Foundation Repair Photo Album: Wall Repair in Wickliffe, KY

A customer in Wickliffe, KY, called Frontier after noticing failing foundation walls. We were able to come in and install GeoLock Wall Plates and Small Earth Anchors to secure the structure and prevent further deterioration. Our design specialists inspect the failing wall and take measurements. Those measurements are plugged into a product load calculator, which determines the optimal spacing between each plate to distribute the load and the necessary distance near corners. This ensures that the correct amount of anchors are used to permanently stabilize the wall, providing negative pressure against the wall.

Cracks in Basement Foundation Walls

Basement walls that are showing signs of bowing, buckling, and tilting can get worse over time, and they should be addressed before the cause real structural damage.

Wall Failure

Cracks in the masonry are usually the first sign of wall failure. Then sections of the wall can actually start to buckle, bow, and tilt inwards. Left unchecked, this damage will worsen and can even result in walls that totally collapse.

Installing Earth Anchors

Outside of the foundation, a section of the sod is carefully and temporarily removed at each earth anchor location. Workers dig a hole where each anchor will go. This earth anchor is made with high-quality galvanized steel to resist corrosion, and includes a 25-year warranty against manufacturing defects, as well as our own in-house quality and performance warranty.

Installation Process

Each earth anchor has a center hole for attaching the anchor rod that will be installed in the next step.

Prepare The Foundation Wall

Before these plates are installed, we drill a small hole in your foundation wall for the steel anchor rod that will extend from the wall to each earth anchor. We drive the anchor rod through the soil until it can be attached to its earth anchor.

Wall Plate Installation Process

One way our wall anchor system is superior to other methods is that the hole created in the foundation wall is very small - just 1" in diameter. Other methods may require a large hole or section of concrete block to be removed during installation.

Mounting Wall Plates

Once the earth anchor has been attached to the anchor rod, a steel wall plate will be mounted to the anchor rod on the inside of the foundation.

Installation Process

Once this step of the installation has been completed for each earth anchor, the inward movement of your foundation walls will have been permanently halted. These wall anchors can now be tightened to continue to straighten and support the foundation wall.

Straightening Basement Walls

At this point, your foundation repair experts will attempt to straighten the foundation walls back to their original position. Wall anchors will be tightened and adjusted accordingly and will provide long-term support for the walls.

Cleaning Up after Project is Complete

All holes created for the soil anchor installation will be carefully filled in with excavated soil and mechanically compressed. Your sod will carefully be replaced and raked for a seamless blend with surrounding landscaping.