Bowing Foundation Wall Threatens Home in Gooderham, Ontario

When you picture a wall, specifically a foundation wall, you get a petty clear picture in your mind. We imagine foundation walls as perfectly straight, and typically made of concrete blocks or poured concrete, but this isn’t always the case. Nature loves to toy with foundations, and expansion and contraction can often lead to cracking and bowing. 

A homeowner in Gooderham, Ontario, learned just how much foundation walls could bow. Her home is close to 60 years old and built on a block foundation, but in recent years she has noticed her basement wall bowing more and more. 

The customer already had exterior work done on the upper portion of the wall and wanted to have the interior part fixed at the same time. Unsure who to turn to, she reached out to Clarke Basement Systems. 

System Design Specialist Robert Langton met with the worried homeowner and explained her options. She was happy to hear we had a solution for her basement, and a date was set to complete the repair. 

Foreman Dave Jackson used our CarbonArmor® Wall Repair System to straighten the bowing walls. CarbonArmor® is ten times stronger than steel and is flexible, contouring perfectly to the foundation wall. ArmorLocks® then attach the CarbonArmor® strips to the floor joist, permanently straightening the wall.

The customer is smiling ear to ear now that her basement walls are straight. She knows her home and is stable and safe, and she can continue to do exterior work without any worries.