Great video. They have alot of solutions for homes. Highly recommend*

I wish you were in Kansas. But there's probably somebody around here with an idea. Thanks for the informative video.

My favorite part was the part where you showed the wall fixed 😒

Hiw much will this type ofnrepair cost for a 200 lineal feet of bowed cmu wall?

This guy correctly explained the proper way to deal with this problem (hydostatic pressure). The smart thing is backfilling with gravel which is fundamentally important as it absorbs the water and drains it away unlike clay which absorbs the water but drains poorly and slowly putting pressure on the wall.

You have a patent on this, what the patent number?

Also you contradicted yourself in the first 4 mins.

So what keeps the pressure transfered to the floor joist from 1) flexing the floor joists, 2) cracking any tile on the floor above,3) twisting the floor , don't say the plywood nailed to the joists.

Looks expensive! Idk about this

Power brace is a gimmick.

Same crappy system bdry uses here in Louisville. Will never correct itself! 😂 wall should’ve been excavated and pushed back. Drain tile system would be helpful and gravel on exterior before soil. Learn what your doing or don’t do it at all!

So how do you tighten it up more later?

First things first cut trees down that are hanging over the house ,extend gutters at least 10' from house ,then clean gutters on regular basis .This is a water problem simple and plain .,then beam her up .

Where can I purchase a power brace system for a diy project

I saw a house quite a bit worse than this. I was scared to be there. Never seen somthing that bad before.

Nothing screams “buy this house!” Louder than the presence of I-beam braces in the basement. Lol

Home Inspector here..Ill keep my eye on this possible solution, but the problem of poor soil/no gravel or waterproofing, or exterrior drain system should probably always be included. Do you have any time lapsed video of the wall correcting itself without removal and rebuild?

How do you brace a wall with no ceiling support?

assholes

If that is a common problem why are basement done that way

When my wife and i went looking at houses to buy we came across something like this in a basement. The realtor said this was repaired and should never have a problem again. We said no thanks. That is scary.

In USA they dont put cement and steel bar inside the hallow Blocks thats the real problem there

New building codes for that location probably solve the problem already. I'm sure this is a old house.

New home in this part of the country should be built with no basement, just above ground Foundation. Florida also build homes with no basement

do you do work in west NY, Chautauqua county?

Does this system work with a poured foundation? What if the basement floor is dirt?

You guys patented i beams 🤔🧐🤨

Frost heaving does the same thing, right along the mortar joint nearest outside grade. If the crack shows up 1/3rd the way up from the basement slab, then the problem is persistent moisture laden soils, not clay expansion or frost heaving.

To avoid this problem you put in a pressure relief system on the inside. Water is in the blocks if you don't drain it the bottom will rot away.

What’s a rough estimate of how much a job like this cost?

Using I-beams is a great solution. Is the root cause of the problem nearly always water collecting just outside the wall and thereby multiplying the force pressing into the wall from the outside? If yes, then could homeowners prevent this problem from even occurring by digging out the dirt and installing a french drain at the footer level from the outside, and backfill with drainage rock all the way (or almost all the way) to ground level? This could be an effective fix if the homeowner does this just as the crack starts to form, although I'll admit digging down 6 or 8 feet is a big DIY job, and the homeowner will also obviously need to get professional advice on trench safety to not end up as a tragedy on the local news.