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Foundation and Structural Repair

Your home's foundation is it's backbone – any damage here can threaten the entire structure. Common signs of foundation issues include cracked walls, cracked floors, bowed basement walls, bowed brick walls, and sticky windows or sticky doors. These symptoms could indicate deeper structural problems that require prompt professional attention. Ignoring these symptoms could lead to extensive structural damage and costly repairs in the future.

Excavated residential foundation being repaired with cinder blocks

Signs of foundation or structural issues

Able Basement and Structural Solutions offers a free structural evaluation across Central Ohio. During our evaluation, we look for key red flags such as:

  • Cracks in interior and exterior walls or floors

  • Bowing or bulging basement walls

  • Bowing or bulging exterior brick walls

  • Uneven or sloping floors

  • Misaligned doors or windows that do not latch properly

  • Sagging wood floors

  • Water seepage signs

  • Tilting chimneys or sloping porches

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Why foundation issues occur

Foundation structural issues are often caused by:

  • Structures built on differing soil types

  • Structures built on differing height soils

  • Ice lensing of the ground or freeze/thaw cycles

  • Poorly compacted soil during construction

  • High ground water levels saturating the soils

  • Poor drainage or poor grading

  • Soil erosion

  • Tree root interference

  • Improper floor slab thickness against foundation walls

  • Improper attachement of the foundation wall to the structure above

Load-bearing wall removed and replaced with a support beam

Shifting foundations can crack walls, warp floors, make doors and windows difficult to operate, or shift structural elements. When the soil moves, the foundation will follow unless it is properly designed to withstand the forces.

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Get a permanent repair backed by a 25-year transferrable warranty. At Able Basement and Structural Solutions, we specialize in permanent structural repair using industry-leading solutions such as Wall anchors, carbon fiber reinforcement, steel beams, pilasters, pier systems, schedule 40 steel columns, tie back systems, swales, and pilings.

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Able Basement and Structural Solutions are certified experts in foundations.

  • We replace and repair concrete foundations

  • We replace and repair concrete block or masonry foundations

  • We replace and repair permanent wood foundations

  • We replace and repair structural clay tile foundations

  • We replace and repair clay brick foundations

  • We replace and repair stone foundations and historic structures

  • We replace and repair modular home foundations

  • We replace and repair manufactured home foundations

  • We replace and repair post and beam foundations and pole barn foundations

  • We replace and repair post tensioned concrete structures

 

Able Basement and Structural Solutions are certified experts in Hybrid construction techniques involving attaching differing types of structural elements.

  • We replace and repair wood in concrete structures

  • We replace and repair wood in steel structures

  • We replace and repair steel in wood structures

  • We replace and repair steel in concrete structures

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