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Important
Wall Anchors WILL:
Secure a bowing wall by means of horizontal reinforcement
Straighten a bowed wall immediately, with additional excavating
Be able to be installed in as little as one day, without large hydraulic equipment being
brought into the basement
Predictably perform their function without depending on an epoxy adhesive the way
that carbon fiber strips do (which have been documented to fail sometimes)
Wall Anchors MAY:
Straighten a bowed wall gradually over time, by tightening the torque nuts during dry
seasons of the year
Wall Anchors WILL NOT:
Provide protection against vertical settling (their reinforcement is wholly horizontal in
nature)
Provide protection against surface water or groundwater incursion
Take up interior space in the basement the way vertical steel I-beams do
Place additional stresses on the main floor joist system of the house, the way that ver-
tical steel I-beams do
Require 15'-30' of available depth in the yard the way helical tiebacks do
Require large holes (8"-10" diameter) to be cut into the foundation walls, the way heli-
cal tiebacks do