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It is difficult to see in this photo, but there is a crack above the door. Another sign of movement is doors that begin to stick and not close well. Look familiar? Contact Peak Structural at 303 243 3028 or www.peakstructural.com/
This Steel pier is hydraulically driven past the active soil all the way down to bedrock or stable soil. This is a permanent solution as the weight of the home is now transferred through the pier to the stable soil. Check this out to find out more about our piers and their great warranties: www.structuralrepaircolorado.com/foundation-repair/founda...
The foundation is sinking or settling. Piers are being installed down to the bedrock, stable soil and the weight of the foundation will be transferred and now rest on the piers instead of our unstable Wheat Ridge, Colorado soils. Check this out to see how piers are installed: www.denverfoundationrepair.com/foundation-settlement/foun...
Here's a picture of an old foundation constructed of brick and mortar. The mortar is crumbling and has sagged behind these pipes. Peak Structural's foundation maintenance crew will be regrouting, reinforcing, and replacing beams and teleposts. Look familiar? Contact Peak Structural for a free evaluation at (303) 243-3028 or www.peakstructural.com
Vertical cracking either exterior cracks as shown here or interior cracks suggests settlement. Weather conditions affect our expansive soils here in Aurora and the entire Denver and Front Range area. As the dirt near our foundation expands and/or contracts, it causes movement and pressure. This homeowner decided to call us at Peak and get it checked out. It is a free evaluation. Look familiar? Contact Peak Structural at 303 243 3028 or www.peakstructural.com/
Below the peg board is a diagonal crack. Be sure to follow this story and see how many cracks are actually on this wall that we repaired.
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Cracking on the walls and ceiling of the family room. This area of the house is sinking or settling. That means there is vertical movement going on.
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Sinking foundation has caused all kinds of issues. The house seems to be falling in toward the middle.
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Wall Anchors are recommended by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development as the most effective and most affordable method of saving bowing foundation walls. Wall Anchors are the best solution to straighten a bowed wall and can be installed in tight spaces and around obstacles. They are a quick installation with minimal disturbance inside and out and is a permament solution that restores property values. Check this out for more information about bowing and Buckling Foundation Walls and Wall Anchor Repair in Colorado Springs area: www.structuralrepaircolorado.com/foundation-repair/founda...
Typical stair step crack in the brick wall. This indicates that there is movement. Further checking of this foundation showed that there is both settling which is due to vertical pressure and additionally there is also horizontal pressuring that is pushing in the wall and causing a horizontal crack in the foundation which can be seen in the basement.
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Stair Step Cracking is a tell tale sign that the foundation moving. This can be fixed! Just follow the photo stream.
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Horizontal cracking repaired
Check out this regarding our Denver weather and its effects: www.denverfoundationrepair.com/about-us/post-2509-october...
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The cracking on the concrete porch floor surrounding this pillar indicates that its support is being compromised. That will also compromise the roof that the pillar is supporting. This needs a quick and permament repair. That is what we do! Need our expert team? Contact Peak Structural at 303 243 3028 or www.peakstructural.com/
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This living room is silding downhill away from the rest of the home. In this picture, you can see the portion of the home experiencing the movement. Concerned about hillside creep and your home, call Peak Structural today at 303-243-3028 or visit us at www.peakstructural.com/
Excellent photo of the wall rotation. The bottom of the wall is turning outward.
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This is foundation repair. Powerlift Foundation Repair at www.powerliftfoundationrepair.com provides experienced professional foundation repair.
Family Room Sinking. Look at the exterior wall to the left of the steps to see a vertical crack. The next photo shows another problem with the patio door.
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This is foundation repair. Powerlift Foundation Repair at www.powerliftfoundationrepair.com provides experienced professional foundation repair.
Tuckpointing restores the mortar that is cracked, crumbling or missing. The sister wall that will be built stabilizes this stone wall that has been affected by external pressure. Stone Construction was popular in the early portions of the 20th century, it was generally replaced by cinderblock, or block wall construction until the late 1960s when poured concrete foundation walls became more standard. In the late 1970s, reinforced concrete foundations consumned the market.
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Advantages and benefits of piers: www.denverfoundationrepair.com/foundation-settlement/foun...
