Photo Album: Purchased a Home With Foundation Issues, Franklin, NH

A homeowner in Franklin, New Hampshire, had purchased their home two years with the knowledge that the foundation needed some attention in the future. The homeowners had worried about the foundation since the purchase of their home. They decided to call EFS for a free inspection. During the inspection, our design specialist found that the foundation wall was worse than the homeowner expected. The foundation wall was very close to total failure. Our design specialist recommended installing an Auxiliary wall with frost protection, and a Masonry Block wall to replace the back foundation wall.  Our production team first requested the homeowner remove any obstructions that would not allow us to access the foundation. In this case, the back deck of the home would have to be removed by the homeowner. Once the production team had clear access to the foundation they were able to start digging out the failing foundation wall. They supported the home with temporary support posts.  After the foundation wall was removed, the team set up forms to create an auxiliary wall to add support to the left side of the foundation. when they were ready to pour the concrete in the form for the auxiliary wall they also poured a concrete footing for the Masonry wall. After the footing was set, the team then began installing the Masonry wall under the corner of the foundation. The team laid blocks until they reached the bottom of the floor joist of the first floor. After the Auxiliary was set our Poly Crew arrived and sprayed frost mitigation to the base of the auxiliary wall. The last step for the crew was to backfill all of the dirt to grade.