Foundation Repair Photo Album: Reinforcement of Cracked, Bowing, and Settling Foundation Wall - Battle Ground, WA

The foundation wall of this home is taller than most on one side of the home. Over many years, it had started to settle, crack, and bow - alerting the homeowners to improve the structural safety of their home. After doing much research online to find the best company, they decided that John's was the best option. The homeowners called and spoke with our receptionist, who listened intently to their concerns, and then got them quickly on our schedule with one of our highly trained Design Specialists. When he arrived at the home, he spoke with the homeowners, and then performed a thorough inspection of the homes foundation. He found several large cracks in the foundation walls, as well as settling on 2 sides, and bowing on 1 side. After completing his inspection, and writing up a clear and easy to understand repair plan, he presented and explained it to the homeowners. They were thrilled to be offered such effective solutions, and couldn't wait for the work to begin. When our crew of experts arrived, they first addressed the settling of the foundation. To lift it back to its correct and level height, we installed 6 Steel Push Piers. To do this, we first dug out a portion of the dirt around the affected walls, to make room to work. Next, we attached 6 Steel Brackets directly onto the concrete foundation walls, and then hydraulically drove 6 Push Piers through the Brackets, deep into the ground until we reached the weight bearing stratum. Once we reached this highly dense and supportive ground, we continued driving the Piers down until the home was lifted back up to its appropriate height. When the lifting was complete, we refilled the area that we had dug out around the walls, and covered up the Piers - leaving a nice finished appearance. The Push Piers will remain in place to support the weight of the home, and prevent future settling. Now it was time to address the cracking and bowing of the walls. We implemented the highest quality solution available -  anchoring the bowed wall back into the correct lateral position, by attaching 5 segments of 14' bar from below ground inside the garage, through the foundation wall, and into 5 Steel Plate Anchors on the outside of the wall. We chipped out the old garage floor and we tightened the bars, to pull the bowed ball back into place. We than poured a new concrete floor in the garage. Pouring the new concrete floor not only left the garage with a more finished look, it has also provided a permanent stabilizing component to prevent the formerly bowed wall from failure in the future. To ensure proper drainage underneath the new garage floor, we laid down our DrainMatt onto the ground, below the anchoring bars and rebar. DrainMatt is a dimpled matt, that helps guide water, so it can safely drain away from the home. The integrity of the structure of this home has now been returned, through the installation of incredibly effective solutions by the experts here at John's! After this job was complete, the homeowners stated that they were very satisfied with the work done, and that they had a good experience working with us. Here at John's, this is music to our ears, and is what we strive to achieve with all of our customers. We thank these homeowners for entrusting us to restore safety and stability to their home!