Before & After Photos

A retaining wall in Columbia, Illinois, started showing signs of displacement and failure. To address the homeowner's concerns, Woods came and installed steel supports for the wall.

With the GeoLock Wall Anchor System, heavy duty steel anchors are buried some ways away from the home and connected to the home using steel rods. These rods are then attached to steel wall plates that are placed directly on the wall. As the rods are tightened, they pull the wall back into place. With this install in place, this wall will be stable for decades to come.

A retaining wall was shifting in East Carondelet, IL, causing concern. To fix this, GeoLock Wall Anchors were installed. These are galvanized steel earth anchors embedded into the soil out and away from the foundation wall. Once installed, these will hold the walls in their current position and can be tightened to allow for improvement and straightening of the wall over time. This is the best solution to straighten the wall over time, as it can fix severe problems and stabilize the wall for good!

A foundation was showing signs of failure and instability in East Carondelet, IL, as a large horizontal crack was forming. To solve this issue, the PowerBrace System was installed. This system is designed to stabilize a home’s foundation permanently. It will support the basement walls and straighten them over time. It will distribute the load evenly and eliminate the worry of damage caused by commonly seen wood floor joists. This system can be tightened over time and doesn't require any invasive drilling or digging. PowerBrace’s brackets are engineered to provide strong support to the joints and protect the floor system's durability. This wall will now remain stable and secure for years to come!

Unstable soil conditions on the exterior of foundation walls can exert a tremendous amount of pressure that can cause damage like cracking, tilting and bowing. The foundation walls in Anthony M.’s Godfrey, IL home had large cracks that spanned the walls so he called Woods Basement Systems. Woods recommended Geo-Lock Wall Anchors.

Woods installed the Geo-Lock Wall Anchors along the cracked foundation walls by connecting wall plates on the interior to earth anchors buried in stable soil conditions in the yard using galvanized steel anchor rods. Geo-Lock Wall Anchors counteract the unstable soil conditions to permanently stabilize foundation walls and prevent future damage.

Donna M. of Godfrey, IL had stair step and horizontal cracks that spanned her foundation walls. The cracks would leak during rainy weather which made messes that were a hassle to clean up. She was also worried about the safety of the walls so she called Woods Basement Systems. Woods recommended installing Geo-Lock Wall Anchors as well as a waterproofing system.

Woods installed the Geo-Lock Wall Anchors along the cracked foundation walls. Geo-Lock Wall Anchors counteract the external pressure from unstable soil conditions that cause damage like Donna was seeing in her home. To do this, galvanized steel anchor rods are driven through the walls and connected to earth anchors that have been embedded in stable soil conditions in the yard. The rods are attached to wall plates on the inside of the wall, which can be seen in the picture, and tightened. They permanently stabilize the walls in place and prevent any further damage.