Foundation Repair Photo Album: Stabilizing a wall in Ancaster, On

Susan bought a home in Ancaster, On and at the time she knew there were some leaking and a corner of the basement was stabilized by metal posts. After the initial inspection from Omni basement Systems, what was found was that the metal support posts were undersized and not really doing anything to stabilize the wall. Omni installed the Powerbrace system by Supportworks to possibly straighten the wall and stabilize it. The Powerbrace is a 4 inch, fully galvanized I-beam with specifically engineered brackets at top and bottom that are adjustable.

Powerbrace

This Powerbrace is attached to the footing and the floor joist system of the home.

bridge bracket

When the floor joists run perpendicular, we use the bridge bracket to spread the load over two joists.

Bottom bracket

Because this home has a very wide footing (8"-10") we were able to bolt the Powerbrace to the footing. In a lot of cases, we make a footing beside to support the posts.

Lever bracket

When the joists run parallel to the wall, we use the lever bracket and then use blocking to put the load across several joists.

Undersized

The previous owner of the home installed these undersized 1" square posts that were not holding the wall and are not adjustable to try to straighten the wall.

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