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Diagonal or "stair-step" cracks in walls and ceilings

Horizontal or vertical cracks and "bowing in" of basement walls

Settled or uneven concrete floors and stoops

Sagging Floors

Symptoms and Solutions: Horizontal Or Vertical Cracking or Bowing of Walls

Problem

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A
Typical horizontal cracking; usually in one or more mortar joints.
B
Typical bowing inward of cracked walls as condition worsens with time.
C
Possibly poorly drained clay backfill.
D
Zone of seasonal moisture change.
E
Excessive lateral pressure against walls from expansive, wet soil pressure .

Horizontal cracking of masonry basement walls frequently indicates overstressing from excessive soil and water pressure against the outside of the walls.

Causes

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A
Undiverted storm water.
B
High ground water table.
C
Defective wall construction.
D
Excessive lateral pressure against walls from expansive clay soils.
E
Seasonally high, perched water table.
F
Deficient foundation drain.

Solution: Wall Enforcement

Costs typically range from $200.00 to $300.00 per foot.

Roll over the links below to view the typical reinforcement solutions on the right.

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Earth Anchored and Reinforced
Steel Rebar/Concrete Reinforcing
Carbon Fiber Strip Reinforcing
Steel Beam Reinforcement