Basement Wall Bracing Beams

Building or repairing a basement s retaining wall costs is 75 to 200 per square foot.

Basement wall bracing beams. The beams to be strong enough to take the load that is bowing the wall generally need to be deep enough for strength that they stick out from the wall 6 12 inches and have long tieback anchors into the ground well outside the house making an eyesore and reducing available space. This engineered and patented design. The engineered floor bracket of the gorilla wall brace system requires no removal of the concrete floor. After the wall is reinforced you can frame and drywall over the beams.

The price increases depending on the amount of repairs needed. Fixing basement walls perpendicular to the floor joist unique in the industry the perpendicular gorilla wall braces utilize the support of three floor joists to straighten bowing basement walls. Wall braces are steel beams connected to the interior walls in your basement or crawl space to stabilize the location. Gorilla wall braces are the only diy product in the industry that have been put through pressure and stress tests by a professional engineer earning a professional engineer stamp that they are safe and effective to fix your bowing basement walls.

You can brace a basement wall using square steel i beams with 5 inch wide sides. Steel beams are attached to the concrete basement floor and the wooden joists above with the gorilla wall braces system to stop a buckling wall from moving further inward and to prevent further movement. Position one i beam vertically against the wall to be braced every foot along the wall. I break open the concrete floor and footing dig down at least 12 to 16 inches place the i beam in on end pour a concrete pier around it and then brace it off at the joists with 2x10s or 3x3 angle iron.

Repairing the concrete behind the bowed wall can cost more than 400 per square foot. The intellibrace is a patented foundation wall repair system that s designed to stabilize failing basement walls and provide the potential t straighten walls over time. These steel i beams will stabilize the wall in its current position without any further adjustment. There is only 2 ways to fix that problem rebuild the foundation wall stupidly expensive or install steel braces that anchor the braces to the foundation floor and the main structure so that the only way the wall could collapse is if the whole house collapses.

I stabilize basement walls with steel i beams placed vertically against the wall and spaced anywhere from 3 to 6 feet apart. Plant the i beams in holes in the floor fill the holes with concrete and brace the i beams with counterpart beams on the opposite wall using a long wooden beam at roof level. This will ensure a sturdy support to prevent your basement walls from sagging.