Stair-Step Cracking in Lewisport, KY

A retaining wall was pulling away from the home foundation and taking the corner block with it, causing stair-step cracking on the wall. The family in Lewisport, KY knew what they needed and came to us for advice on how and where the issue needed to be repaired. Retaining walls are structures that hold back or retain soil, water, and other materials.  Since a retaining wall has been supporting the landscaping, the wall needed to be straightened to continue benefiting.  

The best solution for straightening the retaining wall was to install the GeoLock Wall Anchor system. Wall anchors are installed by digging a small hole in the soil away from your home's foundation. A steel rod is drilled through a one-inch hole in the basement wall and is connected to any earth anchor seated deep within the augured hole. A low-profile wall plate placed on the interior of the basement wall is secured to the rod. The augured hole is backfilled and sod is replaced. All components are then connected and tightened. The retaining wall is now back to performing the job it's supposed to be doing: preventing erosion.