Foundation Repair Photo Album: Wall Repair in Greenville, KY

This customer in Greenville, KY called Frontier for their basement wall repair. We installed a PowerBrace system for the bowing and buckling walls. The PowerBrace™ System includes a unique, patented adjustment mechanism, unlike any other I-beam foundation wall repair system. The bracket that anchors each I-beam to a floor joist includes a long bolt that can be tightened over time to advance the I-beam. This can force a bowed or buckled foundation wall back toward its original vertical & straight position. The potential for straightening depends on several factors, including soil conditions outside the foundation. Now that this project is complete, we will move on to phase two, waterproofing the basement.

Cracking in Walls

The interior walls are failing and buckling. Foundation wall cracks and bowing basement walls are signs that your foundation is in need of repair. Our basement wall repair solutions can help reinforce your bowing walls and repair cracks.

Stair Step Cracks

Foundation cracks and bowing are serious problems that will worsen over time if not corrected. The experienced foundation repair specialists at Frontier Foundation & Crawl Space Repair can determine what conditions are causing this foundation damage.

Exterior Wall Cracks

The problem has gotten so serious, the exterior is crack along with the interior walls. This will not get better, but worse and more costly over time.

Failed solutions

The customer has tried to fix the cracks themselves, without addressing the underlying issues this is not a a fix. It will continue to get worse until a permanent solution is put in place.

More Stair Step Cracking

Signs of foundation damage are usually easy to spot. Foundation walls built from concrete block typically crack along joint lines between blocks, forming a horizontal crack near the mid point of the wall and "stair step" cracking at the corners.

The PowerBrace System

The PowerBrace™ can be installed with no disruption to outside soils or landscaping. This foundation wall system installs quickly in your home, immediately and permanently halting the inward movement of your foundation walls.

System Installation

The top of each brace is attached to a floor joist near the mudsill at the top of the wall. The specially designed bracket is bolted to the floor joist and contains a large-diameter bolt for adjusting and tightening after the installation.

Attaching the System to the Floor

To complete the installation of your PowerBrace™ System, each beam will be attached to your concrete foundation floor with a special, bolt-in-place bracket.

Project Complete

Unlike other foundation wall repair methods that install from the inside of the foundation walls, the PowerBrace™ System spans the entire height of the foundation walls. This makes the PowerBrace™ system suitable for repairing walls that bow and buckle from the middle. Additionally, the PowerBrace™ can repair walls that are sliding inwards from the bottom or tilting inwards from the top.