Sandy clay that stays saturated presses on a wall for weeks at a time. That is what bends it.
Between Big Indian Creek and Flat Creek the soil takes water in and holds it, so a below-grade wall in Perry can be pressing against saturated ground for weeks after a storm. Wet soil is heavier and pushes harder, and that load is what bends a block wall inward.
The signs show up in a predictable order. A horizontal crack along a mortar joint partway up the wall, then a visible curve when you sight along it, then the crack widening and stepping at the corners. By the time it is obvious from across the room it has been moving for years.
We measure the deflection, brace the wall to stop it moving further, and take the water out of the ground behind it. On the low side of a Perry lot the drainage half is usually the bigger part of the job, because that is where the ground stays wet longest.
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