Problem Signs
If you’ve seen issues such as floor cracks, gaps in doors or windows, sticking doors or windows, cracks in the corners of doorframes, nail pops, bowing walls, or other foundation damage, Ohio Basement Systems can help. We will find the source of your problem and provide you with a quality foundation repair solution.
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Jamming, Sticking Windows & Doors
While there are many issues that can lead to sticking windows and doors, the two most common foundation-related causes are settlement and crawl space supports that have settled, shifted, or deteriorated.
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Bowing Foundation Walls
If our foundation walls are bowing, buckling or are showing signs of inward movement, it could be a sign for larger foundation issues.
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Foundation Wall Crack
Foundation wall cracks have several different causes, and each has its own unique solution.
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Foundation Settlement & Sinking
Signs of a settling foundation can be very subtle at first — many homeowners can go months or even years before noticing a crack in their foundation.
Causes
Factors such as expansive clays, hydrostatic pressure, and freezing water can create too much stress on basement walls, causing them to push forward and even collapse entirely over time.
While sandy soils remain stable as water passes through them, soils rich in clay undergo significant changes based on their moisture content.
When clay type soils dry out, they shrink significantly — so much that the ground can become covered with cracks. But after a heavy rain, the cracks are gone and the soil is fully saturated with water.
Because clay soil absorbs so much water, it expands during wet weather. Expansive clay soils can put enormous pressure on your basement or foundation walls. When the pressure becomes more than the wall can handle, the wall will begin to push inwards.
Hydrostatic pressure is the pressure exerted by a fluid due to the force of gravity.
To understand how hydrostatic pressure can damage foundation walls, imagine how much heavier soil becomes when it’s soaked with water. When the weight of water is added to the weight of the soil, you’ve got much greater pressure pushing against a foundation wall.
Hydrostatic pressure effectively amplifies soil pressure against a foundation wall. When pressure exceeds the foundation wall’s ability to withstand it, the wall will begin to bow, buckle, tilt inward at the top, or move inwards at the bottom.
In areas with cold winter climates, frost heaving can sometimes put enough pressure on foundation walls to make them fail.
When water turns to ice, its volume increases by about 9%. If wet soil experiences a deep freeze, the wedging or heaving force that results can be extremely powerful.
Frost heaving can put literally thousands of pounds of force against your foundation walls, causing cracks, bowing, and heaving.
Solutions
We’re here to fix your foundation problem — no matter what it is. We have the specialized equipment, products, and professional experience you need to make permanent foundation repairs.
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The Push Pier System
Push Piers are made of steel and are driven deep into the soil beneath a foundation to solve settlement problems.
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Foundation Wall Anchors
The Wall Anchor System permanently stabilizes your basement walls, offering the best opportunity to straighten the walls without the cost and disruption of foundation replacement.
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The IntelliJack™ Crawl Space Support System
The IntelliJack™ system provides solid support for sagging and undersized beams, restoring stability and straightness to sagging floor joists in a crawl space.
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The IntelliBrace™ Foundation Wall Repair System
The IntelliBrace™ is a patented foundation wall repair system that’s designed to stabilize failing basement walls and provide the potential t straighten walls over time.
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