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Over time, many
basement walls begin to fail and bow and/or lean inward. Once
this occurs the wall will not return to its original position on
its own and action must be taken to stop wall movement. If not
stopped, or properly reinforced, the foundation could collapse.
Engineered
Foundation Solutions, PLLC offers a range of products to allow us
to handle each situation independently ensuring the proper
solution is achieved for each individual project.
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Indications of
Bowed/Leaning Foundation Walls include:
- Foundation walls that are
buckled or bowed
- Doors and windows that stick or
don’t open properly
- Vertical and/or horizontal
cracks in foundation walls
- Cracks or buckling in basement
ceilings
- Twisting or movement of main
support beams and/or support posts
- Buckling, bulging, or leaning of
interior walls that come in contact with perimeter support walls
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 THE REINFORCER?
is a 4-inch wide carbon fiber
plate bonded with structural epoxy (ECS104) made
to stabilize basement foundation walls!
What makes The Reinforcer? the obvious choice?
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Thin as a dime - only .045" thick
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10 times stronger than steel
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Subtle appearance - virtually unnoticeable
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Material is non-corrosive & non-flammable
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Lifetime
manufacturer warranty
How does THE REINFORCER? work?
When THE REINFORCER?
is applied to basement foundation walls, it counteracts further
outside pressure on the wall, taking the tension force (or tensile
load) that the wall cannot. For every increase in pressure on the
wall, THE REINFORCER?
supplies an equal and opposite resistant force making the wall
stronger. It helps eliminate expanding, shifting, cracking, and bowing
basement walls.
 Why
walls bow and eventually collapse.
Typically,
foundations are stressed when pressure is exerted on the outside
from the foundation, causing the walls to crack and separate
beyond their tensile capacity. If not stopped, or properly
reinforced, foundations could collapse. |
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The
Reinforcer? helps eliminate the
damage.
When
The Reinforcer? is applied to foundations, it counteracts
further outside pressure on the wall, taking the tension force
or tensile load that the concrete or mortar joint cannot. |
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Benefits of The Reinforcer?
NO HEAVY EQUIPMENT
The
Reinforcer?
is a patented state-of-the-art system developed by professional
engineers. A combination of space-age polymers and carbon fibers have
been processed into a material that is virtually impossible to
stretch. It is a perfect material to use on basement foundation walls
to resist outside pressure.
NO MESSY CONCRETE
You
no longer need invasive measures (such as breaking through concrete
floors or making structural changes to floor joists) to stabilize
foundation walls. THE REINFORCER?
is simply applied directly to existing walls.
You no longer have to worry about
the look of boxy, ugly steel columns, which can intrude into your
basement space.
NO INVASIVE MEASURES
THE
REINFORCER?
has a tensile strength that has proven to be eight to ten times
stronger than steel AND works on concrete block or poured concrete to
secure and stabilize cracking, bowing or buckling foundation walls.
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Basement
walls can be repaired using helical screw anchors. This is
accomplished by drilling a small hole for the anchor rod to pass
through the basement wall, and then excavating a hole outside to
place the