Foundation Repair Photo Album: Supporting Foundation Walls with Wall Anchors

The foundations walls of this home in Ballwin, MO. were beginning to crack and bow from the pressure of the outside soils. As the ground around the home took on water, it would swell and push in against the house which can damage the walls.   Over time, these walls might lose their strength and fall over, which is particularly problematic considering they are the foundation walls the rest of the house is built on. There are different ways to support these walls and prevent them from falling over, but there's only one system that not only supports the wall, but can also straighten it back to its original form.    That system is the GeoLock™ wall anchors. Wall anchors are plates connected with a bar that runs through the wall and into the ground outside. The anchor outside provides the stability needed to support and strenghten the wall permanently.    Once the spots that need support are picked, a hole is drilled through the wall and a hole is dug into the ground outside. An anchor is placed in the outside hole and connected with a metal rod through the hole in the wall to an interior plate. Then the hole is backfilled to give the anchor strength. Finally, the system is tightened, which brings the inside plate and anchor closer together, pulling the wall into a straight alignment and strengthening it against the forces that pushed it inward in the first place.   This home in Ballwin, MO. won't be pushed around by growing soil anymore thanks to the wall anchor system that keeps the foundation walls straight and supported.