Very often, the foundation is cracking in the recently built houses. But often the house can stand for a lot of time without cracks, but after a few years they appear. In this case, you need to examine the foundation and watch it. If the width of the crack grows, it is necessary to determine and, if possible, eliminate the cause of its formation.
To enhance the concrete or brick foundation, you can apply injection with a solution of cement or synthetic resins. To do this, drill piles ⌀ 30 mm in the foundation, with an interval between them 50 cm, the depth of drilling of pits is equal to half the width of the enhanced foundation. In prepared wells, immerse the injector on which under pressure 0.6MPA, miss the enhancing chemical solution.
If you needed to strengthen the strip foundation of small laying, you can deepen it and expand. And you can also bring additional reinforced concrete elements under their base: pillars, slabs, blocks, etc. D., with increased support area. If necessary, in order to avoid collapse during the bending of the cracked foundation, temporarily pull off the double asces on two sides. In the future, remove the soil under the foundation, and make reinforced concrete parts under it. Carefully fill out all the faces between the components and the foundation with a self -expanding solution.
In order to strengthen the pile foundation, it is better to rewrite it into a string foundation. To do this, install concrete jumpers on both sides of the strip foundation. If necessary, in the basement of the house, install concrete jumpers to the full height of the columnar foundation.
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