Photo Album: Horizontal Crack in Foundation, Westford, MA
A homeowner in Westford, Massachusetts, had lived in their home for the past 30 years. When they purchased the home in the early '90s the homeowners noticed a crack in the front-facing foundation wall. 3 years ago the homeowner noticed the crack was getting bigger, and the wall had started to bow inward. The homeowner decided to call EFS for a free inspection, and our design specialist recommended installing PowerBraces to the front-facing foundation wall.
Our production team began by measuring the wall and spacing the 7 PowerBrace evenly across the foundation wall. After the location of each PowerBrace was marked the team began setting the L brackets a couple of inches away from the base of the wall. After the L brackets were secured the team started installing the bracket system into the floor joists. Once all of the brackets were installed the team inserted the I-beams into place. After all the beams were in place the team tightened the bracket system to stabilize the wall.
Horizontal Foundation Wall Crack
Over the past three years, the homeowner had noticed the crack in their foundation wall had gotten worse.
L Bracket Installed
The team installed the L Brackets on the floor giving enough room to install the PowerBrace.
Floor Joist System Was Installed
The team secured the top bracket into the floor joist.
PowerBrace Fully Installed
The team installed 7 PowerBraces across the foundation wall to stabilize it.
