I-beam wall bracing, block and mortar repair, and bearing pad replacement — all done from the interior, engineered and town-approved.
A cracked or bowed block wall doesn’t fix itself — soil pressure and water keep pushing, and a wall that has moved 5–10 degrees is telling you it needs help now, not next year. The good news: most bowed walls in Western New York can be permanently stabilized from the inside, without excavating your yard or rebuilding the foundation.
We handle three kinds of structural work: mortar repair of voids and cavities in block walls, steel I-beam bracing for cracked and bowed walls, and bearing pad replacement under rotted support posts.
Older homes around Genesee County often have wooden support posts sitting on pads that have rotted or sunk — you’ll notice bouncy floors or doors that won’t close upstairs. We replace them with concrete bearing pads set two feet deep and reinforced with rebar, then properly support the beam above. It’s a permanent fix for a problem that only gets more expensive with time.
Because moving water is usually part of why walls bow and pads rot, structural repair often pairs with interior drain tile or yard drainage. See the full picture on our basement waterproofing page.
In most cases, yes. Walls that have moved 5–10 degrees can typically be stabilized with I-beam bracing — no excavation, no rebuild. The key is acting before the movement gets worse.
Yes, and we take care of it. Every bracing job is engineer-reviewed and approved by your town before installation. You get real documentation, which also matters when you sell the house.
No. All of our structural work — bracing, mortar repair, bearing pads — is done from the interior.
Bracing’s job is to stop further movement permanently. Straightening a wall back is sometimes possible over time, but the honest promise is this: once braced, it will not move another inch.
Bouncy or sloping floors, gaps at the top of interior walls, and doors upstairs that stick or won’t latch are the usual signs. An inspection takes minutes — call us and we’ll take a look.
Foundation movement never gets cheaper to fix. Call 716-471-8389 for an honest structural assessment.
