the foundation off balance. There was a crack starting to form in the middle of the foundation due to the concrete pushing the foundation in and forming a bowing wall. This issue can become dangerous if it is left unresolved. The foundation is what a home rests on and if it is disrupted, it will cause the home to form cracks on the floor above.

The PowerBrace system was the best option for this unique problem. The PowerBrace system is zinc-plated steel beams that are customized to fit the basement wall height and secured tightly against it. This design allows the system to be tightened over time, stopping wall failure without invasive drilling or digging on the property. An advantage to adding the PowerBrace system to wall failures is that it can be installed year-round and typically takes less than one day to complete. The PowerBrace system left the homeowner feeling secure about their home's foundation. 

A homeowner located in Evansville, IN, was worried about the foundation of their home when they started noticing their walls bowing. If bowing walls were left untreated, then the problem will only worsen. If the situation worsens, it can cause you to question the safety of your home and yourself. The foundation of the home needed to be straightened to restore the wall and be able to hold up for many years after. The homeowner was prepared to rehabilitate the wall and ease his conscience. 

The best solution for straightening and tightening the walls permanently is the GeoLock Wall Anchor system. The GeoLock anchors utilize plates buried in the soil outside your wall that has up to 480 square inches of bearing surface. The anchors have a higher soil capacity, making them provide greater stability, and are designed to straighten a failed wall over time. It presents minimal disturbance to the home, lawn, and landscaping. Once the GeoLock system was set into place, the homeowner felt a sense of relief that his foundation would no longer be a worry to him. 

A homeowner in Evansville, IN, had bowing walls in her garage that needed to be straightened. A horizontal crack usually starts small and will increase in width over time as the soil outside continues to put pressure on the wall. The amount of pressure varies depending on the type of soil around the home, the amount of moisture in the soil, and how deep the foundation is under the ground. The homeowner was ready to stabilize the home's foundation to have peace of mind. 

The best solution for the homeowner was the GeoLock Wall Anchor System. To have GeoLock installed, the home has to have soil outside the walls for installation purposes. Wall anchors are installed by digging a small hole in the soil away from the home's foundation. A steel rod is drilled through a one-inch hole in the basement wall and is connected to an earth anchor seated deep within the augured hole in the basement wall and is connected to an earth anchor seated deep within the augured hole. A low-profile plate is placed on the interior of the basement walls and is secured to the rod. Once the system is installed, it is tightened and will permanently stabilize the foundation of the home.