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Foundation Repair Photo Album: Moving Foundation Secured with Geo-Locks in Niantic, IL

Homeowner, Justin, from Niantic, Illinois wanted to secure his basement walls after noticing the large cracks and signs of separation on the brick walls. Team Woods looked over the walls and determined that Geo-Locks should be used to tighten and secure the walls into place. Brad P., who is a head foreman for Team Woods, led his crew in installing the Geo-Lock wall anchors into the basement walls. With the Geo-Locks now installed, Justin will have the peace of mind that he deserves knowing that his foundation is safe.

Signs of Settlement

When entering into the basement, the major sign of foundation settlement was shown by the bricks.

Brick Foundation

These bricks were showing movement in the walls, and some contained deep-set cracks that revealed the issue would only worsen.

Stair-Stepping Crack

There were two types of cracks shown on the brick walls. The first was a stair-stepping crack. The stair-stepping crack is the result of the pressure the wall is placed under from the outside. As the wall weakens by the pressure, the crack will only grow.

Deep-Set Crack

The deep-set crack is the other type of crack the walls revealed. This crack is dangerous because if left untreated, the wall could bow.

Geo-Lock Anchors

The GeoLock wall anchor system will permanently stabilize the foundation, and it will straighten the wall back toward its original position.

Heavy-Duty Anchors

These heavy-duty anchors are installed in the soil away from the foundation walls and are then connected to the anchors on the wall to tighten the wall into place.