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Cracking where the ceiling and walls are joined shows a serious issue for this house. The homeowner had tried some other repairs that did not permanently fix the problem. When that happens, it is often difficult to tell if the problem still exists. In this case, the repairs were only temporary fixes. The house is on unstable ground; and, since the ground particularily here in Colorado is still moving due to our expansive soils, the foundation for this house is still being affected.
For more information, contact Peak Basement Systems. We’re located at 723 S. Sierra Madre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. You can contact us at (719) 260-7070 or go to www.peakbasementsystems.com
March 30, 2009 Today we started a big foundation repair job at our house. Scary stuff man. We are having 26 peirs installed, 22 of them interior. Today they started outside and in the garage, and were gone by 3:00, not so bad really. Tomorrow, on the other hand, they will be in my bedroom and bathroom invading my space all day. I managed to be gone most of the day today, and I might have the same game plan for tomorrow, so as not to witness the destruction. It is pretty amazing to see though, and did I mention scary?
I feel much better now that day 1 is complete, after stressing about this all weekend. They know what they are doing, and they did a good job today, cleaned up nicely and all. I just worry about them in my room because last time we had some plumbing work done, one of the crew (not these guys!) went through our drawers (underwear drawers!) and stole a credit card and charged a few thousand dollars. It all worked out in the end, but still, I trust no one.
Anyway, tomorrow should be fine, and now that everyone knows my husband speaks Spanish, there will be no more talk about checking out the wife!
The close up of this wall shows cracking that is know as a stair step crack. Note it comes up from the bottom of the brick wall and cracks over to the window. Look familiar? Contact Peak Structural at 303 243 3028 or www.peakstructural.com/
House was built in 1870 and is one of the 1st homes built in historic Kirkwood, MO. There is no basement nor any usable living space under the house as it is now. EHM has been awarded the project and will elevate the home and create full 9' basement throughout footprint of home. This will add 1,400 sq. ft. of usable living space.
Remember the stair step crack on the exterior wall. This is the same crack on the interior wall going to the window sill.
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This beautiful wrap around front porch on a great older home in the Denver, Colorado area has pillars that are sinking. The homeowner called to get it fixed so that the roof remains intact. Look familiar? Contact Peak Structural at 303 243 3028 or www.peakstructural.com/
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This overview of the exterior brick shows two areas of brick with cracking. This type of wall movement is called sinking or also settling.
Check out the signs of settlement that is noticeable on the exterior of a home: www.denverfoundationrepair.com/about-us/post-2442-signs-o...
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This downspout has an extension added to it to direct water away from the foundation. It is very important to get the rain water away from the foundation. Water flow over time will compromise a foundation, or footing. Be sure to direct the flow of water far enough away to discourage its affects. How far is that? According to State Farm Insurance, learningcenter.statefarm.com/residence/maintenance/wet-ba..., downspouts should extend 10 feet from your home. They stated that was the minimal distance needed. There are other alternatives to having ten feet of downspout extensions such as those that unroll automatically during use (if they go out that far) to having the downspout feed underground to a French drain. Does that sound expensive? Not nearly as expensive as repairing an undermined foundation, or footer.
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This beautiful back yard will have holes dug in it in order to place anchors in the ground. The home and lawn are left in almost the same condition as when our technicians arrived - with the bowing walls of the foundation repaired of course!
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Siding Separation is due to foundation wall movement. The expansive soils at this Boulder, Colorado home are creating pressure on the foundation causing the wall to move.
check out this information on Colorado's expansive soils: www.denverfoundationrepair.com/foundation-settlement/expa...
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One of several cracks near where the different levels meet. There is a definite problem with the foundation.
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This wall is experiencing pressure that is causing it to rotate outward at the bottom.
Check this out regarding our expansive soils and how they reaction to our changing water conditions: www.denverfoundationrepair.com/foundation-settlement/expa...
This is foundation repair. Powerlift Foundation Repair at www.powerliftfoundationrepair.com provides experienced professional foundation repair.
This wall will have a sister wall installed right next to it to butress it adding support.
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Multi level home has several cracks where the different levels come together.
