Residential Home
Crack Repair
Settlement-related cracks in a home addition were stabilized and reinforced with carbon fiber, restoring structural integrity and preventing further movement.
View PDFThe Problem
Mission Home Services in Walkersville was called to assess multiple cracks in the exposed CMU basement walls of a 10 year old home addition attached to a 30+ year old house. The addition had not been properly tied into the existing structure, leading to settlement at one corner.
This caused a large crack where the new wall met the original structure, wider at the top than the bottom, along with additional cracking around doors and windows on the back and side walls. The structural concerns required an engineered repair plan to stabilize the walls and prevent further movement.
⚠ Improper structural connection and settlement caused widespread cracking, requiring a reinforced and engineered stabilization solution.
The Solution
Following an engineering report, the company used 560 GSM bidirectional Rhino Carbon Fiber CFRP applied with epoxy to reinforce the cracks and hold the wall sections together. Exterior surfaces were prepared by grinding away parging, then CFRP was installed and later covered with new parging for protection and a seamless finish.
Additional CFRP was applied to interior cracks and around windows. This approach stabilized the structure, addressed settlement related cracking, and allowed the repairs to be completed efficiently.
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Residential Home
Crack Repair
Settlement-related cracks in a home addition were stabilized and reinforced with carbon fiber, restoring structural integrity and preventing further movement.
View PDFThe Problem
Mission Home Services in Walkersville was called to assess multiple cracks in the exposed CMU basement walls of a 10 year old home addition attached to a 30+ year old house. The addition had not been properly tied into the existing structure, leading to settlement at one corner.
This caused a large crack where the new wall met the original structure, wider at the top than the bottom, along with additional cracking around doors and windows on the back and side walls. The structural concerns required an engineered repair plan to stabilize the walls and prevent further movement.
⚠ Improper structural connection and settlement caused widespread cracking, requiring a reinforced and engineered stabilization solution.
The Solution
Following an engineering report, the company used 560 GSM bidirectional Rhino Carbon Fiber CFRP applied with epoxy to reinforce the cracks and hold the wall sections together. Exterior surfaces were prepared by grinding away parging, then CFRP was installed and later covered with new parging for protection and a seamless finish.
Additional CFRP was applied to interior cracks and around windows. This approach stabilized the structure, addressed settlement related cracking, and allowed the repairs to be completed efficiently.
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