Basement cracking SOLUTION! Fix major block foundation cracks without expensive contractors! 

You should do a follow up to show the end result, talk about the week by week progress, what you’ll do (or did) to finish it up, etc. Would love more info on how you decided which products were right for you.

Excellent tutorial. I have the same issue with my block basement walls. Will wait for vacation times and tools to start this project.

Thanks Adam! Glad we could help you out

This is the perfect solution for what I have going on in my mother's 1945 house. Thanks for sharing the solutions!

Great fix, tidy work. Loved it.

Great video. The foundation repair companies thrive on the ignorance of homeowners. Huge markups on relatively simple jobs with basic materials. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you very much! I was looking for a long time! This is exactly what I need! Hope I can find this wall bracers! Will start ordering all materials right away!

Nicely done, thanks!

Super helpful. Thank you!

Thanks for posting this DIY.. I have about a 1 inch bow and this should work nice along with a some tree removals..

Killer video man Thanks

Thanks for the video!

at this point in my life, This video is seriously useful to me 🚧

Top notch repair!

Thanks! This may be among the things I'll need to do to repair some foundation damage. Do you know if this tension system will work for floor separation from exterior walls? My (soon to be) house has some foundation work needed down the line likely some significant redoing.. but in the short term I'm hoping I can pull the bowing back in a bit.. and one thing that's happened is the floor joists are not resting into the foundational wall.. from some bowing in the middle of the house, but also some separation of the exterior wall.

You mentioned in the comments you french drained around the house. How deep and what size French drain did you use? Gravel and dirt above it or something else? Great video btw. Awesome repair job

Job well done 👍

Thanks for the informative video. A quick question. How many support beams did your install for both houses?

Thx Doctor Bro

Thanks for this post!

Thanks for Sharing your Brilliant Ideas .It very useful. God Bless.

Very knowledgeable. Nice!

I have the same problem only along the cement floor there are cracks with some sinking. I think I would have to tear that out and repour cement in that area in order to have a solid foundation for the steel beam. Ugh

The only issue I see with this system is the vertical steel beams are pushing in on the block wall with a very small contact surface and over time will potentially just allow the block to crack in a vertical direction under the steel beams or adjacent to them. I think this system may work better with a few sheets of 3/4" or even 1-1/4" plywood sandwiched between the wall and the steel beams and spanning the entire length of the block walls. Just my two cents. Might go this route myself with these modifications. Nice. Thanks for sharing.

It might also be hydrostatic pressure blocks filling up movement mostly happens in winter water freezes in the blocks which expans creates movement I got 6 carbon fiber straps and a full French drain hope you evaluated it properly good luck. I doubt those things will hold good luck though

Dude you rock😎🤘🏼

Do you have an update on whether this was actually able to straighten the wall?

Thanks for the info. I'm thinking I can accomplish the same effect with 2" angle iron, 5/8" all thread, some c channel and tube steel from the local supply store.

Thanks for posting how you did this. Any follow-up on how this worked over time?

Thank you for your helpful video, I just rejected buying house because of that issue. Any updates Thank you again.

Great video/Info….thank you. These systems appear to be what my basement walls could use. I ask….Gorilla walls only offer I-Beams for purchase. Your beams are not these. Any recommendations where to find them?

Thank You soooo much!!!

During try season do you tighten more

All these great products for basements with concrete floors to anchor to. I got a 4.5 foot deep crawl space that's doing this with a dirt floor... so no floor to bolt it too..

I honestly thought that was my basement . I have all the same indentitcal cracks. I even have the walls painted white.

is there an update on the progress?

Thank you for your video. It was good.

Good video - I've got the same exact problem. Great information! Sub'd to your channel.

It seems strange to me how right you are about " if you know where to get the right supplies

Why did you use the perpendicular wall brace system instead on the horizontal crack? Is it because of simplicity or out of necessity? Also How is it like? Its been a year... Any update especially on the horrizontal?

Good grief... Who built that house?

How long were the bolts you used for the floor? What did you use to for fasteners above? Thanks

I'm having a French drain dug now and I'm not going to be able to put this Gorilla system in place until after the drain is finished. Your video found me too late to do anything about that. I'm wondering if this "out of sequence" installation is going to be a problem. My foundation is not in too bad a shape, I just want to address it sooner than later.

Any update after a few years?

If the problem is caused by outside forces I think you need to start on the other side of the wall by using drain tile, insulation and a better back fill material. Frost is much stronger then a house and its components.

I was looking for a follow up video. This looks like a band aid solution. The problem is water building up on the outside causing pressure. Shouldn't you go around the footing and make the trench lower(then the current trench) with a slight incline to the sub pump(or add as many sub-pumps as needed) ?

Can you update on how it is 4 year later. We have a home that we have done mulitple things to and fixing the bow is our next steps. We do not have a huge problem but the wall is now compromised and we want a perm solution and this is right up my Hillybilly DIY ally! 🤣😂

Would love to know how often you tighten and if the cracks have shrunk. Also are you able to finish the basement around the beam and hardware?

