Our homes are one of the biggest investments we make in our lives, and they are our shelter and place of rest, so when we start seeing cracks in the walls, or gaps between doors and the door frame, it’s a shock.

At Brackett Foundation Repair, we know how you feel, and we want to let you know how common it is, and that most foundation failures we see in North Carolina can be repaired.

Here are photos of an older brick home in Durham. Take a look at what we found, and what we did to fix it.

Look at the size of that crack through the bricks

The crack in the brick wall goes from the window to the crawlspace door

The crawlspace door shows moderate signs of shifts in the door frame

Digging next to the foundation to install a helical pile for support

The installed helical pile, attaches to the cement foundation below the brick wall with a bracket

The helical pile gets fully inserted under the earth, and everything is restored, better than before

We regularly get calls from local Realtors and homeowners asking questions about what they see in homes and buildings. Call us if you have a crack that concerns you.