Angle Iron Struts and Foundation Bolting

Not all houses have cripple walls.

In many newer houses, and some older ones, the floor framing is set directly on the mudsill. Compared to houses with cripple walls, houses built in this manner are considered to be less vulnerable to displacement from their foundations.

There is still significant risk, however. The connection between the floor framing and the foundations is often too weak to withstand strong seismic movement. In this case, the foundation is literally at risk of being thrust out from under the house. The end result is the same - the house slips off its foundation.

Even slippage of a few inches can do major damage to the house, allowing it to sag and cause structural damage or to sever utility connections such as gas, water, sewer and electricity which extend from the ground into the house.

House and foundation bolting

We start our service to you with a thorough inspection of the foundation of your home or commercial building. We survey the obvious damage visually and examine underneath the house or building. Just looking at the exterior area around the foundation is not adequate to discover problems with the foundation.

By inspecting the interior of the structure we get hints about what might be happening beneath the building. The exterior part of the investigation process includes looking for potential moisture issues that affect the foundation and walls.

After inspecting the building from the interior, exterior and underneath, we are able to properly assess the foundation and create a report of what work needs to be done.

A cost estimate is provided to the client shortly after the inspection. Most foundation bolting takes 2-3 days to complete.