Great job. Can you update now 2 yrs later how's the solution working ? Thanks

did you have a follow up to demonstate the walls are plum?

Can you do this in a finished basement without completely gutting it?

If anchors were an option would you have chosen that solution over the steel beams ?

How did the 2x4x1/4 tubes do? Did they bend at all? Most places I look into show using an I-Beam over the tubes. So just wondering how they worked out for you.

And how do you fix the root of the problem where water may be draining incorrectly that’s pushing soil in?

How many wall braces are required? What is your spacing?

HOLY SHIT!!!.... this is EXACTLY what I need for my shed in my garden... how often have you tightened the bolts since installing? Great video upload... I'm sure it will help lots of people.

Yeeees, this video is very informative, although one must remember it requieres an Structural-Civil Engineer to assess structure. I am wary about one's house structure.......so after adding Engineer's charge....$$$$????? Still it seems cheaper than hiring a waterproofing company. They seem to just care about the aesthetics not going to the cause of the problem. Which in this case, and i believe mine as well begins with the structure putting pressure on the wall causing the cracks. I thank you for the iluminating video!!!

Are these walls originally solid grout filled or are they hollow core?

Seems like something most could do but this seems like only a solution for wall coming in from the top. I have an issue where it is bowing in the middle. do that have systems for fixing that type with similar products?

I do tha job good video

So is the wall back to place now that its been a while?

hey, nice video! Did the wall go back to his original place? thank you!

Any update on how the wall is doing?

This was helpful. How has it done since you installed it?

I assume that block wall has rebar and vertically core filled at least every 4ft? and horizontal truss mesh reinforcement? If so, assuming the wall was properly built, then your real problem is drainage behind that wall. Water is most likely building up behind the wall and not draining adequately causing the wall to fail over time. Although your wall is back in place it will start to collapse again unless you fix the drainage problem behind the wall.

could you have used carbon fiber straps instead ?

You have any new update on the numbers?

I am not persuaded that this problem is resolved without trenching the wall on the outside of the house. Freezing water will continue to work on the wall. Great supplements however AFTER the outside is confronted.

Can we get a 1 year update?

After 2 yrs did you get it back to original position?

"Have an engineer look at it" there goes the budget!

How much torque do you put on them?

The only correct way to solve this problem is by digging all the way down to the weeping tile and replacing them, waterproofing the wall and backfilling with stone. Stone will not hold water like dirt (ie clay) and there will be much less pressure on the outside walls.

How did the cracks fair over the years?

After 2 years, do you have a new video to show how the house is now?

Can I get a follow up, are you satisfied with the repair almost 3 years later? I am having similar issues.

Great video. May have saved me 15k. Now, I just need to address the outside: the guise sits just down off the hill cut it, and the water/soil is pushing against it

I find it hard to believe that these posts can push a concrete wall with a massive amount of dirt behind it straight again. Wouldn’t digging around the perimeter of the house down to the footer and putting gravel in help relieve pressure?

Where did you order the steal beams?

Are these steel reinforced concrete filled hollow block?

1/2 the weight of the push is side loading a system not engineered for it. Caution is advised. Not saying it’s legit. But keep in mind how those loads will express themselves.

My basement floor has a stupid sloped section that goes up toward the exterior block walls. I will not be able to secure this product at the bottom

This may buy you some time but I fear if you don;t stop that water from contacting the wall all you will have will be the metal studs standing and other parts of the wall will collapse anyway. This will then move the joists and the trusses and the dry wall and you have to be concerned with gas and water pipes it is really a tough situation. The septic cannot be so close to the wall, it is just a discharge drain pipe going into the septic tanks this can be easily accounted for if digging around the foundation and sealing everything again on the outside. Not an expert on this but I understand how this is a bad problem. Let us know how its holding and what kind of work you are doing outside the house to prevent future problems. I think rebuilding the wall and digging the trenches to relief water intrusion is the only way at this point. Gl.

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What was the size of the steel beams you used?

Why you wearing scrubs?

Why do you say that the carbon fiber doesn't work?

Update?

2x6 wood doubled it probably fix the froblem.

It needs piers

Did it streighten anything?

A perfect demonstration of why block basement foundations suck compared to poured concrete IMHO. They are not as strong (but poured concrete can also fail). I admire a DYI project, but always spend a few $ and hire an independent structural engineer to review the situation first and make recommendations on remediation. Worth the money and time to have an expert on hand before any solution is devised, be it DYI or a contractor.

Definitely the grade out side. Needs some work

Local govt construction offices will not allow homeowners to mess with foundation walls. Almost always the building inspector will need a permit, and almost always will want an engineer analysis, estimate and blueprint for work to be performed (~$3K+).

HILTI is a brand. there are many brands that make drills.

you cant truly fix those walls unless you remove the lateral pressure from the outside

Overly complicated wall brace. I’ve seen better systems

Why are you dressed like a surgeon?