Foundation Repair Photo Album: Bowing wall support in Welland, On
Shereen in Welland, needed some waterproofing and Omni also discovered that one wall was bowing badly. Omni Basement Systems installed Geo-lock Wall Anchors.
The process for this is to put a galvanized plate 14' outside from the foundation wall. Then a channel or plate on the effected wall. These two plates are connected by a threaded rod and the rod is bolted and tightened to the specified torque. Over time the wall can be straightened by continuing to torque the bolts on the threaded rod.
Badly bowing wall
Signs that your wall is failing are horizontal cr5acking and block shear at the bottom.
Trench is dug out
A drench is dug 14' from the failing wall.
Steel plates are added
Steel plates are added to the wall of the trench once the 14' threaded rods are pushed through.
Chanel anchors
Channel anchors or steel plates are added tot he inside and they are bolted to the treaded rod
Threaded rod torqued
Once the plates are bolted both on inside and outside, they large nuts can be torqued.
