Bowed Wall Repair for Griffin homeowners
Griffin has more below-grade walls than the areas south of it, and the heaviest clay we work in. Those two facts together make bowing walls one of the more common structural problems we handle in Spalding County.
The clay holds water against the foundation for a week or more after rain and swells while it does. A block wall under that load bends inward at the middle of its span, and the first sign is usually a horizontal crack running along a mortar joint.
The approach is measure, brace, drain. Deflection determines whether carbon fiber or steel is right, the bracing goes in from inside, and a stone-packed perimeter drain takes the water pressure out of the clay. Where the lot has fall the drain discharges by gravity, which most Griffin properties allow.
Here is what our bowed wall repair work includes on a Griffin home, in town or out toward the Spalding County line.
- Stabilizes and reinforces bowing walls
- Stops further movement
- Carbon fiber and bracing options
- Protects your home's structural integrity
