Bowing, Cracking or Collapsing Foundation Walls Before & After Photos

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! 

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! 

In Waupun, WI homeowners noticed a slight bend in their basements walls. They didn't know if it was something that needed to be fixed or if it would be okay to leave alone. Which is why they called our SureDry team for a free estimate.

Once our crew arrived at their home, we knew it needed care immediately. If these homeowners continued to leave the wall untreated the situation would get much worse and much more expensive. 

Our crew installed 3 GeoLocks on their basement walls. These locks latch on to the hard compacted soil outside and, over time, will be tightened to pull the wall back into place. 

With this new product installed these homeowners can eliminate the fear of their basement walls collapsing and what could be better knowing your foundation is fully protected! 

Check out the before and after of how this severely sheared boat house wall was permanently stabilized with our Everbrace™ Wall Restoration System.

The EverBrace Wall Restoration System will stabilize even the most severe cases of foundation wall failure. If walls have buckled, bowed, or cracked over time due to hydrostatic pressure, EverBrace will permanently stabilize and restore the structure. This is done by transferring the load from the failing foundation walls to the new steel system.