Before & After Photos

Even though this chimney footing on this St. Louis, Missouri  home was at full depth like the basement wall, it nevertheless titled, settling and pulling away from the house.  We installed a Foundation Supportworks® push pier system to help return it to its original position.

Engineers use simple crack monitoring devices to help determine the extent and direction a structure may be settling.  Settling occurs when supporting soils beneath a structure's footings sink.  This building's settling could be a slow effect compounded by last summers' serious drought in St. Louis.  Push piers from Foundation SupportWorks® were installed to stop this structure from settling further.

Push Piers are driven deep into the ground on the exterior of the home and are embedded in a stable layer of soil.  A heavy-duty steel bracket is installed against the foundation's footing, and steel piers are hydraulically driven through the bracket to bedrock.  The weight of the home is transferred through the piers to the soil, which provides an opportunity for the home to be lifted back toward its original position.  Once installation is complete, the soil is backfilled and the home is permanently stabilized.

This homeowner was dealing with bowing walls.  He called Woods Basement Systems and found the Geo-Lock Wall Anchors would be the perfect solution to stop this from occurring and straighten out the damage.

Tom D was concerned when he noticed that his basement walls were beginning to bow. So, he decided to call Woods Basement Systems. System Design Specialist Joshua L was able to come up with a solution to the problem.

Foreman Bradly P installed a Geo-Lock Wall Anchor in Tom’s basement. The Wall Anchor has two ends and will attach to stable soil away from the house, the other end will attach to the basement walls. The device can be tightened and overtime will straighten the walls.