I beams have been used to reinforce basement bowing walls for decades but the with the help of our powerbrace brackets steel i beams have been transformed into the most reliable foundation wall bracing system available.
Basement wall bracing beams.
In a standard 11 course basement we install the beams 48 inches apart.
These steel columns are 3 inches wide 3 inches deep and 5 16 inch thick.
It s about 2 3 guys a single day s work materials are cheap.
Position one i beam vertically against the wall to be braced every foot along the wall.
Sounds really high to me.
Whether the foundation wall is built with poured concrete block or wood we have a permanent solution.
Basement wall bracing system with steel beams.
I m having an engineer evaluate the job 295 for that.
Plant the i beams in holes in the floor fill the holes with concrete and brace the i beams with counterpart beams on the opposite wall using a long wooden beam at roof level.
I have a 20 foot wall one side of the wall is bowed by 0 25 inch basement guy wants to place 3 beams to support the wall for 2400.
You can brace a basement wall using square steel i beams with 5 inch wide sides.
Gorilla wall braces have been put through pressure and stress tests by a professional engineer earning a professional engineer stamp that they are safe and effective to fix bowing basement walls.
Another way we can brace cracked walls is by installing steel beams inside the basement that span the wall vertically between the footings and floor joists.