Basement Wall Bracing

I beams have been used to reinforce basement bowing walls for decades but the with the help of our powerbrace brackets steel i beams have been transformed into the most reliable foundation wall bracing system available.

Basement wall bracing.

Whether the foundation wall is built with poured concrete block or wood we have a permanent solution. However this wall anchor system requires access to the earth outside of the foundation. Wall braces are steel beams connected to the interior walls in your basement or crawl space to stabilize the location. Remove as much of the covering as possible so that you can look at the whole wall.

Step 1 inspect the wall. You can brace. Be vigilant when you own a home with a basement so you can spot a basement wall problem early. Sometimes property line issues eliminate this as an option.

The first thing you need to do is tear down anything that covers your basement wall so that you can examine the problem. Another way we can brace cracked walls is by installing steel beams inside the basement that span the wall vertically between the footings and floor joists. Minimal disruption of basement space. I break open the concrete floor and footing dig down at least 12 to 16 inches place the i beam in on end pour a concrete pier around it and then brace it off at the joists with 2x10s or 3x3 angle iron.

To straighten buckling basement walls that are perpendicular to the floor joists a perpendicular gorilla wall brace is used. I stabilize basement walls with steel i beams placed vertically against the wall and spaced anywhere from 3 to 6 feet apart. Engineer stamped gorilla wall braces were tested by a professional engineer to safely and effectively stabilize bowing or buckling foundation walls from the inside of your. These steel columns are 3 inches wide 3 inches deep and 5 16 inch thick.

A parallel gorilla wall brace is available for bowing basement walls that are parallel to the floor joists. Gorilla wall braces utilize the support of three floor joists increasing the pushing strength over other basement bracing systems that push off only one floor joist. It is the most effective and economical wall bracing system available in the market today. In a standard 11 course basement we install the beams 48 inches apart.

Bracing your bowing buckling foundation walls. American foundation basement repairs llc offers wall braces and anchors for bowed walls major wall cracks and other issues caused by a settling or failing foundation depending on the situation your expert foundation repair contractor may suggest bracing or anchoring. When possible we recommend repairing bowing or buckling foundation walls with wall anchors.