Bowing, Cracking or Collapsing Foundation Walls Before & After Photos

The foundation of this home in Nekoosa, WI had one wall made of fieldstone that was completely deteriorated. The fieldstone wall was bowing in over ten inches with water seeping in every time it rained. The homeowners were certain their only option was total foundation replacement.  

Luckily, Sure-Dry was able to offer these homeowners an alternative to total foundation replacement with their EverBrace Wall Restoration System™.  The EverBrace Wall Restoration System permanently stabilizes the most extreme cases of failing foundation walls.

With EverBrace, steel corrugated panels and beams work together to strengthen and stabilize foundation walls. Rigid foam is then injected to fill any voids behind the steel panels, fully transferring the load from the failing structure to the new support panels.

The EverBrace Wall Restoration System is compatible with field stone, clay block and brick foundation walls in addition to poured concrete and concrete block walls. While other solutions may work for the first signs of foundation problems, only the EverBrace can restore a severely compromised foundation wall.

If you have severely compromised foundation walls, let Sure-Dry help!  Call us today to schedule your free, no-obligation estimate! 

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In Princeton, WI homeowners were concerned about their bowing walls in their basement. Worried about what could happen if the walls weren't fixed, they called Sure-Dry immediately. 

Our crew came to take a look at the situation. After doing some measurements, we concluded that their basement walls had bowed in 3/4 inch. 

We installed our GeoLock Anchor System to their walls. Over time, our product will hold the bowing walls from moving inward any further. It can also be tightened over time to try and pull the wall back to its original location. 

These homeowners have peace of mind knowing their basement walls will not bow in anymore and their home is safe! 

Before: Cracking Walls and a Wet, Musty Basement

In Wild Rose, this home was showing signs of serious foundation failure—stairstep cracks in the block walls, inward bowing, and water leaking in whenever it rained. The basement was constantly damp, smelled like mildew, and mold was starting to spread along the walls. The homeowner had had enough.

After: Stabilized Foundation and a Dry, Healthy Basement

We installed GeoLock® Wall Anchors to stop the wall movement and permanently stabilize the foundation. To handle the water issues, we added a WaterGuard® interior drainage system, a new UltraSump® with battery backup, and IceGuard® discharge protection to keep things flowing during winter freezes.

Now, the basement is dry, secure, and mold-free—and the foundation is solid for years to come.

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While there are a number of potential causes of cracked and bowing foundation walls, the most common reason is pressure from foundation soils.  When clay soils get wet, they can expand and put tremendous pressure on a wall. When this force exceeds the wall's ability to resist it, the wall begins to fail in different ways. Cracking, bowing and tilting are the most common symptoms of foundation wall failure. 

The block foundation wall of this home in Pine River, WI is an example of how pressure from the wet soil surrounding the foundation can cause bowing and cracking.  

To permanently stabilize this block foundation wall, Sure-Dry Basement Systems installed their Geo-Lock™ Foundation Wall Anchor System.  The Geo-Lock™ Foundation Wall Anchor System permanently stabilizes your basement walls, offering the best opportunity to straighten the walls without the cost and disruption of foundation replacement.  Heavy-duty, galvanized earth anchors are embedded in stable, undisturbed soil outside your foundation wall. Each anchor is connected by a steel rod to a wall plate that provides clamping pressure against the inside of the foundation wall. This method also offers the potential to straighten the wall back to its original position.

After homeowners in Woodruff, WI tried everything they thought of to keep their basement walls from bowing in any further, alas nothing was working so they decided to cede to the experts.

Because this homeowner's yard space on the side of the home was very limited, we knew GeoLocks wouldn't work, which is why we knew the PowerBraces would be the perfect match for their home! PowerBraces made of galvanized steel, which will not mold or rot, will firmly hold the basement wall in place. 

To know their home's foundation is in good condition now, takes one more thing off their plate!