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Photo Album: Kettle River, MN Cracked Garage Foundation Repaired with GeoLock™ Wall Anchors

Homeowners of an 1960's home in Kettle River, MN contacted DBS in need of a permanent solution for their garage foundation. As seen in the before photo, the foundation was cracking and shifting, causing issues for the concrete slab below it and the structural integrity of the entire building. After hearing about us on local radio, they called DBS for a free, no-obligation estimate with our Design Specialist Nathan Schroeder. He diagnosed the foundation and concrete issues in the garage and designed a custom solution for the homeowners. Foreman Nick Burley and his crew installed 4 GeoLock™ Wall Plates and Earth Anchors to the failing foundation wall. This system uses the heavy-duty anchors in and connects them to plates on the wall interior wall. Connected with long, galvanized rods, these anchors are tightened to straighten the wall over time and provide maximum support. Our concrete repair crew applied a sealant to the concrete garage slab, as well as NexusPro™, a silicone product that expands to fill and seal cracks. The customer was happy with the work done and now had a permanent solution they can count on for years to come.

Earth Anchors in Stable Soil

Here, the heavy-duty earth anchors are embedded in stable soil away from the foundation wall, and are then connected to steel anchors with long, galvanized rods. Once tightened, the anchors will hold the wall securely in its current position without any further adjustment.

GeoLocks™ Installed in Kettle River, MN

The GeoLock anchor system permanently stabilizes your foundation wall. In many cases, you can straighten your wall back toward its original position because of the system's unique ability to tighten the anchors during dry seasons, meaning you can improve and even completely straighten your walls over time.

GeoLock™ System Warranty

The GeoLock™ system is backed by a 25-year product warranty from Supportworks® as well as a service warranty from DBS.

NexusPro™ Application in Process

Our team is applying NexusPro™ here, which will expand and harden to completely seal these concrete cracks.

Bowing and Cracking Garage Foundation in Kettle River, MN

This wall was below-grade where soils expanding and contracting throughout the seasons, eventually caused it to crack and bow.

Attempts to Correct Bowing Unsuccesful

As seen in this photo, there were previous attempts to seal cracks exposed by the shifting foundation, but the problems kept persisting.

Partially Below-Grade Garage Suffers Foundation Damage

This homeowners garage foundation was in trouble. Cracking and bowing were leaking water and threatening the overall structural integrity of this part of the home.