Bowed Wall Repair for Macon homeowners
A bowing wall is one of the few foundation problems with a clear direction of travel. Soil outside pushes inward, the wall bends toward the middle of its span, and every wet season adds a little more. It does not settle down on its own.
In Macon the pressure comes from the Piedmont side of the Fall Line. That clay swells when it takes on water and pushes laterally with real force, and block walls are strong in compression and weak against a sideways load. Horizontal cracking along the mortar joints partway up the wall is the classic first sign.
The repair has two halves. Bracing holds the wall where it is, using carbon fiber straps bonded to the face for smaller deflections or steel bracing where it has moved further. Then drainage takes the water out of the clay outside, because leaving the pressure in place means the bracing is carrying a load that never eases.
Here is what our bowed wall repair work includes on a Macon home, in town or out toward the Bibb County line.
- Stabilizes and reinforces bowing walls
- Stops further movement
- Carbon fiber and bracing options
- Protects your home's structural integrity
