Photo Album: Cracks in block walls of a house in Montreal, Qc
The problem
It has been almost 4 years since Mr. Ephraim had cracks fixed in the foundation of his house, but the situation never improved, on the contrary, the cracks widened and other cracks appeared. A long crack in the staircase leading from the bottom of the house to the top was visible on one of the brick walls on the outside and on the brick walls on the inside.
The problem was that the foundation of his house was slowly sagging over time.
The solution
To solve our client's problem, our experts laid PushPiers under the foundation footing of the house. These pillars reach deep into solid rocky soil to support the weight of the house. This will permanently solidify the foundation of the house. A possible straightening of the foundation can be carried out.
With this solution, Mr. Ephraim can regain peace of mind as the foundation of his house is stabilized once and for all.
A long crack shaped like a staircase
A staircase-shaped crack is a common sign of foundation subsidence. It forms on block walls. This is from the bottom to the top of the house.
Crack on the corners of doors and windows
Another sign of foundation sagging are cracks on the corner of windows and doors.
Poorly repaired crack
This crack was repaired in 2017, but it got bigger and bigger. To seal it, our experts applied our FlexiSpan solution.
Inside crack on concrete block walls
Another stair tread crack on a wall inside.
Installation of the PushPier supports
Our experts dug all around the foundation to reach the foundation footing in order to install the pushpiers.
One of the PushPiers
Our pushpier pillars are installed under the foundation footing and reach rocky and solid ground.
Completed work
Once the pushpiers are installed, the earth is put back in place and nothing is visible.
