Bowed Walls

Unstable soils are a South Jersey basement’s worst enemy, whether the antagonists are expansive clay or compressible or improperly compacted fill. They launch a sneak attack by leaving foundations unevenly supported, triggering settlement and cracking. They can also barrage basement walls with lateral loads, causing the walls to bow inward. As many homeowners can attest, the battle scars from all of this damage can be devastating to real estate values.

Call us or contact us online for a Free Foundation Repair Estimate and Inspection for your bowing basement walls in NJ.

Fortunately, with EnviroPro Basement Systems it’s possible to rescue settled foundations by using hydraulically driven piles or piers. But what about those bowed, cracked walls? How do you salvage their structural strength and prevent further movement without turning the basement into a war zone of steel support beams?

Fortress Stabilization Systems has developed a new strategy for fighting bowed walls - an externally bonded reinforcing system consisting of an epoxy-impregnated carbon fiber/Kevlar mesh not much thicker than paper but with a tensile strength superior to steel. Introduced about three years ago, the patent-pending method has been used to restore and strengthen thousands of foundation walls.

For South New Jersey Foundation Repair, the Fortress Stabilization system offers several key benefits to foundation repair:

• It is guaranteed to permanently stabilize foundation walls against lateral loads.
• Installation is fast with minimal disruption and mess.
• No excavation of property is necessary.
• It does not create obstructions in the room that can reduce floor space.
• The reinforcing material will not corrode, mildew, or weaken over time.
• The repaired surface can be painted.
• The home maintains a higher resale value than when repaired with more obtrusive steel alternatives.