Foundation Replacement

Customer	Residential Customer
Location	Glencoe, IL.
Symptom	Deteriorated and Bowed Foundation
Problem	If the deteriorated and bowed foundation was left as it was, the structural elements supported by the foundation (i.e., the rest of the house), would become stressed to the point of failure. This type of failure could lead to catastrophic damages to the house, exponentially increasing the cost of remediation. These types of damages are typically not covered under many homeowners'' insurance policies.
Structural Solution	Shored up house and removed the existing foundation one section at a time. Once each section was shored and the section of foundation was removed, a new foundation footing was poured and a new steel reinforced foundation was installed complete with waterproofing.

Bowed foundation wall	Bowed foundation wall
Bowed foundation wall	Removed bowed wall and shored section of house
preparing new foundation footing	Laying CMU block to replace foundation
Horizontally and vertically set rebar	Steel reinforcement of CMU block
Masonry near completion	Finished view