Retaining Wall Collapse
In this photo you will see the power of the earth moving against this retaining wall.
Brick Retaining Wall Broken in Two Pieces
At this property you will notice both the wood and the brick retaining walls have been broken as the weight of the hill pushes against them over time. This problem will not fix or heal itself. Attention to this is needed and the wall will need to be repaired.
Foundation Repair Signs and Symptoms
Looking for sign and symptoms isn't always easy. But rest assured tiny and small cracks will end up being very large cracks over time. This is an example of the beginnings of stress on this portion of the house. Within this album you will see cracks that are much large and the settlement has caused damage to other parts of the house.
Foundation Settlement and Twisting
In this photo the tiny or small cracks have now turned into really large cracks and the wall as twisted due to settlement. This year 2012 has been particularly brutal on foundations here in the great State of Iowa. This can certainly be repair, but you wouldn't want to wait. Get it done now before there is reflective damage in other parts of the home.
Foundation Patch Work
In this example the mortar was simply replaced or repaired. The actual problem of the house settling was not repair at the time. You can see the house is still continuing to settle, and the cracks are starting to redevelop. New mortar is not enough to sustain the massive weight of a settling two story turn of the century home.