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Bulging, buckling, bowing, tipping are all terms used to indicate the wall movement that occurs when our expansive soils put lateral or horizontal pressure on the foundation wall. Check this out regarding our expansive soils: www.structuralrepaircolorado.com/expansive-soil.html
Does your foundation wall look like this? This particular wall has experienced horizotal movement and needs help.
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Settling front porch. Porches generally do not have foundations that are as deep as the foundations for our homes. So, often they are much more sensitive to the impact of our Greater Denver Area expansive soils. The column here is doing just that - its moving. It is settling or also called sinking. Check this out regarding information on our expansive soils:
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Here's a shot of the damage to another window in the addition. Look Familiar? Contact Peak Structural at (303) 243-3028 or www.peakstructural.com
Here, you can see the old and new retaining walls match up nicely and provide a safe plumbing access area for future homeowners!
The precise placement of floor beams is critical for proper floor support. Need our expert team? Contact Peak Structural at 303 243 3028 or www.peakstructural.com/
This homeowner called because the roof of the house also is supported by the front porch which appeared to him to be settling or shifting.
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House was built in 1870 and is one of the 1st homes built in historic Kirkwood, MO. There is no basement nor any usable living space under the house as it is now. EHM has been awarded the project and has elevated the home and now will create full 9' basement throughout footprint of home. This will add 1,400 sq. ft. of usable living space.
Do you wonder about your walls? Or, are they like the walls of the home we are doing here that are all finished and do not show cracking. Check out this. Not everyone has a 6 ft. plus antique level with them. Tom, one of our System Design Specialists, did and let this homeowner use it to see that the wall was bulging. Do you wonder about your walls? Our expert teams are trained, certified, and experienced in reading walls and foundations. Each of them sees roughly 400 foundations every year!
Need our expert team? For more information, contact Peak Basement Systems. We’re located at 723 S. Sierra Madre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. You can contact us at (719) 260-7070 or go to www.peakbasementsystems.com
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This walk out is unusual in that the back porch surrounds it. On sides of the stairwell near the foundation wall are cracks.
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Foundation settling is indicated by several types of cracks. Check out this to learn more: www.denverfoundationrepair.com/foundation-settlement.html
or for more information, contact Peak Structural. We’re located at 600 17th St. Suite 2800 South, Denver, CO 80202. You can contact us at 303 243 3028 or go to www.peakstructural.com
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This is the interior steel plate that is attached to the threaded rod. It is the other end of the anchor system and is bolted to the interior of the foundation wall. It looks simple but is well designed and strategically placed to stabillize the wall. Horizontal pressure has caused this wall to push in or commonly known as bowing, bulging, tipping, etc. Need our expert team? Contact Peak Structural at 303 243 3028 or www.peakstructural.com/
Note the horizonal crack. Eventually, this crack along with all the other structural cracks running along the walls near the support beam points to the beam beginning to weaken under stress. Look familiar? Contact Peak Structural at 303 243 3028 or www.peakstructural.com/
Our Peak Basement Systems Waterguard installation crew has draped the entire basement in protective plastic liners because this basement was recently finished. The homeowner said that they wished they had thought of waterproofing prior to finishing the basement with expensive carpet and padding, both of which had to be removed and destroyed due to mold.
This bush is entirely too close to the home. Trees, shrubs, bushes and plants have a root structure that is much larger than the spreading of that planting ever gets above the ground. Usually, that is 2 to 3 times larger than what we see above the ground; but,can be as much as 7 times larger. Additionally, during the winter months and dry spells that we have in our area, roots will search out any moisture they can find. That means they do not just bump into the foundation wall and immediately go in the other direction. They will follow the wall a lot like ivy does above the ground when it imbeds itself and spreads all over the exterior of a home. Please bear in mind when planting, the root system of trees, shrubs, etc. planted too closely to any structure will bring pressure and damage to the foundation over time. Actually, the ivy does affect the exterior of a home also - but that is a story for another time.
A good measure of thumb when planting is to see how large that planting will get above the ground multiply that by how extensive a root system it will need - usually 2 to 3 times the above ground height and width and plant that distance from the foundation of your home. for more information, Contact Peak Structural at 303 243 3028 or www.peakstructural.com/