Foundation Wall Straightening
Bowing, tilting, and buckling foundation walls are among the most serious structural problems a home can face. You may need one or more of our products to permanently fix what’s going on in your home.
Schedule your free inspection to have our Design Specialist recommend the right products to permanently fix your home without replacing your foundation.
Repairing & Straightening Tilting Foundation Walls with Geo-Lock™
At DBS, one option to fix failing foundations is the Geo-Lock™ Wall Anchor System, a Foundation Supportworks solution used by contractors across the United States and Canada as a warrantied solution for permanently repairing failing foundation walls. Your DBS Repair Design Specialist will find the best options for your needs
Geo-Lock™ Wall Anchor System — specifications
- Installation disruption Minimal no heavy excavation
- Anchor hole diameter Just 1” smallest in class
- Corrosion resistance Galvanized steel. 25-yr warranty
- Wall straightening Possible over time by tightening
- Anchor warranty 25-year manufacturer’s warranty
- Installation time Most jobs completed in one day
One of the key advantages of our wall anchor system over other methods is the 1″ hole created in the foundation wall, the smallest in the industry. Other methods may require a large hole or section of concrete block to be removed. Once the system is installed, wall anchors can gradually be tightened over time to slowly straighten walls back toward their original position.
Geo-Lock™ Foundation Wall Anchor
Anchors your failing wall to hard-packed soil far beyond the foundation. After installation, anchors can be gradually tightened to attempt to pull the wall back to its original position over time.
Minimal disturbance to lawn & landscaping
Year-round installation
Non-Round installation — fits any basement
Potential to straighten walls over time
25-year manufacturer’s warranty
How We Straighten
Foundation Walls
Wall anchor installation follows a precise 6-step process.
Each step is designed to minimize disruption to your yard, your home, and your schedule, most installations are completed in a single day.
1. Excavating the Foundation Perimeter
When exterior excavation is necessary, particularly when walls are dangerously damaged or when a finished basement is planned, the soil is carefully removed from the exterior of the wall to relieve pressure and allow access to the footing
2. Positioning the Earth Anchor
The soil is carefully and temporarily removed at each earth anchor location. Workers dig a hole where each anchor will be buried. Each earth anchor is made with high-quality galvanized steel to resist corrosion and includes a 25-year warranty against manufacturing defects.
3. Preparing the Foundation Wall
We drill a small 1″ hole in the foundation wall for the steel anchor rod that will extend from the wall to each earth anchor. We drive the anchor rod through the wall until it can be attached to the earth anchor. This small hole is one of the key advantages over competing systems.
4. Mounting Wall Plates
Once the earth anchor has been attached to the anchor rod, a steel wall plate is mounted over each anchor rod end that protrudes from the foundation. Screwing a large nut to the threaded end of the rod secures each wall plate and stabilizes the wall as the nut is tightened.
5. Straightening the Basement Walls
At this point, our 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. Workers dig to fill using soil removed in Step 1.
6. Cleaning Up & Preparing for Basement Finishing
All holes created for the wall anchor installation will be carefully filled with excavated soil and mechanically compressed. Your sod will be carefully replaced and raked for a seamless blend with surrounding landscaping. The wall anchor plates can be concealed with Hide-A-Way® Wall Anchor Covers.
When Outside Access Is Limited: The PowerBrace™ System
In some cases, a wall anchor system can’t be used because the yard outside the house isn’t accessible — or the homeowner prefers not to disturb exterior landscaping. When we encounter this kind of situation, we recommend the PowerBrace™ Foundation Wall Repair System.
The PowerBrace™ is a patented foundation wall repair system designed to stabilize failing basement walls and allow for potential straightening over time — with no outside access required.
Unlike other I-beam methods that install from the inside of the foundation walls, the PowerBrace™ System spans the entire height of the wall. This makes it suitable for repairing walls that are sliding inward from the bottom or tilting inward from the top.
PowerBrace™ Foundation Wall System
Steel I-beams stabilize the wall in its current position without any further adjustment. Over time, PowerBrace™ can be tightened to make bowing or tilting walls straighter.
No outside excavation required
Can be tightened over time to improve wall
All components zinc-coated for rust resistance
Neat, clean appearance in the basement
Minimal disruption of basement space
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