Dan,

The crack is in a corner of the concrete wall along the side and about
8 inches from the rear wall. He is suggesting drilling about 6 holes
from the rear wall through the corner and into the side all. The holes
are 16inches deep and 5/8inches in diameter. Then some type of anchors
are driven into the holes with a steel plate up against the rear wall.
Will something like this do anything to support the structure? That
was my reason for posting was to get suggestions about a possible fix.
The builder also thinks that the rebar used in the vertical wall that
is extending about 2feet above the wall will help tie the wall the
slab when it is bent over and the slab is poured. Any ideas?

Robert




"Dan G" wrote in message .. .
A vertical crack in a masonry wall sounds more serious than a crack in
a concrete wall Is the wall bowed in at the top? It sounds like too
much pressure during the backfilling operation either from equipment or
from excess moisture in the soil.

The big issues IMHO are structural integrity and water/damp proof of the
wall. Epoxy injection won't do much for the CMU wall the way it would
with a concrete wall. What remedies does your builder suggest?


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