Basement Waterproofing Photo Album: Anchors in clarksville
Wall anchors are used to stabilizing leaning or bowing walls, wall anchors are installed independently from the floor system of the home and are a good choice for a few reasons, to straighten the wall over time, can fix severe problems such as leaning walls and walls sliding in at the bottom, can be installed around obstacles on the wall such as pipes, conduits, vanities, sinks, toilets, etc. Also with minimal disturbance from installation, and solves the problem once and for all.
Leaning or Bowing Walls
This homes basement walls are starting to bow in.
The hole
A steel rod is drilled through a 1 inch hole in the basement wall and connected to an Earth anchor that is set deep with in the augured hole.
The installation
A low-profile wall plate placed on the interior of the basement wall is secured to the rod.
Wall Anchors
The augured is backfilled and sod is replaced. Once all components of the wall anchor System are connected and tightened, the basement wall is permanently stabilized.