Escavation begins
A trench is dug to accept the Geo plates.
footing is exposed
On the inside, a worker opens a trench to expose the footing and for waterproofing.
Four feet trench
To have the Geo plates in the right area, the trench needs to be four feet down
Bolted to footing
The 7' channel is bolted tot he footing to secure the bottom.
7 foot channels
seven foot channels are attached tot he wall and a threaded rod is pushed through to the exterior trench
Threaded rod
Here shows the threaded rod that is push through the 14 feet of earth to the trench outside.
Geo wall plates.
The threaded rod that was pushed from inside is connected to the plates outside that are 14' away from home
Galvanized plates
We don't want the plates to rust, so we onlt use fully galvanized steel.
tightening the rods
A worker alighns the rod with the plates and attaches the bolt